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  City graduation rates, Harlem’s green building, Ralph Rapson dies, Next American City vs. Big Oil?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Apr 1st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, news, detroit, architecture, building, green, energy, oil, minneapolis, forbes, harlem, whole foods, austin, toyota, ralph rapson | 0

  New reports shows 50 of the largest cities in the U.S. have high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Philadelphia City Council rethinks urban planning strategy. David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, built in Harlem, features green standards and Next American City chosen as one of the panelists to grill big oil companies at new congressional hearing? Today’s headlines.

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  A Friday In Pictures and Words

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Feb 22nd, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hayley richardson, new york city, gentrification, baltimore, harlem, eminent domain, friday, pictures, tree-oriented planning, cloverleaf, historic zone, snowfall, university of vermont, skywalk, tenant, words | 0

  ”The First Real Snowfall of the Season”

  

  Baltimore Votes Against Eminent Domain

  The Baltimore City Planning Commission voted against the West Covington Urban Renewal Plan by a 7-to-1 vote Thursday night, sending the redevelopment proposal to City Council with the suggestion of eliminating eminent domain from the plan. The commissioners were in agreement that the plan presented a needed redevelopment opportunity for the city, but they couldn’t approve of the plan because it…

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• Headlines

  Maglev vs. Subway, Biofuel hazards, World Bank Pronouncements, more

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Feb 8th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, los angeles, california, harlem, ethanol, cebu city, world bank, maglev, transit oriented development, frederick douglass, net zero energy | 0

  Reimagining Cities

  “Cities are now home to half of the world’s 6.6 billion humans. By 2030, nearly 5 billion people will live in cities. This special issue explores the enormous implications of the mass embrace of city life. News articles offer a look at how cities are tackling specific problems, a set of Reviews and Perspectives examines trends and demographics arising from the urban transformation.”

  Disagreements over Harlem’s Redevelopment

  “The Department of Housing,…

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• Headlines

  Disappearing Cities, Drive-Thru Bans, Harlem’s Fight, more…

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Jan 25th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, harlem, historic zone, 125th st., detroit revitalization, disappearing cities, ivory coast, benin, kwame kilpatrick scandal, drive-thru bans | 1

  Eroding Cities

  “Huge breakers constantly battering Benin’s coast—and the rest of the shoreline on the Gulf of Guinea—are starting to take their toll. Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria are also fighting to stop the sea from gulping up chunks of land. Hardest hit would be the section of Cotonou known as Les Ambassadeurs. In tiny Benin, the erosion on its narrow stretch of coastline was first recorded a century ago. “
  
  Canada’s Drive-Thru Ban

  “Some green-minded civic politicians…

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• The Daily Report

  Musing: Why exactly did I move to Philadelphia?

  Hayley Richardson | Thu, Oct 11th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: washington dc, harlem, liminal, midtown village, chester avenue, old city | 3

  When I moved to Philadelphia, I immediately knew I’d look West for real estate. I’m used to living in-between, and feel most comfortable in spaces whose boundaries/demographics/language/rules have not yet been mapped. As my professors used to say, I crave liminality.  Whether it was growing up in Hyde Park Chicago, racial politicking on U. St. in Washington DC, or sitting on my stoop in Harlem, I’ve always heard my neighborhood being described as “in transition,” had a corner bodega…

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