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Theodore Brown | Dec 11th, 2011 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Does the prevailing magnetism of urbane, walkable, dynamic neighborhoods mark the end of the American obsession with the white picket fence and the 1,000 square foot master bedroom? (
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This Big City | Oct 13th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
London has a long history of gang culture, once being considered the gang capital of the world. Yet despite handing that title over to American cities in the mid-twentieth century, gangs have remained a consistent problem – a problem which in recent years appears to be on the increase.
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This Big City | Jul 7th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Creating new Intelligent Cities is a grand plan that should be lauded but what if nobody wants to live in the cities you’ve created? (
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Theodore Brown | Jun 24th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines.
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Theodore Brown | Jun 18th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Vogue isn’t a term that conjures up images of vast stretches of infrastructure perfected by years of engineering research and tinkering with delicate designs. How then do we explain the current vogue of high speed rail? (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Feb 7th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: San Francisco |
Suburbs as the slums of the future, electric car infrastructure in San Francisco and free transit rides for the homeless in Santa Clara County. (
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Karl Magi | Jan 7th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Today, a conversation with an architect with a vision of revitalizing inner cities and building “slow homes” rather than cookie-cutter suburban boxes: John Brown of housebrand. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Oct 12th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
As Suburban Poverty Grows, U.S. Fails to Respond Adequately: The focus of transit provision is on center cities, but the poor have begun to spread out. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Mar 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: Central, Midwest | Cities: |
Why is Joel Kotkin extolling the virtues of suburbia? A land use argument meant to appeal to the auto-oriented middle class is beginning to sound more like partisan rhetoric. (
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Ryan Avent | Feb 12th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Does the prevailing magnetism of urbane, walkable, dynamic neighborhoods mark the end of the American obsession with the white picket fence and the 1,000 square foot master bedroom? (keep reading…)
London has a long history of gang culture, once being considered the gang capital of the world. Yet despite handing that title over to American cities in the mid-twentieth century, gangs have remained a consistent problem – a problem which in recent years appears to be on the increase. (keep reading…)
Creating new Intelligent Cities is a grand plan that should be lauded but what if nobody wants to live in the cities you’ve created? (keep reading…)
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines. (keep reading…)
Vogue isn’t a term that conjures up images of vast stretches of infrastructure perfected by years of engineering research and tinkering with delicate designs. How then do we explain the current vogue of high speed rail? (keep reading…)
Suburbs as the slums of the future, electric car infrastructure in San Francisco and free transit rides for the homeless in Santa Clara County. (keep reading…)
Today, a conversation with an architect with a vision of revitalizing inner cities and building “slow homes” rather than cookie-cutter suburban boxes: John Brown of housebrand. (keep reading…)
As Suburban Poverty Grows, U.S. Fails to Respond Adequately: The focus of transit provision is on center cities, but the poor have begun to spread out. (keep reading…)
Why is Joel Kotkin extolling the virtues of suburbia? A land use argument meant to appeal to the auto-oriented middle class is beginning to sound more like partisan rhetoric. (keep reading…)
