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Julia Ramey Serazio | Dec 18th, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
It’s time to make some predictions about what 2010 will hold for America’s cities, and the people who work to make them better. Tell us yours after the jump! (
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Diana Lind | Nov 23rd, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Seattle |
Alex Steffen, over at Worldchanging.com, called for Seattle to be the country’s (the world’s?) first carbon-neutral city. Is this fantasy or a real possibility? (
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Marc Lefkovitz | Oct 30th, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
Cleveland is rethinking its vacant land program. Marc Lefkowitz, a writer on loan to Next American City from the
Great Lakes Urban Exchange, pens this dispatch on how sustainability will shape the future of Cleveland. (
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Kevin McMahon | Sep 30th, 2009 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A new street design manual, created by New York’s city government, seeks to provide solutions and guidelines to make streets in cities around the world safer, more attractive and greener. (
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Michael Freedman-Schnapp | Feb 13th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Hamida Kinge | Nov 3rd, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New York |
At Green Drinks, the environment and cocktails get stirred together, not shaken. The informal monthly networking event is where people working in the green sector share a glass with those who simply care for the welfare of the environment and talk sustainability shop. (
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Diana Lind | Oct 7th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Austin, Detroit |
The
Creative Cities Summit in Detroit will run from October 12 to October 15. On the 15th, I will be delivering the keynote luncheon speech about what young urban leader organizations are doing in cities across the country. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 21st, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: San Francisco |
This week, Next American City travels to San Francisco, hosting the “Space in the City” symposium on Wednesday, and a subscriber cocktail party on Thursday. We will also be attending the Ecocity World Summit from April 22 to 26, where NAC’s publisher, Michelle Kuly, will be moderating a panel on sustainability and cities. Read for more details. (
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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 | 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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It’s time to make some predictions about what 2010 will hold for America’s cities, and the people who work to make them better. Tell us yours after the jump! (keep reading…)
At Green Drinks, the environment and cocktails get stirred together, not shaken. The informal monthly networking event is where people working in the green sector share a glass with those who simply care for the welfare of the environment and talk sustainability shop. (keep reading…)
This week, Next American City travels to San Francisco, hosting the “Space in the City” symposium on Wednesday, and a subscriber cocktail party on Thursday. We will also be attending the Ecocity World Summit from April 22 to 26, where NAC’s publisher, Michelle Kuly, will be moderating a panel on sustainability and cities. Read for more details. (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…)
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…)
