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ReportSprawl in D.C. is Sputtering to a Stop
Larry Martin | Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | Tags: news, transportation, suburbs, economy, growth, transit, mortgage, metro, 2008, jobs, washington dc, bus, larry martin, consumers, inflation, sprawl, gas prices, traffic, virginia | 0
Sprawl in the Metro-DC area has all but stopped. The deflating housing bubble, price inflation and the economic downturn accomplished (at least temporarily) what slow-growth advocates were achieving at best, very slowly. However, with a growing economy the DC suburbs are reeling not only from the sub-prime mortgage bust; there are strong indications that the region’s residents are beginning to calculate the cost of transportation to and from work into their housing selection.
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CommentaryThe Green List - Milk, Eggs, Bread, Fluorescent bulbs, Hybrid Cars…
Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Apr 12, 2008 | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, energy, green, sustainability, politicians, money, produce, taxpayers, consumers, connecticut, green shopping, going green, leed | 1
Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet.
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HeadlinesHospitals’ suburban push, fundamentalist children, blue-collar hybrids, more
Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | Tags: transportation, downtown, headlines, boston, oil, construction, china, police, taxpayers, consumers, chinese, new york times, olympics, hybrids, sect | 0
Hospitals’ stir fears, sect youths conditioned to deceive outsiders, Olympic torch relay switches route and more in today’s headlines.
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Commentary Holiday Spirit 101: It’s consumption time in the city
Hayley Richardson | Fri, Dec 14, 2007 | Tags: hayley richardson, consumers, midwest, christmas, consumption, bloomingdales, consumption time in the city, salvation army, magnificent mile, body shop, holiday spirit, chestnut st., the nutcracker | 1
It’s startling when I realize that so many of my Christmas memories are tied to consumption.
I suspect, however, that this may be somewhat normal when you’ve grown up in the midwest, where nostalgia rules the land, where Christmas is at its most idealized. Living in Chicago, I remember the enchanting department store windows along the Magnificent Mile, tickets to the Nutcracker, carols on the PA system, satin dresses, and excess in general. I remember being surrounded by a frenzy of…
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