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Subconscious Segregation: Boundaries Still Separate Cities.
Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Apr 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, downtown, crime, education, infrastructure, transit, construction, metro, art, bus, baltimore, mcdonalds, utopia, buses, minorities, racial segregation, martin luther king, dr. martin luther king jr. | 0
The newswire is flooded with memorials today—odes to a man who gave his life to racial harmony. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered on this day 40 years ago. As journalists, writers and broadcasters compare his legacy to the progress of race relations in America, there are still many barriers, both physical and subconscious, that separate cultural communities in cities.
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The Photographer’s Dilemma: A Public Process Parable
Simmons Buntin | Thu, Feb 21st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: simmons buntin, new urbanism, civano, utopia, photography, canon, filter, design charrettes, design aesthetic | 2
It’s possible my soul was just sold to the devil. You see, I’m an avid photographer — the worst kind: a hobbyist, spending lots of money on the craft but never recouping the investment, at least financially. When I travel, an empty hand longs to hold the camera. So when the new Canon Rebel XSi was announced three weeks ago, I got all jittery; it must be mine. But times are tight, and a thousand bucks give or take are not easy to come by. Still, I pre-ordered the new-fangled thing, which…
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