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Sana Venjara | Next American City | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: New York |
Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (
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Tom Johnson | NJ Spotlight | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast | Cities: Atlantic City |
As part of Gov. Chris Christie’s goal to develop an off-shore wind industry, New Jersey had a plan in the works to build its first wind farm near Atlantic City. After deeming the project cost-ineffective, however, a state agency is seeking to discourage construction. (
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Eric Scigliano | Crosscut | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: West Coast | Cities: Seattle |
Though digital billboards—and the advertisements that would shuffle across their LED screens every eight seconds—seem like all but an inevitability for the near future, a few counties in Washington state are pushing back. Why? Suburban cities don’t want ‘em. (
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Richey Piiparinen | Rustwire | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
Widely derided for a perceived lack of empathy and substance, “ruin porn” has long been thought of as an enabler of urban decay. But what if that weren’t true—what if it actually called much-needed attention to the blight affecting many cities (and not just Detroit) across the U.S.? (
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Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | Feb 6th, 2012 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: |
A plan to redevelop downtown Akron has proven that it can pay itself off and then some. Will a combination of infill, density and diversification of business help get the former rubber capital of the world back into shape? (
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Christine McLaren | Lab|log | Feb 6th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Berlin |
Anyone who has ever shared a laugh with friends knows that there’s some degree of truth to the cliche about happiness being contagious. But on how large a scale does it apply? Would city-dwellers feel happier if they knew their neighbors were happy as well? (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Feb 6th, 2012 | Topic: Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: Indianapolis |
Indianapolis lured the Super Bowl to its city with a $720 million football stadium, largely paid for by the people of Indiana. Was it worth it? (
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Ben Ross | Greater Greater Washington | Feb 3rd, 2012 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: Baltimore |
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley wants to take gasoline off the list of things exempt from his state’s sales tax. Ben Ross of Greater Greater Washington explains why this is a good idea, and suggests how the money could best benefit all transit users. (
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Valeria Fernández | Feet in 2 Worlds | Feb 3rd, 2012 | Topic: Education | Region: South | Cities: Tucson |
In response to a local law that would virtually outlaw Mexican-American studies classes in a Tucson school district, several hundred high-school and middle-school students staged a walkout and teach-in to remedy the discriminatory gap that had opened up in the classroom. (
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Patrick Kerkstra | PlanPhilly via The Notebook | Feb 2nd, 2012 | Topic: Education | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Plans are in the works to close one of three public middle schools serving a neighborhood in southwestern Philadelphia. Officials say the school’s remote location makes it ripe for the chopping block, but some parents remain concerned about relocating their children. (
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Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (keep reading…)
As part of Gov. Chris Christie’s goal to develop an off-shore wind industry, New Jersey had a plan in the works to build its first wind farm near Atlantic City. After deeming the project cost-ineffective, however, a state agency is seeking to discourage construction. (keep reading…)
Though digital billboards—and the advertisements that would shuffle across their LED screens every eight seconds—seem like all but an inevitability for the near future, a few counties in Washington state are pushing back. Why? Suburban cities don’t want ‘em. (keep reading…)
Widely derided for a perceived lack of empathy and substance, “ruin porn” has long been thought of as an enabler of urban decay. But what if that weren’t true—what if it actually called much-needed attention to the blight affecting many cities (and not just Detroit) across the U.S.? (keep reading…)
A plan to redevelop downtown Akron has proven that it can pay itself off and then some. Will a combination of infill, density and diversification of business help get the former rubber capital of the world back into shape? (keep reading…)
Anyone who has ever shared a laugh with friends knows that there’s some degree of truth to the cliche about happiness being contagious. But on how large a scale does it apply? Would city-dwellers feel happier if they knew their neighbors were happy as well? (keep reading…)
Indianapolis lured the Super Bowl to its city with a $720 million football stadium, largely paid for by the people of Indiana. Was it worth it? (keep reading…)
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley wants to take gasoline off the list of things exempt from his state’s sales tax. Ben Ross of Greater Greater Washington explains why this is a good idea, and suggests how the money could best benefit all transit users. (keep reading…)
In response to a local law that would virtually outlaw Mexican-American studies classes in a Tucson school district, several hundred high-school and middle-school students staged a walkout and teach-in to remedy the discriminatory gap that had opened up in the classroom. (keep reading…)
Plans are in the works to close one of three public middle schools serving a neighborhood in southwestern Philadelphia. Officials say the school’s remote location makes it ripe for the chopping block, but some parents remain concerned about relocating their children. (keep reading…)
