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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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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
“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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