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  Is It True That Nobody Walks in L.A.?

  Simmons Buntin | Thu, Jul 17th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: simmons buntin, suburbs, california, los angeles, growth, denver, new urbanism, smart growth, neighborhoods, ventura, urbanism, pasadena, azusa, southern california, downtown redevelopment, great neighborhoods | 0

  “Walkin’ in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.,” sings the 80s band Missing Persons. But from the handful of times I’ve been to L.A. — including my trip two weeks ago — I can’t help but think the song is only half right.  And the resurgence of great Los Angeles-area neighborhoods and cities is due to public leaders like Rick Cole, Ventura city manager, who are after the “authentic” in city design and development.

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  The Wildflower Wars

  Simmons Buntin | Thu, May 15th, 2008 | City: Denver | Tags: environment, simmons buntin, tucson, denver, new urbanism, civano, hoa, sense of place, yard, flowers, master-planned communities, nature in the city, landscaping | 1

  A dazzling wildflower season spells trouble for the master-planned communities that spread like invasive weeds along the edges of urban areas across the West.  How are the wildflower wars being waged, and why is it important to have natural yards in cities, anyway?

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  Beyond the Ballpark: Thwarted Expectations for the Colorado Rockies and the Civano Town Center?

  Simmons Buntin | Thu, Apr 17th, 2008 | City: Civano | Tags: simmons buntin, tucson, denver, sports, new urbanism, civano, stapleton, colorado rockies, belmar, town center, coors field | 0

  Expectations are a tricky thing to manage, since they are both internal and external, based on solid design and a large does of guesswork. Heightened by the press and built at a frenzied pace, expectations for sports teams are also rooted in deep team loyalty, which itself comes from the host city’s sense of the place. So what do expectations for the Colorado Rockies and Tucson’s Civano town center have in common?

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• The Daily Report

  “Glocalization,” Neighborhoods as Brands

  Brendan Crain | Tue, Apr 8th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: environment, downtown, growth, crime, seattle, internet, boston, gentrification, denver, advertising, manhattan, brendan crain | 1

  The average American sees several thousands of advertisements each day—the most commonly accepted estimate is 3,000.  It is no secret in our society that a large chunk of advertising and marketing efforts are directed at children ... Whether or not you think that advertising’s influence on young minds is positive or negative, no one can deny the fact that this massive onslaught of commercialism has some sort of effect, developmentally, on children.  And, since these children will, in a generation or so, be reshaping our cities, how might these developmental changes effect the urban environment?  Perhaps some clues are already rising to the surface.

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• Headlines

  Denver mortgage woes, L.A. mayor’s skid-row fiasco, Jackson’s portrait, MORE

  David Anderson | Wed, Apr 2nd, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: news, david anderson, headlines, downtown, crime, energy, foreclosure, homeless, mortgage, atlanta, construction, police, denver, alphonso jackson, dollar, founder, churches, skid row | 0

  Mortgage defaults force Denver exodus, protestors interrupt Los Angeles mayor at Skid Row announcement, a silent killer stalks world of urban farming, former HUD secretary Alphonso Jackson forgets to pack painted portrait on his way out and a developer’s mixed-use project pays homage to Savannah’s roots. This and more in today’s headlines.

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• Headlines

  Obama’s 3rd opponent, power, lighting, Bob Barker, more

  David Anderson | Wed, Feb 27th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: new york city, hillary clinton, barack obama, david anderson, los angeles, seattle, denver, minneapolis, seattle school district, institutional memory, intellectual property, pet sterilization, air conditioning, counterfeit, ralph nader, slingshot, bob barker, street lighting, power outage, university of washington | 0

  Nader unloads on Obama, Clinton

  Ralph Nader to the rescue. His third run at the Presidency, he told Politico, is due to the “spinelessness of the potential Democratic nominees, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.).” He cites Obama’s “relatively mediocre” Senate record as well as Clinton being “a panderer and a flatterer.” Nader knows his chances are slim as he admits, “‘Obviously, the system is triple-rigged against any small candidate.’” His run is more a…

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  Fantasy Urban League

  Simmons Buntin | Tue, Dec 25th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: simmons buntin, tucson, denver, fantasy football, nfl, sustainability rankings, fantasy urban league | 1

  Today marks the championship game for many fantasy football leagues, including mine. If you’re not familiar with fantasy football, it works like this: Before the beginning of the NFL season, leagues comprised of ten or twelve teams — one team per manager, such as myself — hold a draft.  Each manager picks players in key positions, just as the NFL itself holds a draft of college players each year.  In my league, we draft key positions including quarterback, running back, wide receiver,…

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  To beer or not to beer: Hops and economic development in Milwaukee

  Dave Steele | Thu, Oct 25th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | City: Milwaukee | Tags: dave steele, milwaukee, denver, miller brewing company, schlitz, headquarters, pabst, coors | 0

  A few weeks ago there was a story that received brief mention in the national business press, but which ran front and center on Milwaukee’s radar screen. Miller Brewing Company and Coors plan to merge their US-based beer making operations, in order to reduce administrative overhead to better compete with the 800 pound gorilla of American macro-brewers, Anheuser-Busch.

  This is a big deal in Milwaukee because Miller Brewing Company was born here and is still based here. It’s the only…

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