Transport: Oregon Wants Light Rail Or No Bridge, VMT Of Rural Vs Urban Drivers, NOLA Streetcar Expansion Plans, First BRT Corridor In Rio
April 24, 2013
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Oregon Will Kill CRC If It Doesn't Include Light Rail
Seattle Times
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's office says a proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River bridge will die if Washington state tries to remove light rail from the project.
Urban Issues: Renting More Popular, NYC Affordability, Zoning & Crime, Economy Will Be Urban & High Tech, Paying Cash For Homes
April 24, 2013
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Energy Companies Choose Katy for Relocation
Houston Chronicle
It is no secret the energy industry is booming and creating jobs across the board in most every company even closely associated with oil and gas.
Environment & Ecology: Can Green Thinking Be In A Straight Line?
April 24, 2013
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Can Green Thinking Be in a Straight Line?
Human Transit
As people who value the durability of human civilization celebrate Earth Day, here is a question they might think about.
Environment & Ecology: Mexico City Cleans Its Air, Cities As Cure For Disease & Poverty, AIA's Top 10 Green Buildings, Green & Shale Oil
April 23, 2013
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Mexico City Cleans Up its Air
Christian Science Monitor
As people around the world celebrate Earth Day, Mexico City may serve as an unlikely environmental example for cities in developing countries suffering poor air quality.
Urban Issues: FBI Building Competition, New German Rental Regulations, Cleveland Cycle Of Abandonment, Selling Fed Property
April 22, 2013
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Bid for FBI Building Sets off Healthy Competition
San Jose Mercury News
The FBI's announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the region jockeying for the opportunity to attract the law enforcement agency-and attendant economic benefits-to their neighborhoods.
Environment & Ecology: Rural Water & Texas Cities, Copenhagen's Carbon Neutral Plan, California Solar Jobs, National Ecology Study
April 22, 2013
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Don't Pump Rural Texas Dry for Cities
San Antonio Express News
In Uvalde, we have experienced the drought as much as anybody; as mayor of that community and owner of a family farming operation, I have learned more about water politics and the cost of water than I bargained for.
Environment & Ecology: CA Cap/Trade Funds To Transport, NC Limiting GHG Limits, Green Infrastructure, Being A Landscape Architect
April 18, 2013
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Draft Plan Would Push Cap/Trade Revenue to Sustainable Transport
Transform Blog, via: EW
How can California best leverage the new revenue from our state's cap-and-trade climate program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? According to the Draft Investment Plan that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released late yesterday, the answer is: transform the transportation…
Environment & Ecology: Value Of Temporary Gardens, Connecting People In Cities To Forests, Mitigating Freeway Pollution
April 17, 2013
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Temporary Gardens Can Still be Valuable
ASLA Dirt Blog
Richard Florida, the innovative thinker about cities, once said that economic development is about the hundreds and thousands of small things done at the local level.
Environment & Ecology: Algae Powered Building, Citizen Scientists, Quebec City Rivers Return To The People
April 16, 2013
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World's First Algae Powered Building in Hamburg
Christian Science Monitor
The world's first ever algae-powered building is being built and tested in Hamburg, Germany, Kennedy writes
Environment & Ecology: Dubai Renewable Energy Initiative, Urban Ecology Framework, Beavers Return To San Jose
April 15, 2013
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Dubai Moves Forward on Renewable Energy
Khaleej Times
When the long-term national initiative Green Economy for Sustainable Development was launched in January 2012, the aim was clear: for the UAE to become a world leader in sustainability
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