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Steffen Lehmann | Feb 16th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Steffen Lehmann, author of
The Principles of Green Urbanism, lists the 15 ideas that will transform the world’s cities for sustainability. NAC readers can get a 20% discount on the book. (
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Akua Nyame-Mensah | Sep 25th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: Central | Cities: Boston, Detroit, New York, Pittsburgh, Seattle |
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Next American City | Jul 28th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Please join
Next American City as we host the next stop on our URBANEXUS tour in our hometown of Philadelphia! (
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Simmons Buntin | Sep 8th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Denver |
Simmons Buntin concludes his tour of New Urbanist Denver with urban planner Carolyn Dooling by visiting Lowry in Denver, Belmar in Lakewood, and Iris Hollow and the Holiday Neighborhood in Boulder. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Aug 12th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Connecting D.C. area suburbs with a new Metro line will be complicated. Lawsuits and local politics have delayed the proposed Purple Line connection between Bethesda, Silver springs and New Carrollton. (
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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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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 12th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 4th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
America evaluates change since Martin Luther King Jr.‘s death, democratic presidential candidates still ignoring key city issues, economist Janet Speyrer offers insight on how recession may or may not impact New Orleans, Kyoto passes new accord and more in today’s headlines. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 1st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Austin |
New reports shows 50 of the largest cities in the U.S. have high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Philadelphia City Council rethinks urban planning strategy. David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, built in Harlem, features green standards and
Next American City chosen as one of the panelists to grill big oil companies at new congressional hearing? Today’s headlines. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Mar 25th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Austin |
Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE (
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Steffen Lehmann, author of The Principles of Green Urbanism, lists the 15 ideas that will transform the world’s cities for sustainability. NAC readers can get a 20% discount on the book. (keep reading…)
Simmons Buntin concludes his tour of New Urbanist Denver with urban planner Carolyn Dooling by visiting Lowry in Denver, Belmar in Lakewood, and Iris Hollow and the Holiday Neighborhood in Boulder. (keep reading…)
Connecting D.C. area suburbs with a new Metro line will be complicated. Lawsuits and local politics have delayed the proposed Purple Line connection between Bethesda, Silver springs and New Carrollton. (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…)
Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet. (keep reading…)
New reports shows 50 of the largest cities in the U.S. have high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Philadelphia City Council rethinks urban planning strategy. David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, built in Harlem, features green standards and Next American City chosen as one of the panelists to grill big oil companies at new congressional hearing? Today’s headlines. (keep reading…)
Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE (keep reading…)
