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Transport: Detroit Highway Fixation, Bike Safety In Numbers, San Antonio Streetcar Pros & Cons, Flying Train Concept

June 18, 2013
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TRANSPORT Detroit to Vote on Road Widening, Hasn't Learned  We Are Mode Shift, via: @streetsblognet   The General Assembly of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments will soon finalize both short and long-term priorities for transportation funding in the region.
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Transport: Cleveland Motorists Vs. Cyclists, Ann Arbor To Detroit Rail Plan, MN Streetcar Value Capture

June 17, 2013
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TRANSPORT Cleveland Motorists, Cyclists Seek a Truce  Cleveland Plain Dealer   Every cyclist who's spent time on the road has heard it - scolds, curses and shouts from drivers who want them to move over or get on the sidewalk.
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Urbanism&Design: Detroit TOD Streetcar Plans, Transit-Oriented Housing Demand, Why Urbanism Matters

June 12, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Detroit Turns to Streetcar to Catalyze Development  Progressive Railroading   Detroit may be the historic home of the U.S. automotive industry, but business and community leaders are banking on a new streetcar rail system to help drive the economic revival of Motor City.
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Environment&Ecology: Bioswales Along the Indy Cultural Trail, Restoring Rivers To Revitalize Cities, NY Climate Change Protections

June 12, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Video: Amazing Bioswales Along the Indy Cultural Trail  Streetfilms   Many American cities are growing to the idea that they need to do a much better job handling their stormwater runoff at ground level.
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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.
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Urban Issues: Wisconsin Vs. Milwaukee, Obama Brand Of Regionalism, Housing Supply & Prices, Detroit's Terrible Finances, Science & Lethality Of Loneliness

May 14, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Is Wisconsin State Legislature at War with Milwaukee?  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, via: @urbanophile   Even before such hot topics as residency and a proposed streetcar came before the …
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Urban Issues: Template For New LA, Food Desert Mobile Oasis, Seattle Affordable Housing Failure, Reversing Atlanta Job Sprawl

May 13, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES Hollywood as a Template for a New Los Angeles  Los Angeles Times   Over 12 years as the area's councilman, he has championed high-density 'smart growth' that's been business-friendly. But community activists worry about rising rents and traffic-choked streets.
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Environment & Ecology: Sprawl & Flooding, The Water Dilemma, Highway Costs & Health, Amazon Cloud Formation

April 25, 2013
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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.
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Transport: Feds OK Detroit M1 Rail Line, Politics Of Gas Tax Hike, Case For & Against Transit Subsidies, Lack Of Earmarks Stymies Deal Making

April 23, 2013
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TRANSPORT M1 Gets Final Environmental Approval From Feds  Detroit Free Press   The federal government gave its final environmental clearance Monday for the M1 Rail line to begin its work to build a 3.3-mile streetcar line on Woodward between downtown Detroit and the New Center area, a move that the rail line's leader called a significant step forward.
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Urbanism & Design: Vancouver Density Lessons For Seattle, Skateboarding Vs. Architecture, Urban Cores & Socializing

April 16, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Craft Brewer Surly buys Minneapolis site for $20 million Brewery  Minneapolis Star Tribune   The company bought land for a "destination brewery" in Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood that could open by 2014.
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