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Kadley Gosselin | Jul 27th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, West Coast | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
A study conducted by Latitude asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one full week. The results point to many opportunities for mobile information to reduce dependence on driving by improving the experience of taking more sustainable transit.
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Next American City | Mar 31st, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Boston |
On April 9, the APA National Planning Conference will host the first unofficial, non-academic dialogue between Chinese and Americans citizens under age 40 to share perspectives on urban issues. (
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Kimberly Gaskins | Mar 30th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
Latitude Research asked regular drivers in Boston and San Francisco to go car-free for one week and to rely on other forms of transit instead. Participants shared their experiences and ideas for improvement, suggesting opportunities to redesign the experience of going car-free. (
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Next American City | Mar 25th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Boston, New York |
Detroit is shrinking, blacks are moving south, and Rhode Island is the slowest-growing state. A roundup of the most informative news about the Census results. (
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Kadley Gosselin | Mar 24th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
A new transit deprivation study by Latitude Research suggested a fundamental shift in people’s values that could help raise the status of public transit. New technologies and smart information access are making it easier than ever to try new things and to achieve multiple goals at once. (
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Kadley Gosselin | Mar 16th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: Boston, San Francisco |
A new transit deprivation study by Latitude Research shows that while users value the freedom and control a car provides, mobile information solutions could replicate this sense of autonomy without needing to own a car—primarily by helping users to make informed, in-the-moment decisions. (
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Kyle Shiel | Mar 11th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Boston, Portland |
In an era of foreclosures and declining wealth, the role for the planning profession is straightforward: Advocate for policies that increase the range of housing typologies in their communities. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Feb 1st, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Boston, Washington, D.C. |
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 19th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Baltimore, Boston, Washington, D.C. |
Today’s best reads for city-lovers, including a story about the beekeeping craze in Maryland. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 18th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Boston |
Using the technology platform by Groundcrew, a group of residents in Jamaica Plain signed up to help neighbors in need. (
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