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Tracey Ross | Jun 7th, 2011 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: Baltimore, New York, Washington, D.C. |
Organized playtime has seen a resurgence in cities across the U.S. Like many trends, however, this one has the potential to leave those in most need behind. (
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Ben Adler | Mar 15th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
As a native of the neighborhood at the center of the bicycle lane controversy now tearing apart the New York intelligentsia, Ben Adler has watched the drama unfold with conflicted bemusement. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 13th, 2011 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh |
No Wal-Mart here: Locally based stores in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and New York take the prizes for their roles in revitalizing commercial areas. (
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Dec 8th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Oct 20th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Is the recent call to eliminate the New York MTA a good idea? (
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Maggie Tishman | Jul 19th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix |
A new immigration-reform alliance is making promising strides in uniting business leaders and local politicians around a controversial issue. (
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Katherine Don | Jul 8th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Trailer Park—a mobile park and work of art housed inside a trailer—represents one artist’s vision for adaptive reuse and urban creativity. Learn more about the project and its July schedule in New York City. (
keep reading…)
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Open Cities | Christian Madera | Jun 16th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: New York, Washington, D.C. |
It’s only natural that so much of focus on efforts towards more open data, civic apps, and online civic engagement has been in the realm of improving urban mobility. A recent discussion in Washington D.C. served to highlight efforts in the nation’s capital and beyond. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Jun 1st, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Central, East Coast, South, West Coast | Cities: New York, St. Louis |
Cities across the country try something new: closing streets for short periods of time over the summer. But is this just another fad? (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Apr 22nd, 2010 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
In a week, Shanghai’s World Expo will begin ushering in daily crowds larger than the population of Boston. They will pack into a 2.5-square-mile wonderland of fantastical pavilions that extol the capitalist-driven smart growth consensus. (
keep reading…)
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Organized playtime has seen a resurgence in cities across the U.S. Like many trends, however, this one has the potential to leave those in most need behind. (keep reading…)
As a native of the neighborhood at the center of the bicycle lane controversy now tearing apart the New York intelligentsia, Ben Adler has watched the drama unfold with conflicted bemusement. (keep reading…)
No Wal-Mart here: Locally based stores in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and New York take the prizes for their roles in revitalizing commercial areas. (keep reading…)
Given that elected officials and bureaucrats face lots of incentives to keep a lid on information, there’s a lot of work to be done in the political arena if we are to keep open government from being an oxymoron. (keep reading…)
Is the recent call to eliminate the New York MTA a good idea? (keep reading…)
A new immigration-reform alliance is making promising strides in uniting business leaders and local politicians around a controversial issue. (keep reading…)
Trailer Park—a mobile park and work of art housed inside a trailer—represents one artist’s vision for adaptive reuse and urban creativity. Learn more about the project and its July schedule in New York City. (keep reading…)
It’s only natural that so much of focus on efforts towards more open data, civic apps, and online civic engagement has been in the realm of improving urban mobility. A recent discussion in Washington D.C. served to highlight efforts in the nation’s capital and beyond. (keep reading…)
Cities across the country try something new: closing streets for short periods of time over the summer. But is this just another fad? (keep reading…)
In a week, Shanghai’s World Expo will begin ushering in daily crowds larger than the population of Boston. They will pack into a 2.5-square-mile wonderland of fantastical pavilions that extol the capitalist-driven smart growth consensus. (keep reading…)
