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Urbanism&Design: Cleveland Development, Parking & Ugly Buildings, Livable Military Bases, Calif. Less Sprawling

June 20, 2013
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California, Cleveland, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Federal Policy, Highways & Automobiles, Livability & Sustainability, New York, New York State, Ohio, Oklahoma, Parking, Pedestrians & Walkability, Smart Growth & Sprawl, State Policy, TOD, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Tulsa, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN Is All This New Ohio City Development Good?  Cleveland Scene   Come Saturday, Ohio City will be bedlam, as it is most Saturdays. The intersection of West 25th and Lorain will be endlessly logjammed as the suburban tourists descend upon the West Side Market with their bags and their strollers and all the force and rancor of the Uruk-hai.
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Urban Issues: Phoenix Job Focus, Perils In Toronto Condo Market, NC Rural & Urban Divide, 11B World Population Forecast

June 14, 2013
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Affordability, Arizona, Canada, Cleveland, housing, Lincoln, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario Province, Phoenix, Rural, Smart Growth & Sprawl, St. Louis, State Policy, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form
URBAN ISSUES Phoenix Branding to Focus on Growing Jobs  Arizona Republic   Its identity drowned in a sea of anonymity, the East Valley is no more. Oh, you can still call it that if you want, and most folks around here probably will.
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Urban Issues: Growth No Longer Enough For Charlotte, Multigenerational Homes, Chief Resilience Officers, Cities & Startups

June 13, 2013
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Affordability, Charlotte, DC, housing, Livability & Sustainability, Missouri, North Carolina, Smart Growth & Sprawl, St. Louis, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
URBAN ISSUES Charlotte Now Relies on Taxes, Not Explosive Growth  Charlotte Observer   A city of Charlotte property tax hike and one proposed by Mecklenburg County this week suggest the area's largest local governments can no longer rely on explosive growth and annexation for balanced budgets.  
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Urbanism&Design: Balancing Rural Land Use, Urbanizing Montgomery County, Calming Parking Wars, Roman Concrete Recipe

June 10, 2013
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Austin, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Chicago, Illinois, Japan, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Livability In Smaller Cities, Maryland, Montgomery MD, Palo Alto, Rural, Salt Lake City, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Utah, Zoning & Coding
  URBANISM & DESIGN Rural Land Use Requires Balance  Lexington Herald Leader   A city task force created 15 months ago to consider zoning-law changes to allow more recreation and tourism opportunities in rural Fayette County recently made its report to the Urban County Council.
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Urbanism&Design: Restoring LA Macy's Plaza, Chicago North Side Sidewalk Cafes, Civic Irony, Smart Growth Bargain

June 6, 2013
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Chicago, Detroit, Economic Development And TOD, Employment & Transit, Los Angeles, Mobile, Pedestrians & Walkability, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tracks Urbanism & Design
URBANISM & DESIGN Developer Has Big Plan for Los Angeles' Macy's Plaza  Los Angeles Times   Wayne Ratkovich, who bought the mammoth complex for $241 million, plans to invest $160 million to restore its lost luster.  
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Urbanism&Design: Urban Beauty & Value, Royal Pedestrian Treatment, Walkability & Loan Default, Big Box Taxpayer Costs

June 4, 2013
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Affordability, Brasilia, Brazil, California, Development & Redevelopment, Florida, Hollywood Calif., housing, Istanbul, Maryland, New York, New York State, Pedestrians & Walkability, Salt Lake City, Smart Growth & Sprawl, State Policy, Tampa, TOD, TOD And Equity, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Turkey, urban, Urban Form, Utah
URBANISM & DESIGN Urban Planning Brings Beauty, Value  Tampa Bay Times   Don't underestimate the economic power of ugliness. And don't try to tell me that good urban planning can't help prevent it.
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Urban Issues: Citizen Project Selection, AirBnB & The Tax Man, SF Soccer Field Battle, New Urbanist Blind Spot

May 29, 2013
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Bay Area, Boston, California, Development & Redevelopment, Houston, Kansas City, Massachusetts, Missouri, Netherlands, Rotterdam, San Francisco, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form, Vallejo, Zoning & Coding
URBAN ISSUES Citizens Directly Choosing Projects to Fund in Vallejo  KQED   The Vallejo City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a series of projects - from streetlights to senior centers - that were chosen directly by nearly 4,000 residents last month.
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Urbanism & Design: China's New Urbanism, Lighting Designers Change Cities, Sunbelt Suburbs Show New Life, Decrepit Beauty

May 24, 2013
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Austin, China, Dallas, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Highways & Automobiles, Nashville, New Urbanism, San Marcos TX, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tennessee, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
URBANISM & DESIGN Peter Calthorpe on New Urbanism in China  China Morning Post (Translated)   (Can be a bit hard to read but is interesting) A car in swarms, and complain about urban traffic congestion, poor air quality.
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Urbanism & Design: Urbanizing Where We Are, Obamacare's Impact On Land Use, NJ Urban Hub Tax Credits, Food Demographics

May 23, 2013
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Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, health, Health & Environment, housing, New Jersey, New York, New York State, Newark, Smart Growth & Sprawl, State Policy, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN How Can We Urbanize Where We Are?  Bacon's Rebellion   Around the country, local governments are proposing plans to re-develop aging office parks as urban-style, mixed-use complexes, reports the Wall Street Journal, which cited the Innsbrook office park in Henrico as a case in point.  
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Urbanism & Design: Less Car-Dependent Infill, Wasted Seattle LRT Opportunity, Netherlands TOD Lessons

May 22, 2013
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Bay Area, California, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Netherlands, Oakland, Seattle, Smart Growth & Sprawl, TOD, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Washington
URBANISM & DESIGN Demand Will Rise for Less Car Dependent Infill  Urban Land Institute   Demand will continue to rise for infill residential development that is less car-dependent, while consumers' desire could wane for isolated development in outlying suburbs, according to a new ULI report released at the ULI Spring Meeting in San Diego.
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