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  Is Rail the Future of California?

  Josh Leon | Mon, Dec 1st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: los angeles, infrastructure, traffic, josh leon, sacramento, tokyo, new deal, high speed rail, bond measure, golden state | 0

  In the second of three pieces, NAC will explore the recent approval of a $10 billion bond measure to construct a high-speed rail link between Sacramento and San Diego. Holly Otterbein already voiced her thoughts here. Stay tuned tomorrow for Ben Adler’s take on it. 

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  Can Philadelphia Reverse Racism?

  Josh Leon | Mon, Nov 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Philadelphia | Tags: philadelphia, barack obama, josh leon, rudy giuliani, budget cuts, frank rizzo, murals, public school, public libraries, geno's, racism | 1

  Most days if you walk around Philadelphia, you can sense the racial segregation — what kind of impact will Obama, local budget cuts and the memory of Frank Rizzo have on the city’s slow efforts to make the center city all-inclusive? 

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  Will Obama Change our Cities?

  Josh Leon | Wed, Nov 5th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Chicago | Tags: barack obama, infrastructure, john mccain, chicago, george w. bush, martin luther king jr, the white house, chris matthews, rick pearlstein, north philadelphia | 0

  In a brief word — yes. But Obama’s plan for cities needs to be even more robust. Next American City Columnist Josh Leon looks at what this election means for cities.

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  One World, Segregated

  Josh Leon | Mon, Oct 27th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: barack obama, josh leon, segregation, economic meltdown | 1

  We are more globally connected than ever, but adjacent city blocks can be worlds apart.

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  North Philadelphia’s Problems Are Also Obama’s

  Josh Leon | Mon, Oct 13th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Philadelphia | Tags: | 0

  This past weekend Barack Obama came to visit Philadelphia. On one of his stops in North Philadelphia, we all got a chance to see the neighborhood’s problems. Will Obama be able to fix them?

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  New York Copes With Extremes of the “New Economy”

  Josh Leon | Thu, Oct 2nd, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: New York | Tags: josh leon, new york, lehman brothers, new economy | 0

  Good architecture speaks volumes, and the digital façade of the Lehman Brothers building on Seventh Avenue says “welcome to the new economy.”

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  City People vs. “Real Americans”: A False Dichotomy?

  Josh Leon | Mon, Sep 22nd, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: New York | Tags: philadelphia, barack obama, john mccain, josh leon, new york, cesspool | 8

  Living in the city might be more “real” than either presidential candidate is willing to admit. 

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  City Sports Teams Are Selling More Than Tickets

  Josh Leon | Wed, Jul 23rd, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Seattle | Tags: josh leon, sports teams, seattle supersonics, oklahoma city | 0

  The quest for taxpayer dollars has become a business within a business. No longer are franchises content to sell tickets, snacks, jerseys and television time. The other side of the professional sports industry is procuring sweetheart deals from local governments.

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