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News: House Transpo Funding Plans, Rethinking Parking Lots, CAHSR Revision Legality, Cities & Retiring Boomers

March 27, 2012
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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: House GOP Scraps 90 Day Highway Bill Ext Transportation Nation
House Republicans leaders scrapped plans to vote on a 90-day Highway Bill extension Monday evening after it was clear the measure lacked enough support to pass...

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Blogosphere: Healthy Walk, TRAX Funding, Best Transit City, Roads Costs, Parking Space, Bendy Buses, Silicon Subway

December 13, 2011
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Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. Blogosphere: Healthy Life with Half Hour Walk Streetsblog.net
Arthritis? Diabetes? Depression? Anxiety? Whatever might ail you, the best prescription may just be a half-hour walk. That's according to research by Dr. Mike Evans, an expert on preventive health care...

Read On Blogosphere: Reinventing Cities with Ziplines The Atlantic Cities
Hill towns have always captivated me. I write about…
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Blogosphere: Zurich Buses Active Air Quality Sensors

June 28, 2011|Treehugger
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Laboratories at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EFPL) in Switzerland and one at ETH Zurich are working on a better way to collect data about cities' air quality... Read On 

Research: Cost of Urban Sprawl in Switzerland

May 17, 2011|Environment and Planning A
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To what extent do costs of investment, exploitation, and maintenance of water networks vary in relation to density and dispersion? What are the redistributive effects of these cost structures and by what categories of consumer are they borne?... Read On 

Research: Sustainability in Property Marketing

May 10, 2011|Urban Studies
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This article investigates the evolution of sustainability positioning in residential property marketing to shed light on the specific role and responsibility of housebuilders and housing investors in urban development. To this end, an analysis is made of housing advertisements published in Basel, Switzerland, over a period of more than 100 years.... Read On 

Blogosphere: Six Cities That Could be Car Free

January 27, 2010|Treehugger
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Freiburg, Germany's Vauban development is the most well-known example of a city area that has successfully turned away from car-centric culture....
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