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Rachel Somerstein | Feb 9th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: Central | Cities: Chicago |
Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure. (
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Lee Shaker | Jan 21st, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: Central, East Coast | Cities: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco |
A media scholar explains why the local news sites of national publications like the
New York Times and the
Wall Street Journal might be far less threatening to city newspapers than national news organizations’ forays into local sports coverage. (
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Lamar Clarkson | Jan 13th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: Central, East Coast | Cities: Chicago, New York, Portland |
Groups of artist-entrepreneurs around the country have begun extending the locavore idea to the realm of culture. A tale of how some not-so-starving artists are applying the logic of community-supported agriculture to grant-making. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Sep 21st, 2009 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Boston, Chicago |
A quick look at Planetizen’s comprehensive ranking of the best urban thinkers in history. (
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Next American City | Jul 22nd, 2009 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Boston, Chicago, Houston, Washington, D.C. |
In a feature article from
NAC‘s summer issue, Josh Stephens reports on why cities shouldn’t buy into the convention center economy. (
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Jori Lewis | Jul 6th, 2009 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Chicago |
Jori Lewis talks to Ed Uhlir, the Director of Design, Architecture and Landscape for Chicago’s Millenium Park, a finalist for the 2009 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. (
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Brendan Crain | Jun 10th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago |
Where’s Brendan Crain points to a recent cluster of interactive websites dealing with public spaces in Chicago. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Mar 18th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago |
In her new column,
NAC Deputy Editor Julia Ramey wonders whether street art will thrive or flounder in the global downturn. (
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Jori Lewis | Mar 18th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Memphis |
NAC’s new Urban Leaders Fellow explains why so few people in Illinois get their produce from the state’s 76,000 farms. (
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Andrew Thompson | Feb 23rd, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh |
In the first installment of his new column,
Metronomics, Andrew Thompson asks whether public-private partnerships are a worthwhile solution for cash-strapped cities—or a quick, risky fix. (
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Rachel Somerstein praises a plan to increase investment in high-speed rail—and tells a cautionary tale of what happens when America doesn’t properly maintain its infrastructure. (keep reading…)
A media scholar explains why the local news sites of national publications like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal might be far less threatening to city newspapers than national news organizations’ forays into local sports coverage. (keep reading…)
Groups of artist-entrepreneurs around the country have begun extending the locavore idea to the realm of culture. A tale of how some not-so-starving artists are applying the logic of community-supported agriculture to grant-making. (keep reading…)
