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Amy Smith | Mar 18th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
Amy Smith reports on a new study that reveals a startling amount of good news about homes in Detroit—as well as the expected bad news. (
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Mara D'Angelo | Mar 15th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
A bill that would expand Ohio counties’ authority to establish land banks, and reclaim the vacant land threatening the vibrancy of their communities, is moving through the state legislature, and, if all goes well, to the governor’s desk this month. (
keep reading…)
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Anthony Flint | Mar 11th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
Anthony Flint reports on an agrarian revolution in the city of Cleveland, where a coalition of planners, foundations and government is trying out new ordinances to promote urban agriculture that goes well beyond tomatoes and carrots. (
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Amy Smith | Mar 4th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
Amy Smith takes a look at a Living Cities foreclosures report that offers a number of practical solutions for areas trying to recover from vacant homes and broken communities. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Mar 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Economy | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Cleveland, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. |
A look at NAC’s latest issue, now available, plus a collection of online excerpts. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Mar 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: Central, Midwest | Cities: |
Why is Joel Kotkin extolling the virtues of suburbia? A land use argument meant to appeal to the auto-oriented middle class is beginning to sound more like partisan rhetoric. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Feb 25th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: Midwest, West Coast | Cities: Chicago |
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Feb 12th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Boston, New York, Portland |
Minneapolis and Melbourne choose Montréal’s Bixi for their municipal bike-sharing systems. For the Canadian city, it could be the launching point for a whole range of local cultural exports. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Feb 10th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: Midwest | Cities: St. Louis |
As St. Louis prepares for a referendum on a transportation sales tax in April, the local transit agency hopes to convince the public to get on board by involving it directly in the making of a new long-term plan. (
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Diana Lind | Jan 5th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Detroit, Philadelphia |
What to expect in cities in 2010? It’s worth looking back at 2009. But here are some hints: post-industrial comeback cities, new urban role models, parks, iPhone apps, and more. (
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Amy Smith reports on a new study that reveals a startling amount of good news about homes in Detroit—as well as the expected bad news. (keep reading…)
A bill that would expand Ohio counties’ authority to establish land banks, and reclaim the vacant land threatening the vibrancy of their communities, is moving through the state legislature, and, if all goes well, to the governor’s desk this month. (keep reading…)
Anthony Flint reports on an agrarian revolution in the city of Cleveland, where a coalition of planners, foundations and government is trying out new ordinances to promote urban agriculture that goes well beyond tomatoes and carrots. (keep reading…)
Amy Smith takes a look at a Living Cities foreclosures report that offers a number of practical solutions for areas trying to recover from vacant homes and broken communities. (keep reading…)
A look at NAC’s latest issue, now available, plus a collection of online excerpts. (keep reading…)
Why is Joel Kotkin extolling the virtues of suburbia? A land use argument meant to appeal to the auto-oriented middle class is beginning to sound more like partisan rhetoric. (keep reading…)
One of the more important ways that new media is being used is to shed light on the process of creating government budgets. With many state and local governments struggling to deal with huge budget shortfalls (and some even facing bankruptcy), the need couldn’t be greater. (keep reading…)
Minneapolis and Melbourne choose Montréal’s Bixi for their municipal bike-sharing systems. For the Canadian city, it could be the launching point for a whole range of local cultural exports. (keep reading…)
As St. Louis prepares for a referendum on a transportation sales tax in April, the local transit agency hopes to convince the public to get on board by involving it directly in the making of a new long-term plan. (keep reading…)
