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D.C. Metro Purple Line: Yes Or No?
Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Aug 12th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, transit, green, construction, metro, 2008, development, maryland, suburb, amtrak, trains, planning, neighborhoods, martin o'malley, purple line | 8
Connecting D.C. area suburbs with a new Metro line will be complicated. Lawsuits and local politics have delayed the proposed Purple Line connection between Bethesda, Silver springs and New Carrollton.
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Economic Success Of Megaregions Depends On Infrastructure
Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Jul 9th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Atlanta | Tags: jeffrey hill, news, transportation, obama, economy, california, growth, infrastructure, president, jobs, atlanta, china, metro, internet, 2008, democrats, florida, mccain, development, editorial, 1960s, cuts, investment, commerce, france, gas, birmingham, maria saporta | 5
Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction.
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New Sustainable Development Rolls Doubles
Kathryn Kondracki | Thu, Jun 5th, 2008 | City: Boston | Tags: environment, energy, boston, kat kondracki, development, olmsted green, housing development, lena, monopoly, housing | 1
According to the developer of Lena Park, Boston’s new Olmstead Green will consist of 153 affordable housing units and live up to its name by offering environment-friendly equipment and eco-savvy designs.
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William Fulton’s Tribute to Robert Maguire
Next American City | Tue, Jun 3rd, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Los Angeles | Tags: building, downtown, los angeles, california, architects, next american city, development, robert maguire, william fulton | 0
Yesterday, L.A. Times ran this tribute piece by William Fulton. “He took downtown to a new place” is an ode to an urban planner that, in Fulton’s words, defined a decade of development.
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