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Leda Marritz and Nathalie Shanstrom | Oct 1st, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Speed bumps, street markings, speed limits and other measures have all been used to create safer conditions for all users of the road. But what about trees? (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Sep 26th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, Midwest | Cities: Cleveland, New York |
Next American City talks with Gary Hattem, President of the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, about the role of the private sector in advancing more equitable, vibrant and opportunity-rich cities.
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Next American City | Sep 21st, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Next American City is the proud media co-sponsor of Meeting of the Minds on September 22 and 23. We invite you to view the conference via live and free webcast.
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This Big City | Sep 15th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
London’s Underground rail network is hugely popular with the city’s residents, carrying over 3 million passengers a day between its 270 stations. However, its iconic buses are even more widely used, transporting 6 million Londoners around the city every day.
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Danielle Brinkley | Sep 5th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Baltimore |
Baltimore’s Real Food Farm program launched its mobile farmers market this summer. Loaded with fresh produce planted by city youth, the “Big Blue” truck makes regular weekly stops in the city’s Belair-Edison and Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhoods. (
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Theodore Brown | Aug 25th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Poor Americans are spending a much higher percentage of their income on a good that should have been engineered into near-obsolescence. (
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Sarah Bishop | Aug 23rd, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Buffalo’s struggles have inspired innovation in urban revitalization and sustainability. The passion and ingenuity of local organizers, business owners, artists, preservationists and community members are truly major points of Buffalo pride.
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Matt Milloway | Aug 17th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: Midwest, South | Cities: Kansas City |
Imagine opening a $276 million arena in October 2007, only to have the recession creep in two months later. Now picture a $196 million arena opening its doors in August 2008. By now, the recession is in hyperdrive. Could either of these venues possibly succeed? The answer is yes! (
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This Big City | Aug 7th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
With 20% of the world’s energy consumed by street lighting, perhaps it is time to rethink our approach to lighting urban areas. (
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Nathan Anthony | Aug 2nd, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
The Steel Orca Bucks County Data Center will run on 100 percent alternative energy sources and arguably be the world’s “greenest” data center. Why build it? It turns out computing clouds can cause acid rain too. (
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