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Joe Peach | Jun 5th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (
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Vincent Valk | Nov 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
New Yorkers are going gray, along with the rest of the nation. Is the city financially prepared to effectively care for the elderly? (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Oct 21st, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: New York |
A Smarter Model for Bicycle Sharing: A New York-based start-up is leveraging mobile phones and GPS technology to create a system that does away with expensive docking stations and proprietary bicycles. (
keep reading…)
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Oct 6th, 2010 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Recently Josh Leon spent time around two instructive pieces of vertical architecture that could presumably be competitors in a race between the U.S. and China for economic hegemony. One is the 1,614 foot Shanghai World Financial Center; the other is Manhattan’s 1,776-foot One World Trade Center. (
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Christine Fisher | Sep 8th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Manhattan architect Scott Francisco proposes developing a Brooklyn Bridge Forest to grow a sustainable supply of tropical hardwood timber for the Brooklyn Bridge boardwalk, appealing to both the aesthetically and environmentally conscious. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Sep 1st, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York |
Can new media help close the achievement gap in urban schools? Some education leaders and organizations are leveraging internet technology to help give students more opportunities to learn and develop. (
keep reading…)
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Christine Fisher | Jul 21st, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York, Washington, D.C. |
This month New York City and Washington D.C. make major strides toward installing infrastructure to support environmentally conscious transit. (
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Vincent Valk | Jul 12th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Vincent Valk considers the varied redevelopment schemes for a waterfront section of Staten Island, where he grew up, and wonders whether the Island is better off sticking to its strengths than trying to be an urban destination. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Jul 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
New York experiments with privately run shuttles as a replacement for buses in Queens and Brooklyn. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Jun 17th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast, Midwest, West Coast | Cities: Chicago, New York, San Francisco |
New York, Chicago, and San Francisco each have recently approved huge waterfront redevelopment programs, but they’re each hampered by limited transportation links. (
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New York city has twice thrown out plans for a congestion charge, and San Francisco is waiting until 2015 to begin its trial period. When the most enthusiastic response involves waiting four years, you know it’s not good news. (keep reading…)
New Yorkers are going gray, along with the rest of the nation. Is the city financially prepared to effectively care for the elderly? (keep reading…)
A Smarter Model for Bicycle Sharing: A New York-based start-up is leveraging mobile phones and GPS technology to create a system that does away with expensive docking stations and proprietary bicycles. (keep reading…)
Recently Josh Leon spent time around two instructive pieces of vertical architecture that could presumably be competitors in a race between the U.S. and China for economic hegemony. One is the 1,614 foot Shanghai World Financial Center; the other is Manhattan’s 1,776-foot One World Trade Center. (keep reading…)
Manhattan architect Scott Francisco proposes developing a Brooklyn Bridge Forest to grow a sustainable supply of tropical hardwood timber for the Brooklyn Bridge boardwalk, appealing to both the aesthetically and environmentally conscious. (keep reading…)
Can new media help close the achievement gap in urban schools? Some education leaders and organizations are leveraging internet technology to help give students more opportunities to learn and develop. (keep reading…)
This month New York City and Washington D.C. make major strides toward installing infrastructure to support environmentally conscious transit. (keep reading…)
Vincent Valk considers the varied redevelopment schemes for a waterfront section of Staten Island, where he grew up, and wonders whether the Island is better off sticking to its strengths than trying to be an urban destination. (keep reading…)
New York experiments with privately run shuttles as a replacement for buses in Queens and Brooklyn. (keep reading…)
New York, Chicago, and San Francisco each have recently approved huge waterfront redevelopment programs, but they’re each hampered by limited transportation links. (keep reading…)
