Urban Issues: Wisconsin Vs. Milwaukee, Obama Brand Of Regionalism, Housing Supply & Prices, Detroit's Terrible Finances, Science & Lethality Of Loneliness
May 14, 2013
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Is Wisconsin State Legislature at War with Milwaukee?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, via: @urbanophile
Even before such hot topics as residency and a proposed streetcar came before the …
Urban Issues: Template For New LA, Food Desert Mobile Oasis, Seattle Affordable Housing Failure, Reversing Atlanta Job Sprawl
May 13, 2013
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Hollywood as a Template for a New Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Over 12 years as the area's councilman, he has championed high-density 'smart growth' that's been business-friendly. But community activists worry about rising rents and traffic-choked streets.
Environment & Ecology: Sprawl & Flooding, The Water Dilemma, Highway Costs & Health, Amazon Cloud Formation
April 25, 2013
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How Sprawl Made Midwestern Floods Worse
The Atlantic Cities
As I write, places like Clarksville, Missouri, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, are under water, having been hit by severe rains and consequent flooding over the last week.
Transport: Feds OK Detroit M1 Rail Line, Politics Of Gas Tax Hike, Case For & Against Transit Subsidies, Lack Of Earmarks Stymies Deal Making
April 23, 2013
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M1 Gets Final Environmental Approval From Feds
Detroit Free Press
The federal government gave its final environmental clearance Monday for the M1 Rail line to begin its work to build a 3.3-mile streetcar line on Woodward between downtown Detroit and the New Center area, a move that the rail line's leader called a significant step forward.
Urbanism & Design: Vancouver Density Lessons For Seattle, Skateboarding Vs. Architecture, Urban Cores & Socializing
April 16, 2013
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Craft Brewer Surly buys Minneapolis site for $20 million Brewery
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The company bought land for a "destination brewery" in Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood that could open by 2014.
Urban Issues: Detroit Quest, Baby Boomer Urban Housing Impact, Building A Better City, Investing In Fiber, Housing Mititagates Transit Noise
April 15, 2013
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Dan Gilbert's Quest to Bring Back Detroit
New York Times Magazine
THE best way to experience all that is strange and a little otherworldly about downtown Detroit is to walk the streets around 5 p.m. on a weekday.
Urban Issues: Deadly Sedentary Lifestyle, Wages & Ohio Housing, Austin Perfect For Google Fiber, Glaeser On Detroit
April 10, 2013
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Sedentary Living Kills More Than Smoking
The City Fix
Some actions, such as hopping in your car to go to the bakery, may be putting your life at risk.
Urbanism & Design: Planning With Non-Architects, Death By Skywalk, Accessory Dwelling Units, The Myth Of Vertical Sprawl, SF Development Battles
April 9, 2013
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Non-Architects Need to Get Involved in Planning
Sustainable Cities Collective, via: @urbandata
In this beautiful TEDx talk Michiel van Iersel, founder of the Amsterdam based collective 'Failed Architecture' explains how…
Transport: Generational Shift In Travel, Streetcar Property Assessment, Boring Names, Biking In Austin, Santa Monica Parking
April 8, 2013
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Hipmunk CEO Sees Generational Shift in Travel
Skift
Adam Goldstein, the 25-year-old co-founder and CEO of travel metasearch company Hipmunk, believes there is a "generational shift" under way in travel.
Environment & Ecology: Preparing For Climate Change, Energy Use Sustainability, Urban Heat Island & Bugs, Oahu's Green Buffers
March 29, 2013
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82% of Americans Want US to Prepare for Climate Change
USA Today
Should the United States prepare for climate change? And who should pay? A Stanford University survey released Thursday finds that 82% of Americans want the nation to prepare
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