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Jan 28th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Willy Staley, in an overdue year-end wrap-up piece, examines how the place-based policies of the Obama administration have a strange parallel in the politics of the Tea Party; that much of the recent far-right politics comes out of a distinctly suburban state-of-mind. (
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Urban Nation | Jan 3rd, 2011 | Topic: Urban Nation, Governance | Region: Urban Nation, West Coast | Cities: San Diego, San Francisco, Urban Nation |
If the Tea Party feeds off one feeling well, it’s the common American sentiment that no one in Washington represents them. Well, if the Tea Party is patently suburban, what does that mean for cities? Are they overrepresented? That sounds unlikely. Urban Nation examines! (
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Urban Nation | Dec 27th, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Culture | Region: Urban Nation, South | Cities: Tampa, Urban Nation |
Celebration, Florida, a town designed by Disney, just got a taste of big city life: its first homicide. People are happy to report the story for its obvious ironies, but here on Urban Nation, we consider if there is something truly sinister about places like Celebration. (
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Urban Nation | Dec 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Culture, Built Environment | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Washington, D.C., Urban Nation |
A recent feature in Mother Jones tells the story of a Tea Party conspiracy theory surrounding Smart Growth. We examine what this might mean in the coming years. (
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Urban Nation | Dec 17th, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Infrastructure | Region: Urban Nation, Midwest | Cities: Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Urban Nation |
If we use Richard Florida’s megaregion framework to look at Ohio and Wisconsin’s refusal of DOT money to fund high-speed rail projects, it almost makes sense, except for the fact that this is not the reason they turned down the funds. (
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Urban Nation | Dec 13th, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Culture, Built Environment | Region: Urban Nation, Midwest | Cities: Chicago, Urban Nation |
Urban Nation’s road trip finishes up in Chicago, where we examine the demolition of the Cabrini-Green housing project, and the Cloud Gate sculpture in Millenium Park, and how they both teach us the same lesson about urban policy. (
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Urban Nation | Dec 6th, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Culture, Built Environment | Region: Urban Nation, Midwest | Cities: Detroit, Urban Nation |
In part two of Urban Nation’s visit to Detroit, we take a look at the limits of DIY revitalization in the Motor City, and some lessons Detroit could take, perhaps, from Rome. Includes slideshow. (
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Urban Nation | Dec 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: Urban Nation, Midwest | Cities: Detroit, Urban Nation |
Urban Nation visits Detroit, and examines things piece-by-piece, as the problems facing the Motor City are numerous, and hard to present all at once. In the first installment, we visit the Brewster-Douglas Homes in Brush Park, and an urban swamp on the East Side. (
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Urban Nation | Nov 23rd, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Governance, Economy | Region: Urban Nation, Midwest | Cities: Cleveland, Urban Nation |
Urban Nation visits Cleveland to speak with Frank Ford of Neighborhood Progress, Inc, about a recent federal court ruling that could potentially strip municipalities of their right to protect themselves from corporate malfeasance. (
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Urban Nation | Nov 16th, 2010 | Topic: Urban Nation, Economy, Built Environment | Region: Urban Nation, Midwest | Cities: Urban Nation |
Urban Nation revisits Youngstown, to see the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation’s work in the Idora neighborhood firsthand, and discuss YNDC’s relationship with federal programs. (Includes slideshow). (
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Willy Staley, in an overdue year-end wrap-up piece, examines how the place-based policies of the Obama administration have a strange parallel in the politics of the Tea Party; that much of the recent far-right politics comes out of a distinctly suburban state-of-mind. (keep reading…)
If the Tea Party feeds off one feeling well, it’s the common American sentiment that no one in Washington represents them. Well, if the Tea Party is patently suburban, what does that mean for cities? Are they overrepresented? That sounds unlikely. Urban Nation examines! (keep reading…)
A recent feature in Mother Jones tells the story of a Tea Party conspiracy theory surrounding Smart Growth. We examine what this might mean in the coming years. (keep reading…)
If we use Richard Florida’s megaregion framework to look at Ohio and Wisconsin’s refusal of DOT money to fund high-speed rail projects, it almost makes sense, except for the fact that this is not the reason they turned down the funds. (keep reading…)
In part two of Urban Nation’s visit to Detroit, we take a look at the limits of DIY revitalization in the Motor City, and some lessons Detroit could take, perhaps, from Rome. Includes slideshow. (keep reading…)
Urban Nation visits Detroit, and examines things piece-by-piece, as the problems facing the Motor City are numerous, and hard to present all at once. In the first installment, we visit the Brewster-Douglas Homes in Brush Park, and an urban swamp on the East Side. (keep reading…)
Urban Nation visits Cleveland to speak with Frank Ford of Neighborhood Progress, Inc, about a recent federal court ruling that could potentially strip municipalities of their right to protect themselves from corporate malfeasance. (keep reading…)
Urban Nation revisits Youngstown, to see the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation’s work in the Idora neighborhood firsthand, and discuss YNDC’s relationship with federal programs. (Includes slideshow). (keep reading…)
