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Urbanism & Design: High-Rise Talent Magnets, Wheelchair Office Access, LA Expo Station Rezoning, Willy Wonka Urbanism's Pitfalls

March 20, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Salt Lake County Hopes High Rises Near Transit Attract Talent  Salt Lake Tribune   Draper's ambitious plan to surround its FrontRunner station with a complex of high-rise office towers catering to high-tech companies secured Salt Lake County's financial support Tuesday.   Read On  
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Environment & Ecology: Bringing Farming To City, Green Architecture, SF Bike Lane CEQA Challenge, Food Security Geopolitics, Urban Birdwatching

March 20, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Farmscape Hopes to Bring Farming to the City  USA Today   Rachel Bailin wants the next Los Angeles mayor to end dependence on foreign soil, balance the budget with equitable fertilizer, and appoint a compostmaster general.   Read On
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Other Views: California Needs More Immigrants, Remaining Dependent On Cars, Minnesota Transit Tax Opposed

March 18, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS California Needs More Immigrants  Joel Kotkin   Southern California, just a few decades ago the fastest-growing region in the high-income world, is hitting a demographic tipping point.   Read On   Californians Will Remain Dependent on Their Cars  Dan Walters   The Sacramento Area Council of Governments is so politically correct it squeaks - fully embracing the anti-greenhouse gas, pro-transit, "sustainable" development policies adopted by the state in recent years with a "blueprint" said to be a model for other California regions.  
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Reconnecting America Publishes First in Series of Articles for Surdna Foundation Sustainable Environments Storybank

March 18, 2013
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The Surdna Foundation is developing a Sustainable Environments Storybank, the focus of which is to feature innovative ways to update infrastructure and foster healthy, sustainable and just communities. In this vein, Surdna has asked Reconnecting America and other Surdna grantees to contribute real-life stories about the green economy and sustainable infrastructure.
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Enhancing Food Access and Creating a Healthy Lifestyle for Residents in Spartanburg, SC

March 18, 2013
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, has a classic American history like many cities in the south. The region is naturally rich in resources and fertile farmland, and they profited heavily from the many cotton mills dotting the riverbanks of Spartanburg during the post-civil war era. Spartanburg’s position as a transportation hub earned it the nickname “Hub City” and brought even more profitability to the region as goods were delivered across the country. In the midst of the conflicts and movements of the 20th century, the city suffered the loss of its textile industry and has been working ever since to reinvent itself. In the 1990s, Spartanburg won large international contracts that laid the framework for a new type of economic prosperity; it is now the headquarters for BMW and other multinational companies.  
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Blogosphere: Phoenix LRT Development, MO Transpo Sales Tax, Preparing For Streetcars, Saluting LA Transpo Future, Marin to SF Rail

March 15, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Seeking to Cultivate Change on LRT Lines Global Site Plans
An ambitious project spearheaded by the City of Phoenix, Arizona State University (ASU), and St. Luke's Health Initiative called Reinvent Phoenix aims to change the way Phoenix's light rail is developed around neighborhoods...

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Blogosphere: Amtrak-State Partnerships, Senate Restores MAP-21 Funding, Eliminating STROADS, Indy Blue Line Alternatives

March 14, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Expand State Amtrak Partnerships Brookings
As passenger rail ridership grows nationwide, Amtrak and some states are engaging in innovative new partnerships to foster this demand...

Read On Blogosphere: Ambitious Plan Needed for Twin Cities Minnesota Public Radio
Transit planners are fantasizing about making Minnesota's next generation transportation system reality. That means changing the way…
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Blogosphere: Portland Bike Oriented Development, End Of Fed Highway Support, Accessing Academic Journals, Harvesting Rainwater, Building Better Civic Tech

March 12, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Blogosphere: Portland Retailers Swoop In on Bikeways Green Lane Project
Urban commercial real estate has always been a rough-and-tumble scrum, and now Amazon.com has torn up the playbook. Across the country, many brick-and-mortar retailers are in big trouble...

Read On Blogosphere: Why Was State Street Ped Mall a Failure Chicago Streetsblog
When I was a bicycle messenger in the early nineties, the State…
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Land Use For A Lifetime: Changing Demographics And Shifting Priorities

March 8, 2013
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Reconnecting America Policy Director Sarah Kline and Program Associate Bill Sadler will be participating in the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute’s 2013 Annual Land Use Conference, “Land Use For A Lifetime: Changing Demographics And Shifting Priorities” on March 8 in Denver, CO.
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Blogosphere: SF Transit Fund Priorities, Transit Economic Benefits, Minneapolis Biking Numbers, Downtown Life & Death

March 6, 2013
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. TRANSPORT Commentary: SF Must Prioritize Public Transit Funds San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco fancies itself a transit-first city. We encourage people to give up their cars. We reduce parking...

Read On Blogosphere: Economic Benefits of Transit Citizens for Modern Transit
One item should be top priority for any employer and the region: Transit. You may not ride transit, you may not know anyone who uses the bus or MetroLink;…
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