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.
Environment&Ecology: Supreme Court Water Ruling Favors Oklahoma Over Texas, CEQA Streamlining Primer on California's SB375
June 14, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Oklahoma Over Texas
Governing
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued a unanimous ruling for Oklahoma over a North Texas water district in a case over delivery of water from the Red River.
Transport: Dumb Infrastructure Decisions, Lima's Insane Bus System, Transportation Alternatives Critics, Federal Transit Parity Act
June 12, 2013
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TRANSPORT
The Politics of Dumb Infrastructure Decisions
Minneapolis Star Tribune
We have a political situation in the United States where Democrats are too eager to build anything if it creates a job and the Republicans are too willing to call a project a boondoggle without first investigating its merit.
Moving To Work
June 11, 2013
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Reconnecting America's Abby Thorne-Lyman, director of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development, and Reconnecting America Project Manager Elizabeth Wampler participate in a lunchtime forum at the SPUR Urban Center on June 11 in San Francisco. They will be joined by Vu-Bang Nguyen of Urban Habitat and Egon Terplan of SPUR for a discussion of how to encourage job growth near transit and improve job access via transit, particularly for low- and moderate-income workers.
Urbanism&Design: 100 Years Spatial Planning In Europe, Active Living Around Transit, St. Paul TOD Focus
June 11, 2013
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Spatial Planning in Europe Over the Last 100 Years
Planning Resource
The European Council of Spatial Planners has just published a book to mark "A Centenary of Spatial Planning in Europe".
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.
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.
Other Views: Landlord Troubles In SF, 'Totally Fine' To Text & Drive If you Look Up, Texas Loot Rail Crime Train
June 10, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS
Landlords Have It Rough in San Francisco
New York Times
VISITORS have forever left their hearts in San Francisco. But leaving the rest of your body here isn't so easy: there's no place to live.
Urban Issues: Foreclosure Benefits, Social Interaction Value, Boston Brain Drain Hysteria, Paris & Brussels Feud
June 7, 2013
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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.
Urbanism&Design: Return Of McMansions, Cargo-Oriented Development, Modesto Sprawl Plan, Value Capture DC Neighborhood
June 5, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN
McMansions Coming Back
New York Times Economix
Construction of new homes dropped off a cliff during the housing bust. But where there has been building of single-family homes in recent years, the homes have been getting bigger.
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