Urban Issues: Struggling To Reach Suburban Poor, Different Cities We Inhabit, SNAP & Diet Quality, Devolution Of London
May 21, 2013
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Advocates Struggle To Reach Growing Ranks Of Suburban Poor
NPR
Poverty has grown everywhere in the U.S. in recent years, but mostly in the suburbs. During the 2000s, it grew twice as fast in suburban areas as in cities, with more than 16 million poor people now living in the nation's suburbs
Environment & Ecology: Biomass Energy & Deforestation, Giant Sewer Balloon Plugs, China's Agriculture History
May 20, 2013
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Biomass Energy Use Leading to African Deforestation
All Africa
ACCORDING to Bariki Kaale who is Energy and Environmental Specialist based in Dar es Salaam, biomass fuels accounts for over 94 per cent of the total energy used for cooking with no affordable alternative energy sources in the foreseeable future.
Environment & Ecology: Building A National CDFI To Scale Healthy Food Financing, Bee Deaths May Have Reached A Crisis Point For Crops
May 15, 2013
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Building A National CDFI to Scale Healthy Food Financing
Living Cities
Many Americans do not have proper access to the tools they need to live healthy lives. In fact:
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Urban Issues: Reporting Chicago Violence, Atlantic City's Fate, Infrastructure & India's Development, Silicon Valley Class Divide
May 7, 2013
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Reporter Reflects on 20 Years Reporting Chicago Violence
The Fader, via: @owashb
For the past 20 years, Alex Kotlowitz has been reporting on why young people in Chicago shoot each other.
Transport: New Secretary of Transportation, Oil Taxes in Denmark, Bikes Saving Lives in Africa
April 30, 2013
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TIF for Transit Bill Advances in Minnesota
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
Minneapolis-backed legislation that would let the city use tax increment financing to pay for a downtown streetcar line is advancing, but a more expansive proposal that would allow other cities to divert property taxes for transit will have to wait.
Read On Bicycles Saving Lives in Africa The City Fix In the African nation of Uganda, where…
Read On Bicycles Saving Lives in Africa The City Fix In the African nation of Uganda, where…
Environment & Ecology: Mexico City Cleans Its Air, Cities As Cure For Disease & Poverty, AIA's Top 10 Green Buildings, Green & Shale Oil
April 23, 2013
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Mexico City Cleans Up its Air
Christian Science Monitor
As people around the world celebrate Earth Day, Mexico City may serve as an unlikely environmental example for cities in developing countries suffering poor air quality.
Urban Issues: Ghana Urban Policy, Protecting Renters From Gentrification, Philly Innovation Hub, Taxes For Better Neighborhoods
April 17, 2013
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Ghana Finally Adopts Urban Policy
Next City
"Farouk's people came in their numbers," says Mr. Kwado Yeboah, Principal Town Planner in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
Environment & Ecology: Texas' Drought, SF CEQA Concerns & State Reform, Parks & City Size, Cows In Kenyan Cities, Imagining New Urban Nature
April 9, 2013
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Getting Serious About Texas' Drought
San Marcos Mercury
Something odd happened here last week. It rained. But the relief, an answer to desperate prayers, is likely to be short-lived.
Blogosphere: US HSR Future, Praise For Nigeria BRT, VMT Continues Down, Philly Transit Example, Building Codes Vs. Affordability, Crowdsourced Urbanism
February 27, 2013
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Blogosphere: Will They, or Won't They?
Next City
When it was just settling into power, the Obama administration scored a coup. Following up on a campaign promise, White House officials convinced Congress to agree to an unprecedented and massive infusion of funds for high-speed rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Lagos BRT Gets Praise C40 Blog
Recent transportation advances in Nigeria's most populous city have caught…
When it was just settling into power, the Obama administration scored a coup. Following up on a campaign promise, White House officials convinced Congress to agree to an unprecedented and massive infusion of funds for high-speed rail...
Read On Blogosphere: Lagos BRT Gets Praise C40 Blog
Recent transportation advances in Nigeria's most populous city have caught…
Blogosphere: India's BRT Example, Transpo Revenue Options, Trickle-Down Urbanism, Foreclosure Nightmare, Urban Camouflage
February 4, 2013
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Blogosphere: How Ahmedabad Got Public Transit Right
This Big City
For anyone stuck in one of India's interminable traffic jams, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system sounds like the answer to a prayer...
Read On Blogosphere: Would No Gas Tax Increase Investment Urban Cincy
With user fees only covering approximately 51% of the costs to build and maintain roads, some are suggesting it's time to change the way we fund our transportation infrastructure...
For anyone stuck in one of India's interminable traffic jams, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system sounds like the answer to a prayer...
Read On Blogosphere: Would No Gas Tax Increase Investment Urban Cincy
With user fees only covering approximately 51% of the costs to build and maintain roads, some are suggesting it's time to change the way we fund our transportation infrastructure...
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