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Environment&Ecology: City Biomimicry, Spainish Habitat Banking, Fracking & Drinking Water, City Composting

June 19, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY LA Streetlights Replaced to Save Energy  Sacramento Bee   Los Angeles officials expect to save millions of dollars on the city's light bill now that more than 140,000 street lights have been retrofitted with energy efficient bulbs.
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Urbanism&Design: Chines Rural To Urban Migration, Cleveland TOD Hopes, Urban Design For Aging Population

June 17, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN 250 Million Chinese from Rural to Urban  New York Times   Articles in this series look at how China's government-driven effort to push the population to towns and cities is reshaping a nation that for millenniums has been defined by its rural life.
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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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Environment&Ecology: Dust Emissions, Dirty Indoor Air, Mainstream Green Infrastructure, Texas Water Desalination Study

June 13, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY American West Increasingly Dusty  National Geographic   The American West is becoming an increasingly dusty place: So-called "dust emissions"-including giant dust storms reminiscent of the Dust Bowl era-have increased in the past 17 years, according to a new study.  
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Urban Issues: Foreclosure Benefits, Social Interaction Value, Boston Brain Drain Hysteria, Paris & Brussels Feud

June 7, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Indy Neighborhoods Will Benefit from Foreclosure Settlements  Indianapolis Star   For years, Lillie Evans has sadly watched the weeds rise from the lawn, the rats scurry across the porch and criminals break into the boarded-up house across the street from her home.
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Environment&Ecology: Netherlands Lost Wind Opportunity, Clean Air & Rain Fallout, Portland LRT Supercapacitors Arrive

June 7, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY The Netherlands Lost Out on Wind  Price Tags   Wind turbines are a relatively common site throughout the Netherlands - a nice contrast to the surviving windmills from previous centuries that satisfy tourist expectations.
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Urban Issues: Spaces Under Freeways, Rough Time In Chicago, Olympic Village Transformation, Creativity In Cities

May 30, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Vacant Spaces Under Freeways For Working and Playing  Washington Post   You can't get something out of nothing. This is common sense, not to mention a principle of physics and mathematics.
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Urban Issues: Vision For Richmond's Future, Vancouver Embracing Accessory Units, Traffic Cones, New Google Maps

May 16, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN A Grand Vision for Richmond's Future  Bacon's Rebellion   By 2035 the Richmond region will grow by roughly 200,000 households (435,000 people) and 200,000 new jobs. That's a mind-numbing number for a metropolitan region with barely more than 1 million inhabitants today.
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Transport: Bike Infrastructure Debate, Oakland Streetcar Study, Spanish HSR Lessons, Milwaukee Streetcar Plan Threatened

May 9, 2013
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TRANSPORT Bike Infrastructure Debate Settled  Streetsblog Net   For decades, cyclists bickered amongst themselves about the efficacy and safety of bike infrastructure. With the proliferation of protected bike lanes in recent years, however, everyone can see that predictions about bike lanes making streets more dangerous for cycling simply didn't come to pass.
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Urbanism & Design: Reviving East Midtown Manhattan, Santa Rosa TOD Vote, Tampa Ped Friendly Makeover, Zombie Subdivisions

April 22, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN A Better Way to Revive East Midtown Manhattan  New York Times   WE are told that New York needs to be lofted back into global competitiveness. That the city isn't modern enough.
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