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May 20, 2013|Norman Wright, Better Cities and Towns
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"...one thing is clear: everyone supports The New Urbanism. But only to a point. We know its Charter is a good expression of what cities should be. After that, we recognize there are countless means to achieve the end." Read On
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Transport: Virginia Beach LRT Planning, Moderating Congestion Worries, San Diego Trolley Gets Fed OK, Fed Infrastructure Timelines

May 20, 2013
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airports, bicycles, California, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, FTA, Garfield Park, Highways & Automobiles, Kentucky, Light Rail, Louisville, Oregon, Portland OR, San Diego, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Virginia, Virginia Beach
TRANSPORT Virginia Beach Light Rail at a Crossroads  Virginian Pilot   The once-abstract idea of light rail in the city continues to take shape as planners crunch the numbers and take public comment on the most detailed scenarios yet for sending The Tide to the Oceanfront.
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Urbanism & Design: Security Trumps Urbanism In NY, Charlotte Streetcar Gains Impress, Making Walking To School Safer

May 20, 2013
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Affordability, Bay Area, California, Charlotte, CNU, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Economic Development And TOD, Greece, health, Health & Environment, housing, New York, New York State, North Carolina, Pedestrians & Walkability, San Mateo, Schools, Streetcar, TOD, TOD And Equity, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, urban, Urban Form
URBANISM & DESIGN World Trade Center Security Will Kill Its Urbanism  New York Times City Room, via: @witoldr   The wreckage had not been cleared from ground zero when planners and neighbors began…
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Urban Issues: Corruption & State Capitals, Gen Y Housing Preferences, Growing Suburban Poverty, Value Of City Rankings

May 20, 2013
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Affordability, bicycles, Buffalo, California, Chicago, Demographics, Federal Policy, Florida, health, Health & Environment, housing, HUD, Illinois, Marin, Miami, Norfolk, Ridership, Santa Monica, Smart Growth & Sprawl, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Virginia
URBAN ISSUES Are State Capitals in Big Cities Less Corrupt?  Chicago Magazine, via: @otiswhite   Given that Chicago politics is code for pretty much anything anyone thinks is corrupt or even impolitely…
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Environment & Ecology: Biomass Energy & Deforestation, Giant Sewer Balloon Plugs, China's Agriculture History

May 20, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY 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.
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Quote of the Day

May 17, 2013|Samantha Ollinger, KPBS San Diego
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"If I had one wish, it would be to put a stay on any more studies... There's this idea that something is better than nothing, but sometimes it's worse than nothing." 
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Transport: Boston Line Adds Stations, Future Of Streetcars, Maryland Joint-Development LRT Project, Bike Share As Corporate Perk

May 17, 2013
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TRANSPORT Fairmount Line Adds Two New Stations  Boston Globe   As the Fairmount Corridor Commuter Rail Line train peeled away from Readville one morning, a stocky conductor began collecting fares on the only car open to passengers.  
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Urbanism & Design: Disappearing World Heritage Sites, Making Homes Accessible, Why Cities Flood, Beltlines Beyond Atlanta, Women & Building Design

May 17, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Ten Disappearing World Heritage Sites  USA Today   Standing atop the ramparts of China's Great Wall. Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. These are the giants of our collective imagination, the plumes in our travel cap.  
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Urban Issues: Housing Affordability, Atlanta Beltline Internet Incentive, Nashville Mixed-Income Plan, Twitter & Geography Of Communication

May 17, 2013
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Affordability, Atlanta, California, Demographics, Federal Policy, Georgia, housing, Houston, Nashville, San Diego, State Policy, Stockton, Tennessee, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form
  URBAN ISSUES What's Happening to Housing Affordability  AARP Blog   The National Association of Realtors announced earlier this year that its Housing Affordability Index shows 2012 was a record year for housing affordability.  
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Environment & Ecology: Luring Developers To Rebuild On Polluted Land, How to Save Water Starved Cities, Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway

May 17, 2013
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  ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Luring Developers to Rebuild on Polluted Land  NPR Marketplace   When companies pack up and abandon places like apartment complexes, gas stations, factories, and rail yards, those properties often become what's known as a brownfield.  
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