Urbanism & Design: Changing Urban Fish Tank Water, Measuring Weighted Density, Marin 'Backyard Cottage' Housing Option, Repairing Denver Parking Crater
May 14, 2013
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Changing the Water in the Fish Tank (Changing Our Surroundings)
Planetizen, Tim Halbur
The late David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest, apparently gave a commencement speech at Kenyon College in 2005 - now circulating as a fully-produced viral video (below).
Environment & Ecology: SF Trash Incentives, Tracking City Carbon Footprints, Climate Imperative Of Santa Monica TOD, Love & Hate For Marin County
May 14, 2013
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Throw Out Less Trash, Get a Smaller Bill
San Francisco Examiner
Waste bin, recycling bin or compost bin? Elliot Easom never paid close attention to which piece of trash belonged in which bin - black, blue or green - until he became aware of an incentive being offered to his neighborhood.
Environment & Ecology: Making Green Housing Affordable, Bicycle as Catalyst of Nature Conservation, How to Preserve Open Space
April 29, 2013
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Making Green Housing Affordable
Al Jazeera
What comes to mind when you think about green communities? I find many people think about technology - solar panels, wind turbines, or rapid public transit.
Transport: Healthy Cycling, British Columbia's Transit Dreams, Map21 Helps Rural States, GAO Says HSR Estimates Reasonable
April 1, 2013
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Biking Shown as Good Way to Stay Healthy
Grist
It's always a pleasure when scientific studies confirm your own long-held opinions, especially when what you think flies in the face of all conventional wisdom.
Urban Issues: Housing Supply & Demand, Reincarnation Of Seoul, Iceland's Cultural Miracle, Pope's Era Of 'Mass' Transit, Place-Based Immigration
March 26, 2013
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Markets a Third Way to Affordable Housing
The Greater Marin
It's no secret that the cost to buy or rent a home in the Bay Area is extremely high and rising. Thanks to a regional economic rebound and renewed interest in the kind of walkable living that defines San Francisco, demand for Bay Area housing is at a high.
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Urbanism & Design: Low Impact Design Standards, Pittsburgh TOD, Height Isn't Density, Preserving Berlin Wall, Affordable Housing & Corridor Planning
March 21, 2013
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DDOT Drafting Low Impact Design Standards
Georgetown Patch
DDOT welcomes public feedback on draft design standards for low impact development and green infrastructure for the public right-of-way.
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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: 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...
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...
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: 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…
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…
Blogosphere: Doing Chicago BRT Right, Lego Subway Train, Light Rail & Traffic, Bus-Rail Economics, Transportation Spending
March 5, 2013
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Blogosphere: It's Up to Chicago to Do BRT Right
Chicago Streetsblog
"We knew how important it was for federal policy makers to see innovation and new ideas bubbling up from important cities around the country," said Nick Turner, managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation at a bus rapid transit roundtable last Friday...
Read On Commentary: Ross Valley Trolley Deserves a Close Look Marin Independent Journal
FEW WOULD BE…
"We knew how important it was for federal policy makers to see innovation and new ideas bubbling up from important cities around the country," said Nick Turner, managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation at a bus rapid transit roundtable last Friday...
Read On Commentary: Ross Valley Trolley Deserves a Close Look Marin Independent Journal
FEW WOULD BE…
Blogosphere: Control of NYC Transit, Bike Share Lessons, Congestion Pricing Alternatives, Transit Neighborhood Geometry
February 12, 2013
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Blogosphere: Mayor Should Control NYC Transit System
Second Avenue Sagas
Sal Albanese, a former City Council representative, is staging a long-shot bid for mayor from his home in Bay Ridge, and although he's unlikely to land in City Hall come November, he's become one of the few mayoral hopefuls to acknowledge transit issues...
Read On Blogosphere: Bike Share Lessons for Small Cities DC Streetsblog
Chattanooga, Tennessee, was, in a…
Sal Albanese, a former City Council representative, is staging a long-shot bid for mayor from his home in Bay Ridge, and although he's unlikely to land in City Hall come November, he's become one of the few mayoral hopefuls to acknowledge transit issues...
Read On Blogosphere: Bike Share Lessons for Small Cities DC Streetsblog
Chattanooga, Tennessee, was, in a…
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