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Urban Nation | Willy Staley | 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 | Willy Staley | 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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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Dec 23rd, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: Central, South | Cities: Atlanta |
Census 2010 shows more of the American population living outside of the traditional urban states. Does that pose a threat to federal urban policy? (
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Urban Nation | Willy Staley | 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 | Willy Staley | 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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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Dec 16th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Census data show increasing wealth adjacent to downtowns and decreases in the near suburbs. (
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Urban Nation | Willy Staley | 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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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Dec 10th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
New Jersey Transit plans to lease off parking lots to a private company in a long-term deal. At what cost? (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Dec 8th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Dec 7th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Central, East Coast, South | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
A campaign to reorient transportation spending towards roads could reduce the ability of urban neighborhoods to develop cheap alternative solutions. (
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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…)
Census 2010 shows more of the American population living outside of the traditional urban states. Does that pose a threat to federal urban policy? (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…)
Census data show increasing wealth adjacent to downtowns and decreases in the near suburbs. (keep reading…)
New Jersey Transit plans to lease off parking lots to a private company in a long-term deal. At what cost? (keep reading…)
Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (keep reading…)
A campaign to reorient transportation spending towards roads could reduce the ability of urban neighborhoods to develop cheap alternative solutions. (keep reading…)
