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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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Urbanism&Design: 100 Years Spatial Planning In Europe, Active Living Around Transit, St. Paul TOD Focus

June 11, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN 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".
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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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Environment & Ecology: Human Macroecology, Boston's Green Housing Plan, City Horticulture, Lessons From '70s Ecotopia

May 29, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY The Emerging Field of Human Macroecology  Scientific American   Sustainability efforts have been on the cultural radar for many years. Increasingly, cultural norms instruct us to turn off the lights when leaving a room, drive a smaller car, recycle as much as possible
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Environment & Ecology: Algae Powered Building, Citizen Scientists, Quebec City Rivers Return To The People

April 16, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY World's First Algae Powered Building in Hamburg  Christian Science Monitor   The world's first ever algae-powered building is being built and tested in Hamburg, Germany, Kennedy writes
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Transport: Calif. Super Majority Law, Houston Pay To Play Driving, Flywheel Tram Energy Storage, Synchronizing Lights To Fight Gridlock, Fort Worth Bike Share

April 3, 2013
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TRANSPORT In California, 2/3rds Vote Means You Lose  Los Angeles Times, via: @rpuentes   Measure J fell just 0.6% shy of the required two-thirds approval as support fell in upscale enclaves. Some politicians are pushing to cut the requirement.
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Environment & Ecology: Wireless Bus Recharging, NY Subway Seawall Rising, Chicago Learns From High Line, NY Rat Sterilization, Sustainability In St. Louis

April 2, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Germany Testing Wireless Bus Recharge at Stops  Ecology.com   The city of Mannheim, Germany, is about to undertake a pilot project that just might pave the way to the future for zero-emissions and low-noise public transit - electric buses that charge themselves wirelessly while waiting for passengers to get on and off at bus stops.
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Urbanism & Design: Low Impact Design Standards, Pittsburgh TOD, Height Isn't Density, Preserving Berlin Wall, Affordable Housing & Corridor Planning

March 21, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN DDOT Drafting Low Impact Design Standards  Georgetown Patch   DDOT welcomes public feedback on draft design standards for low impact development and green infrastructure for the public right-of-way.
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News: 'Buy America', Miami Expressway Idea, Autos Impact On LA, Tallahassee Transit Overhaul Example, Place Hacking, NJ Development Shift

March 13, 2013
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Tracks News - In this section you'll find news from cities around the country as well as interviews and general reporting on issues.  It might be from a newspaper or a blog, but it counts as news. TRANSPORT National: Let's Talk About 'Buy America' National Journal Transpo Experts Blog
It's that time of year again. House Democrats convened a press conference last week introducing legislation to expand the "Buy America" requirements for infrastructure investments...

Read On Miami: New Expressway Idea Draws Fire Miami Herald
Miami-Dade's expressway authority has launched a multi-million-dollar study of what could be one of the most controversial transportation ideas to…
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