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Amber Hawkes and Georgia Sheridan | Aug 27th, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
Yes, Los Angeles has a subway system – now it will have turnstiles, too. (
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Diana Lind | Aug 5th, 2009 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: West Coast | Cities: |
According to the
Guardian, the British airline industry “has dismissed a government pledge to replace domestic and short-haul aviation with high-speed rail, with one leading carrier describing the move as an ‘insane’ policy.” Actually, it’s completely sane — and awesome! (
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Jody Pollock | Jun 4th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. |
In her column, Divercity, Jody Pollock reports on the increasing number of “majority-minority” cities, where more than half the population belongs to a group other than single-race, non-Hispanic whites. (
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Jody Pollock | Feb 18th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
In her new column, DiverCity, Jody Pollock discusses an online map that tells you who made donations in support of California’s Proposition 8 gay-marriage ban—and what sites like it mean for privacy. (
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Urban Nation | Ben Adler | Dec 2nd, 2008 | Topic: Urban Nation | Region: Urban Nation | Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, Urban Nation |
Yesterday, Josh Leon
gave his thoughts on California’s high-speed rail project. Holly Otterbein
wrote about it before the election. Now Ben Adler, NAC fellow, gives his two cents. Was Proposition 1A the best use of money for transportation? (
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Holly Otterbein | Nov 11th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
Last Tuesday, Californians voted to build a high-speed bullet train that will connect the state’s major cities. It’s costing them $10 billion.
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Simmons Buntin | Jul 17th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
“Walkin’ in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.,” sings the 80s band Missing Persons. But from the handful of times I’ve been to L.A. — including my trip two weeks ago — I can’t help but think the song is only half right. And the resurgence of great Los Angeles-area neighborhoods and cities is due to public leaders like Rick Cole, Ventura city manager, who are after the “authentic” in city design and development. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Jul 9th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta |
Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Jun 4th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
An environmental lawsuit is forcing MARAD to clean up “The Mothball Fleet,” a storage of decommissioned warships floating in the waters of Suisun Bay. The problem leaves many scratching heads, wondering what to do with the massive relics. (
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Evan Miller | May 7th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism.
The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. (
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Yes, Los Angeles has a subway system – now it will have turnstiles, too. (keep reading…)
Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction. (keep reading…)
An environmental lawsuit is forcing MARAD to clean up “The Mothball Fleet,” a storage of decommissioned warships floating in the waters of Suisun Bay. The problem leaves many scratching heads, wondering what to do with the massive relics. (keep reading…)
With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. (keep reading…)
