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  Harry Potter and the City of Gold

  Simmons Buntin | Tue, Jun 17th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Boulder | Tags: tucson, simmons buntin, architecture, alley, england, restaurants, streetscape, urban form, boulder, theme parks, amusement parks, harry potter | 0

  The release of a Harry Potter prequel this week creates a spell on one reader, who goes on to ponder: What does J.K. Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter series tell us about urban form, and what might that form look like?  By 2010 we’ll know, as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter comes to life with hamlet, forest, and school grounds at Universal Studios in Orlando.  But how authentic can it be?

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• The Daily Report

  Results of Seattle’s Test of Automatic Toilets Underwhelming

  Evan Miller | Tue, May 20th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Seattle | Tags: environment, seattle, evan miller, homeless, the new argument, money, alley, taxpayers, paris, luxury, crack, restaurants, toilet, parks | 0

  A test gone awry brings the end to a trial contract between the city of Seattle and a German manufacturer of high-tech automatic toilets. But is such an abrupt end to a pilot program designed to quell public urination and defecation necessary? Surely these silver self-cleaning cylindrical facilities were not the boon the city was expecting, but were they really the bane? The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports.

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• Headlines

  Weekend Headlines: The World Goes Dark, Mixed-Use D.C. Alley, Religious Favoritism in Topeka, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Sun, Mar 30th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, headlines, california, alley, alaska, washington d.c., las vegas, green building, leed construction, anchorage, linda roth, ventura county, san diego, sydney, earth hour, chula vista, dark, cap and trade, topeka, st. mary's | 0

  Sydney and major cities went dark for Earth Hour, mixed-use alley development plans are in the works for D.C., Chula Vista is looking to become first city in San Diego county to adopt green building mandate and more related issues and headlines as we present our weekend recap.

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