Reconnecting America People * Places * Possibility

News & ResourcesResource Center Home

tracks-urbanism-design.jpg

Urbanism & Design: Threat To Wealthy Ohio Counties, Disappearing DC Gas Stations, Mayo Clinic's Destination Medical Center, Vertical Cities

April 29, 2013
More News & Resources:
California, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cupertino, DC, Highways & Automobiles, housing, Illinois, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ohio, Rochester MN, Smart Growth & Sprawl, St. Paul, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Twin Cities, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
URBANISM & DESIGN Wealthiest Counties in NE Ohio Could End Up Losers  Cleveland Plain Dealer   Northeast Ohio will see 18 houses a day abandoned in urban areas while suburban communities add tens of thousands of new, single-family houses and build enough new miles of highway to reach from Cleveland to Panama.
Read More
tracks-urbanism.jpg

Urban Issues: Conflicted About Change in LA, Chicago & The Second City Syndrome, How Dallas Killed Farmers Markets

April 29, 2013
More News & Resources:
California, Chicago, Dallas, Illinois, Los Angeles, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form
URBAN ISSUES Global Cities Don't Just Take, They Give  The Urbanophile   I had an interesting conversation about Washington, DC with Richard Layman a few months back.
Read More
thedirecttransfer

Getting More From The Direct Transfer

April 26, 2013
More News & Resources:
Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Quote of the Day, tracks, Tracks Environment & Ecology, Tracks Other Views, Tracks Transport, Tracks Urban Issues, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form
This week TheDirectTransfer.com celebrated its first full month of service
Read More
tracks-urbanism-design.jpg

Urbanism & Design: Regionalism In Atlanta, Toronto Density Bonus Debate, Abu Dhabi Rock Stadium, Case For Low-Rise Density

April 26, 2013
More News & Resources:
Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Canada, Development & Redevelopment, Georgia, Missouri, New York, New York State, Ontario Province, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Regional Planning, St. Louis, Toronto, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Supportive Density, United Arab Emirates, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN Is Regionalism the Way Forward for Atlanta?  Atlanta Journal Constitution   Last summer's transportation sales tax defeat and a series of divisive political feuds has set back the idea of effective regional solutions for metro Atlanta.
Read More
tracks-urbanism.jpg

Urban Issues: Double-Edged Infill Sword, Walking For Health, Best Read Cities, American Community Survey, Start-Up Boom's Class Bias

April 26, 2013
More News & Resources:
bicycles, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, housing, Nashville, Pedestrians & Walkability, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tennessee, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form
URBAN ISSUES Urban Infill is a Double Edge Sword  Nashville Ledger   There are certain things about Sylvan Park that lured resident Steve Swartz away from Belle Meade seven years ago, like the variety in architecture and diversity in character of the neighbors.
Read More
tracks-environment.jpg

Environment & Ecology: Fixing CEQA, Urban Lawns & Greenhouse Gases, Grass & Flood Prevention, Texas-OK Water War

April 26, 2013
More News & Resources:
Bay Area, California, Climate Change, Development & Redevelopment, Health & Environment, Oklahoma, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Ana, State Policy, Texas, tracks, Tracks Environment & Ecology, urban, Urban Form
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY California Mayors Want CEQA Fixed  Los Angeles Daily News   As mayors of two of California's largest cities, we've joined with other large city mayors including San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, to call for a modernization of one of California's oldest and most important environmental laws, the California Environmental Quality Act, or…
Read More
tracks-urbanism-design.jpg

Urbanism & Design: Bay Area Smart Growth Plan, Rooftop Ball Field, Age-Friendly Communities, Job Sprawl

April 25, 2013
More News & Resources:
Bay Area, California, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, New Jersey, San Francisco, Smart Growth & Sprawl, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Union City, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
URBANISM & DESIGN Bay Area's Smart Growth Plan Has a Few Issues  SF Streetsblog   Population growth in the Bay Area doesn't have to mean more traffic and more suburban sprawl, if it's planned for in a sustainable way.
Read More
tracks-environment.jpg

Environment & Ecology: Sprawl & Flooding, The Water Dilemma, Highway Costs & Health, Amazon Cloud Formation

April 25, 2013
More News & Resources:
Clarksville, Grand Rapids, Health & Environment, Highways & Automobiles, Michigan, Missouri, Smart Growth & Sprawl, tracks, Tracks Environment & Ecology, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY 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.
Read More
tracks-urbanism-design.jpg

Urbanism & Design: Dallas TOD & Library Seeks Developer, Seeding Micro Apartments, Street Artists Vs. Govt, Neighborhood Strength Is People

April 24, 2013
More News & Resources:
Affordability, Barcelona, Boston, Dallas, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, housing, Massachusetts, Spain, Texas, TOD, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
URBANISM & DESIGN Dallas Seeks Private Developer for TOD, Library  Dallas Morning News   The City of Dallas is looking for a private developer to deliver a long promised Vickery Meadow library branch.
Read More
tracks-urbanism.jpg

Urban Issues: Renting More Popular, NYC Affordability, Zoning & Crime, Economy Will Be Urban & High Tech, Paying Cash For Homes

April 24, 2013
More News & Resources:
Affordability, Climate Change, Health & Environment, housing, Houston, Katy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, New York State, St. Paul, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, Twin Cities, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
URBAN ISSUES Energy Companies Choose Katy for Relocation  Houston Chronicle   It is no secret the energy industry is booming and creating jobs across the board in most every company even closely associated with oil and gas.
Read More

If you search for more than one word (for example, Atlanta transit), we'll look for documents with EITHER of those words in them.

To find a document with ALL words, put "and" between your words (for example: Atlanta and transit).

To find an exact phrase, use quotes (for example "Atlanta transit").

Resources by Topic

Affordability bicycles bus Bus Rapid Transit Case Studies Climate Change Commuter Rail CTOD Demographics Development & Redevelopment Economic Development And TOD Employment & Transit EPA Federal Policy FTA health Health & Environment Heavy Rail High-Speed & Intercity Rail Highways & Automobiles housing Joint Development Light Rail Livability & Sustainability Livability In Smaller Cities Location Efficiency marketing Parking Pedestrians & Walkability Performance Regional Planning Ridership Smart Growth & Sprawl Station Area Typologies Streetcar TOD TOD And Equity TOD Finance TOD RFP/RFQ Transit Transit Corridors Transit Design Transit Funding Transit Supportive Density Travel Behavior urban Urban Form Value Capture VMT Zoning & Coding

Find us on . . .
 Follow Me on Pinterest

© 2013 All Rights Reserved. Reconnecting America
Contact Us   |  Site Policies   |  Site Map   |  RSS   |  Follow Us: