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CommentaryMy Martian City
Simmons Buntin | Fri, May 30, 2008 | Tags: simmons buntin, building, tucson, pennsylvania, architecture, arizona, ecocity, planets, martian, mars, future city, space travel, colonization, arcology | 1
All the recent Phoenix Mars Lander hullabaloo has got me thinking about what the first Earth-built city on Mars would look like. Who would get the opportunity to plan that city, and would we find the amenities that make Earth’s best urban spaces also make for the best cities on the Red Planet?
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GuestsNAC Exclusive Interview With Domenic Vitiello
Scott Gabriel Knowles | Tue, May 20, 2008 | Tags: building, suburbs, philadelphia, growth, interview, pennsylvania, scott gabriel knowles, domenic vitiello, urban historian, urban history | 0
Everyone knows that deindustrialization in American cities started with the end of WWII and the decentralization of American manufacturing that followed it, right? A recent article in the Journal of Urban History by University of Pennsylvania professor Domenic Vitiello takes this chronology to task.
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CommentaryBeyond the Ballot and into the Roots of the Far East
Jennifer Kim | Fri, May 2, 2008 | Tags: education, pennsylvania, primaries, asian community | 0
With such a strong presence as a minority group, why don’t more Asian Americans turn up for elections? Asian Americans’ small participation in the political arena can be seen as stemming from their cultural backgrounds. Jennifer Kim reports.
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NAC NewsUrban Policy and the Presidency
Scott Gabriel Knowles | Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Tags: transportation, obama, clinton, foreclosure, president, transit, pennsylvania, scott gabriel knowles, nac, hillary, next american city, nominee, homeownership | 0
Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have bolted Pennsylvania for now, but one of them will be back in the fall. When they do return, they will be pressed to address urban issues that Philadelphians face, in detail. A first attempt to get the candidates’ views on urban policy took place on April 17 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The event, “Urban Policy and the Presidency,” was co-sponsored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research and Next American City Magazine.
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CommentaryWither American City: Change and Hope for Urban Areas?
Diana Lind | Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Tags: suburbs, republican, infrastructure, transit, pennsylvania, democrats, ohio, diana lind, texas | 1
It’s election day in Philadelphia. And Diana Lind is not voting. Read on to find out why.
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Commentary Are we ready to embrace a village mentality?
Hayley Richardson | Thu, Nov 1, 2007 | Tags: hayley richardson, pennsylvania, dutch umbrellas, village mentality, fairmount district | 0
For all the time I spend lamenting the state of racial and economic injustice, I want to take the time to point out small initiatives that add whimsy and convenience to modern urban living.
While flaneuring through the Fairmount District the other day, I stumbled upon a brand new and highly pragmatic system designed to ensure you’re never forced to battle the elements without protection. The project, referred to as “Dutch Umbrellas,” has stationed umbrellas at various “raindrops”…
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