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Urbanism&Design: Short Walks & Diabetes, Elevators & Skyscraper Heights, How Federalism Fails Cities

June 18, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Short Walks After Meals Could Cut Diabetes  BBC, via: @brenttoderian   A 15-minute walk after each meal could prevent older people developing type-2 diabetes, a study has found.
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Transport: Innovative Infra Financing, Local Roads & Fewer Freeways, Denmark Cycle School, Bogotá Pedestrian Safety

June 14, 2013
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TRANSPORT Finalists for Innovative Infrastructure Financing Award  National Journal   Florida provided a model for infrastructure improvements in cash-strapped times when it inked a deal in 2009 to ease congestion and upgrade Interstate 595.
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Transport: Central Corridor Lessons, NC To Block Transit & Livability Funds, FTC Sides With Uber In Taxi Fight, Buses Vs. Streetcars

June 13, 2013
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TRANSPORT Will Central Corridor Lessons Transfer to Southwest  Twin Cities Finance and Commerce   Businesses along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line had to sue in federal court to get the Metropolitan Council to provide an estimate of how much revenue local establishments lost during the transit line's construction.  
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Scoring Airport Rail Connections To Transit

June 12, 2013
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A master's thesis that establishes a numerical ranking system for airport transit connections has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
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Environment&Ecology: Bioswales Along the Indy Cultural Trail, Restoring Rivers To Revitalize Cities, NY Climate Change Protections

June 12, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Video: Amazing Bioswales Along the Indy Cultural Trail  Streetfilms   Many American cities are growing to the idea that they need to do a much better job handling their stormwater runoff at ground level.
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Transport: Bike Share For Conservatives, Midsize Airport Hub Cut, Gas Tax At 85, Dallas Bullet Train Turf War, Chicago BRT Lanes, Bay Area Traffic Increase

June 10, 2013
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TRANSPORT Bike Share for Conservatives  Restless Urbanist   As a conservative, I am a huge supporter for programs like Bike Shares. I became very frustrated this week to hear members of the bike lobby begin a broad attack against conservatives this week dividing an important discussion we need to have in our cities.
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Urban Issues: Locals Gain As Feds Lose Power, San Diego Partisan Politics, Housing & Loneliness, Homes For Millenials, Detroit Whole Foods Example

June 10, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Local Governments Gain Power as Feds Lose it  New York Times, David Brooks   There's a weird calm around Washington these days. The Obama administration only has a year before the lame-duck status sets in. Yet you don't get a sense of urgency.
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Transport: MPG Illusion, Oregon Tri-Met Audit, Cincinnati Streetcar Funding, Arlington TX Votes For Bus Line

June 7, 2013
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TRANSPORT Stop Thinking About Miles Per Gallon to Boost Fuel Economy  Washington Post, Brad Plummer   Here's a simple math puzzle that the vast majority of people get wrong:
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Transport: Private LRT Extension Plans, Bike Guidelines Outdated, Infrastructure Hawk, How SLT Became Transit Leader

June 6, 2013
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TRANSPORT Virginia Beach Considers Private Light Rail Ideas  Virginian Pilot   A private-sector proposal to extend light rail into Virginia Beach merits a closer look and competing ideas will be welcomed, the City Council informally decided Tuesday.  
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Urban Issues: Future Is Sharing, Cultural Districts, Strengthening Neighborhood Bonds, Crowdfund Vs. NIMBYs

June 6, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Sharing Assets is the Future  New York Times Opinionator   Some people in New York love the city's new bike-sharing system. Some people really, really do not.  
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