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Nov 18th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Houston, Philadelphia |
First, Houston planned for a “cloud” of free wireless to blanket the entire city. When that didn’t work, it settled for small “bubbles” of wireless in certain neighborhoods. The
Houston Chronicle recently reported that it, too, did not pan out. What’s next — a “nanopocket” accessible only to molecules? (
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Nov 11th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
Last Tuesday, Californians voted to build a high-speed bullet train that will connect the state’s major cities. It’s costing them $10 billion.
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Nov 10th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New York, Philadelphia |
In the “Designing the 21st Century Street” competition, architects and urban designers reconstructed a troubled intersection in Brooklyn. Other cities could benefit from adopting the winners’ proposals, which treat pedestrians, bikes and cars as equals. (
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Oct 29th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New Orleans |
Freeways, which were erected when gasoline was inexpensive in the mid-20th century, now lack purpose and cause blight. The Congress for the New Urbanism has named North America’s 10 worst freeways in order to encourage their removal. Is the one you schlep to work on on the list? (
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Oct 15th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
Last week, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 375 into law, thereby mandating that the state curb its rampant sprawl patterns. The bill also seeks to cut greenhouse gases. Is it too good to be true? (
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Oct 1st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Baltimore |
When WiMAX was just a geek buzzword seven years ago, people predicted that the successor to Wi-Fi would eventually bridge the digital divide. Baltimore recently became the first WiMAX city in America, and the service’s prospects look mediocre at best. Will WiMAX live up to its hype, or turn the divide into a chasm? (
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Sep 17th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Dallas |
Shopping at your neighborhood’s corner store is a great way to support the local economy. The Neighbors Project encourages people to do just that, while also helping citizens to bring more fresh produce into their local bodegas. Read about their latest project, “Bodega Party in a Box,” after the jump.
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In the “Designing the 21st Century Street” competition, architects and urban designers reconstructed a troubled intersection in Brooklyn. Other cities could benefit from adopting the winners’ proposals, which treat pedestrians, bikes and cars as equals. (keep reading…)
