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Karl Magi | Jan 5th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Seattle |
The first in a four-part series about a new generation of planners and architects that’s beginning to look at sustainable, human-centered solutions to the creeping suburbs. (
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Apr 26th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: West Coast | Cities: New York, Portland |
In praise of fast transit: Though streetcars are currently all the rage, they lack the speed to make metropolitan mobility possible for large segments of the population. (
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Brendan Crain | Mar 19th, 2010 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Houston, San Francisco |
Brendan Crain wonders why the upcoming Shanghai Expo can’t follow Vancouver’s lead and absorb the new structures into the urban landscape after the event is over. (
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Rachel Somerstein | Feb 19th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
A group of activists in Vancouver try to draw attention to British Columbia’s growing homelessness problem by providing them with very visible accommodations during the Olympic Games. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Dec 22nd, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: West Coast | Cities: |
It’s almost time for the Winter Olympics, and Josh Leon sees troubling signs that as Vancouver is cleaning up its image, it’s sweeping aside certain civil liberties. (
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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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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Aug 12th, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: Atlanta |
In his column, Worldwatch, Josh Leon questions whether next year’s mega-events are all that healthy for the global economy—and for the cities that are hosting them. (
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Jody Pollock | Mar 5th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
A look at how
Slumdog Millionaire has changed the way people look at—and visit—slums around the world. (
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David Anderson | Mar 26th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Kansas City |
A “Whopper”, the infamous Alphonso Jackson, Canadians outsourcing to Kansas City?, $1 fares from Toronto to New York, demolition in the Tent City, the burden of housing illegal immigrants, increased safety regulations for city construction, and proper disposal of “public waste.” (
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The first in a four-part series about a new generation of planners and architects that’s beginning to look at sustainable, human-centered solutions to the creeping suburbs. (keep reading…)
In praise of fast transit: Though streetcars are currently all the rage, they lack the speed to make metropolitan mobility possible for large segments of the population. (keep reading…)
Brendan Crain wonders why the upcoming Shanghai Expo can’t follow Vancouver’s lead and absorb the new structures into the urban landscape after the event is over. (keep reading…)
A group of activists in Vancouver try to draw attention to British Columbia’s growing homelessness problem by providing them with very visible accommodations during the Olympic Games. (keep reading…)
It’s almost time for the Winter Olympics, and Josh Leon sees troubling signs that as Vancouver is cleaning up its image, it’s sweeping aside certain civil liberties. (keep reading…)
