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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Mar 19th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast, West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles, New York |
A conference could help form a citizen coalition of advocates for improved cycling, walking, and other transportation alternatives. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Mar 11th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
For the most part, states are focused on building highways, not alternatives. Is there any way to reduce their power? (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 9th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Mar 8th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: Atlanta |
As French politicians entrenched in regional elections battle over who can offer the best transport improvements to a willing public, Americans hope to avoid service cutbacks. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Mar 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
While a few large and tech-savvy cities have taken the lead in developing innovative new media tools, smaller cities and towns are faced with figuring out how to approach these technologies in a way that makes sense for them. Some smaller communities have had some success on their own, but what’s needed is a more standardized “platform” approach to open city tools. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Mar 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: Central, Midwest | Cities: |
Why is Joel Kotkin extolling the virtues of suburbia? A land use argument meant to appeal to the auto-oriented middle class is beginning to sound more like partisan rhetoric. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 25th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: Midwest, West Coast | Cities: Chicago |
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Feb 25th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
As Americans from all income groups continue to flock to the suburbs, the poor are particularly affected by a lack of transportation options. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
Open data advocates are eager to get more cities to embrace their vision of transparency and citizen participation. City officials, on the other hand, are more worried about the risks of letting the public have unfettered access to municipal data. Yet, with a little strategy, convincing local governments to release their data need not be an insurmountable challenge. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Feb 20th, 2010 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: |
A fence built decades ago ago isolates a public housing complex from a suburb and its shops just feet away. (
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A conference could help form a citizen coalition of advocates for improved cycling, walking, and other transportation alternatives. (keep reading…)
For the most part, states are focused on building highways, not alternatives. Is there any way to reduce their power? (keep reading…)
While many cities are eager to embrace new media, the face remains that not everyone uses the Internet. As cities wait for the digital divide to narrow, other technologies—such as SMS messages—have the potential to serve as a bridge between cities and groups who have less access to the Web. (keep reading…)
As French politicians entrenched in regional elections battle over who can offer the best transport improvements to a willing public, Americans hope to avoid service cutbacks. (keep reading…)
While a few large and tech-savvy cities have taken the lead in developing innovative new media tools, smaller cities and towns are faced with figuring out how to approach these technologies in a way that makes sense for them. Some smaller communities have had some success on their own, but what’s needed is a more standardized “platform” approach to open city tools. (keep reading…)
Why is Joel Kotkin extolling the virtues of suburbia? A land use argument meant to appeal to the auto-oriented middle class is beginning to sound more like partisan rhetoric. (keep reading…)
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (keep reading…)
As Americans from all income groups continue to flock to the suburbs, the poor are particularly affected by a lack of transportation options. (keep reading…)
Open data advocates are eager to get more cities to embrace their vision of transparency and citizen participation. City officials, on the other hand, are more worried about the risks of letting the public have unfettered access to municipal data. Yet, with a little strategy, convincing local governments to release their data need not be an insurmountable challenge. (keep reading…)
A fence built decades ago ago isolates a public housing complex from a suburb and its shops just feet away. (keep reading…)
