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Street Science | Jeanne Haffner | Jan 14th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Boston |
In Boston, a team of planners and architects is developing “complete streets”—remade roadways focused on improving quality of life for everyone, not just drivers. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Dec 1st, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
The LoMEX project would have demolished a section of Manhattan we now cherish. But its huge scale leaves something lacking today. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Oct 4th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
An interview with Megan Canning, the deputy director of the Design Trust for Public Space and a visual artist. (
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Ferentz Lafargue | Aug 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Samuel Zipp’s new book
Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New York challenges readers to rethink what are fast becoming standard misconceptions of New York City’s history, writes Ferentz Lafargue. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jun 16th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: |
Josh Leon’s second blog post from the World Expo in Shanghai, in which he looks at the many different urban utopias on display. (
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Street Science | Jeanne Haffner | Jan 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: |
There’s a study behind every urban planning improvement project. Yet how does one effectively analyze that complex entity we call a “city”? This Street Science column will explore the technological and conceptual devices that planners and others use to do just this. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Oct 23rd, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A new book called
Wrestling with Moses charts Jane Jacob’s quest to preserve the identity of Manhattan neighborhoods. To his own surprise, Josh Leon ended up siding with the book’s villain, Robert Moses. (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Oct 19th, 2009 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A guerrilla marketing campaign to save the West Village calls for more Jane Jacobs and less Marc Jacobs. Will the neighborhood listen? (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Sep 21st, 2009 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Boston, Chicago |
A quick look at Planetizen’s comprehensive ranking of the best urban thinkers in history. (
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Ben Adler | Jul 16th, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Washington, D.C. |
Two HUD Secretaries discuss Hope VI and other affordable housing programs at the National Press Club. (
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In Boston, a team of planners and architects is developing “complete streets”—remade roadways focused on improving quality of life for everyone, not just drivers. (keep reading…)
The LoMEX project would have demolished a section of Manhattan we now cherish. But its huge scale leaves something lacking today. (keep reading…)
An interview with Megan Canning, the deputy director of the Design Trust for Public Space and a visual artist. (keep reading…)
Samuel Zipp’s new book Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New York challenges readers to rethink what are fast becoming standard misconceptions of New York City’s history, writes Ferentz Lafargue. (keep reading…)
Josh Leon’s second blog post from the World Expo in Shanghai, in which he looks at the many different urban utopias on display. (keep reading…)
There’s a study behind every urban planning improvement project. Yet how does one effectively analyze that complex entity we call a “city”? This Street Science column will explore the technological and conceptual devices that planners and others use to do just this. (keep reading…)
Two HUD Secretaries discuss Hope VI and other affordable housing programs at the National Press Club. (keep reading…)
