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  Op-ed: Diversity and the changing face of suburbia

  Next American City | Fri, Jul 18th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: suburbs, edward blakely, robert lang, diversity | 0

  Adapted from an essay in Next American City, this op-ed by Robert Lang and Edward Blakely explores the state of the American suburb.

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  Broken Branches Never Looked So Valuable

  Kathryn Kondracki | Thu, Jul 17th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Hoover | Tags: kat kondracki, ethanol, alabama, foreign oil, hoover, wood, alternative fuel, gulf coast energy | 0

  Hoover, Ala. and Gulf Coast Energy have teamed up to create renewable fuel from, of all things, wood scraps.

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• Columnists

  Is It True That Nobody Walks in L.A.?

  Simmons Buntin | Thu, Jul 17th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: simmons buntin, suburbs, california, los angeles, growth, denver, new urbanism, smart growth, neighborhoods, ventura, urbanism, pasadena, azusa, southern california, downtown redevelopment, great neighborhoods | 0

  “Walkin’ in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.,” sings the 80s band Missing Persons. But from the handful of times I’ve been to L.A. — including my trip two weeks ago — I can’t help but think the song is only half right.  And the resurgence of great Los Angeles-area neighborhoods and cities is due to public leaders like Rick Cole, Ventura city manager, who are after the “authentic” in city design and development.

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  The Industrial Image

  Calista Condo | Wed, Jul 16th, 2008 | Category: Reviews | City: Los Angeles | Tags: los angeles, calista condo, bernd and hill becher, industrial, monograph, art exhibit, getty center | 0

  Bernd and Hilla Becher have documented their industrial surrounds since the 1960s. With the creation of monographs and typologies made from their photos, their works have created an innovative view of the dying industrial structures and the mundane things we see everyday. Their work will be on display at the Getty Center in Los Angeles until September. 

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  Gentrification: What does it really do?

  Jeffrey Knowles | Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: gentrification, starbucks, jeffrey knowles, lower-income minorities | 2

  The process of gentrification and displacement have often been seen as one in the same, but a recent study suggests otherwise. Could it be that gentrification encourages some lower-income minorities to stay in or move to gentrifying communities?

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  Crown of Thorns

  Jeremy Rosenberg | Mon, Jul 14th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Los Angeles | Tags: environment, building, los angeles, downtown, architecture, dubai, jeremy rosenberg, los angeles city hall | 1

  The tops of L.A.’s buildings are bland as a smogless sunset. But at least this design saves lives — right?

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  Where’s the Love? Philly Keeps Losing People

  Diana Lind | Fri, Jul 11th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Philadelphia | Tags: philadelphia, architecture, gentrification, diana lind, taxes, philadelphia inquirer | 12

  Yesterday the Inky dealt the latest blow to the city’s self-esteem: in the past seven years, Philly’s run a population deficit of 68,000. The only American city to lose more people was New Orleans.

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  The Big Apple’s Little Gambles

  Diana Lind | Thu, Jul 10th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: New York | Tags: transportation, downtown, transit, brooklyn, diana lind, paris, manhattan, bikes, congestion, bike share 2008, city room blog | 1

  New York is experimenting with a bike share program and a peak-rate parking scheme — will either of these ideas get implemented for real?

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  Economic Success Of Megaregions Depends On Infrastructure

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Jul 9th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Atlanta | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, news, obama, california, economy, growth, infrastructure, president, jobs, internet, democrats, metro, atlanta, 2008, china, florida, mccain, development, cuts, editorial, 1960s, investment, france, commerce, gas, birmingham, maria saporta | 4

  Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction.

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  WALL-E issues a stark warning about Earth’s future

  Brian Krier | Tue, Jul 8th, 2008 | Category: Reviews | Tags: brian krier, film review, consumption, future planet, waste, disney, pixar, social commentary, wall-e, consumerism, convenience culture | 2

  WALL-E, the latest animated feature from Pixar Studios, presents some unsettling images of Earth 700 years in the future: uninhabited cities built out of infinite fields of garbage; a planet devoid of human civilization; a landscape in which the color green has been removed from the spectrum; and one robot that rules all. It only takes a minute to realize that WALL-E is not your typical kid’s movie.

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  Elephants in Pershing Square?

  Jeremy Rosenberg | Mon, Jul 7th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Los Angeles | Tags: los angeles, jeremy rosenberg, pershing square, planning, james rojas, bunker hill | 1

  Urban planner James Rojas works with Legos, Mah-Jongg tiles, Scrabble letters — and the public at large — to model a more livable city. Los Angeles guest-blogger Jeremy Rosenberg reports.
  

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• Columnists

  Knowing Your Neighbor, Online and Off

  Simmons Buntin | Fri, Jul 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Tucson | Tags: simmons buntin, tucson, civano, website, interaction, discussion forum, cohousing, virtual reality, community design, neighborhood design | 6

  There are two communities in my community.  The first is physical—thin, tree-lined streets and pocket parks, Southwestern architecture and community gardens.  The second is virtual—a community website and discussion forum, registration required. 

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• The Daily Report

  Street Life Photo Exhibit: An In-depth Look at 1970s Counterculture

  Calista Condo | Thu, Jul 3rd, 2008 | Category: Reviews | City: Atlanta | Tags: atlanta, photography, 1960s, museum, exhibition, danny lyon, high museum | 0

  The High Museum of Art in Atlanta Georgia will be holding a photography exhibit entitled Street Life: American Photographers from the 1960s and 70s until August 10th. Focusing on four American photographers that documented four various aspects of life, the collected work comes together as a broad overview of American culture at that time.

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  Documentary Asks Aspiring Female Politicians “What’s Your Point?”

  Brian Krier | Wed, Jul 2nd, 2008 | Category: Reviews | City: Philadelphia | Tags: hillary clinton, philadelphia, brian krier, film review, gender, equality, the white house project, project 2024, documentary, politics | 1

  For the fifth stop in their multi-city promotional tour, New York filmmakers Amy Sewell and Susan Toffler held a screening of their documentary what’s your point, honey? in Philadelphia last Thursday evening, exploring the issue of gender inequality in American politics. 

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  Birmingham’s Workweek Gets a Makeover

  Kathryn Kondracki | Tue, Jul 1st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Birmingham | Tags: transportation, kat kondracki, gas, birmingham, larry p. langford, april odom, alabama, workweek | 0

  To ameliorate the toll of rising gas costs, Birmingham officials formulated an alternative work-schedule solution. As of July 1st, the city’s new 10-hour, four-day workweek will be in effect, announced mayor Larry P. Langford. 

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  It Takes a Village

  Next American City | Mon, Jun 30th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Los Angeles | Tags: california, los angeles, sustainability, traffic, jeremy rosenberg, lois arkin, car retraining | 0

  On a block with a quixotic history, Lois Arkin and company dream up a sustainable urban community. Guest-blogger Jeremy Rosenberg reports from Los Angeles.

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  Report from the Summit on American Prosperity

  Larry Martin | Wed, Jun 25th, 2008 | Category: Events | Tags: transportation, news, building, economics, larry martin, events, website, summit, brookings, metropolitan policy program, summit on american prosperity | 0

  Over 900 attendees from 32 states attended the Summit for American Prosperity where policies were discussed and a network of cities formed. The agenda was the centrality of American cities as engines for economic prosperity.

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  Picking the Perfect City in The Relocating Game

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Jun 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Bakersfield | Tags: jeffrey hill, philadelphia, detroit, california, economy, crime, energy, education, transit, nac, research, alaska, city-data.com, forbes, lists, salary, parks, juneau, city data, new city, relocating, moving, bakersfield | 8

  Next American City’s Jeffrey Hill is leaving Philadelphia, but not before a tiring search for a new city that, in a matter of a few weeks, turned him into a stockpile of statistics on the nuances of America. Hill reveals some hints and secrets on playing the relocation game.

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  Philadelphia’s Ongoing Self-Perception Problem

  Diana Lind | Mon, Jun 23rd, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Philadelphia | Tags: environment, philadelphia, building, brooklyn, mayor nutter, pennpraxis, harris steinberg, commerce, design montreal | 9

  Last week Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter presented a new plan for reviving Philadelphia’s waterfront to packed audience at the Museum of Natural History. I didn’t make it to the event, but have been eagerly awaiting some of the response. As per usual, Philadelphians are pretty down on their city. But now they’re picking on the block where I work (seen at right in earlier days)…

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  Philadelphia Mayor Answers Questions From The Public On NPR

  Brian Krier | Thu, Jun 19th, 2008 | Category: Events | City: Philadelphia | Tags: philadelphia, interview, michael nutter, brian krier, public airwaves, mayor nutter, national public radio, whyy, npr | 0

  Michael Nutter, mayor of Philadelphia, will help local NPR partner station WHYY kick off its new multi-platform broadcast program, It’s Your City tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. The live hour-long program offers Delaware Valley residents the opportunity engage the new mayor.

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