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Quote of the Day

May 24, 2013|Architect's Newspaper
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"Though not completely erased, the use of fluorescent tubes and glaring security lights has been scaled back and in their place is a growing appreciation for sensitive, appropriate, and considered lighting. The arbiters of this decades-long shift are lighting designers." Read On
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Transport: I-5 Bridge Collapse, Bikeshare & Bike Ownership, Empty Infrastructure, Cleveland 'Opportunity Corridor'

May 24, 2013
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bicycles, California, Cleveland, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, Highways & Automobiles, Houston, Light Rail, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, New York State, Ohio, Seattle, State Policy, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Washington, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Section of I-5 Bridge Collapses in Washington State  Los Angeles Times   Nobody dies as people and vehicles are plunged into the Skagit River. Witnesses say an oversize load on a truck hit the bridge before a large section collapsed.
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Urbanism & Design: China's New Urbanism, Lighting Designers Change Cities, Sunbelt Suburbs Show New Life, Decrepit Beauty

May 24, 2013
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Austin, China, Dallas, DC, Development & Redevelopment, Highways & Automobiles, Nashville, New Urbanism, San Marcos TX, Smart Growth & Sprawl, Tennessee, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, Transit, Transit Supportive Density, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
URBANISM & DESIGN Peter Calthorpe on New Urbanism in China  China Morning Post (Translated)   (Can be a bit hard to read but is interesting) A car in swarms, and complain about urban traffic congestion, poor air quality.
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Urban Issues: China US Buying Spree Coming, Loneliness & Public Policy, New Census Numbers, Baby-Boom Looming Impact

May 24, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES China Has Too Much US Debt, Real Estate Buys Coming  Quartz, via: @rpuentes   China has $3.4 trillion in foreign currency reserves, and they appear to be burning a hole in the central bank's proverbial pocket.
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Environment & Ecology: How Seattle Thwarts Innovative Building

May 24, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY How Seattle Thwarts Innovative Building  City Tank   Seattle prides itself on its forward green thinking. However, it lags terribly behind on forward green doing. Why is that?
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Quote of the Day

May 23, 2013|Brent Todarian, Huffington Post
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"Can you have revitalization, reinvestment, renewal without some level of gentrification? Probably not, as any perceived improvement in the eyes of the marketplace changes the economics."  Read On
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Transport: Freight & Urban Mobility Plans, Foxx Confirmation, Bike Share & Driving Reduction, Event Ticket Transit Funding

May 23, 2013
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TRANSPORT Why Do We Not Integrate Freight Planning?  The Atlantic Cities   In the grand scheme of urban mobility, it's easy to lose track of commercial freight movement. Commuters are the primary source of traffic coming into and out of the city, and parking causes much of the street-to-street congestion within it.  
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Urbanism & Design: Urbanizing Where We Are, Obamacare's Impact On Land Use, NJ Urban Hub Tax Credits, Food Demographics

May 23, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN How Can We Urbanize Where We Are?  Bacon's Rebellion   Around the country, local governments are proposing plans to re-develop aging office parks as urban-style, mixed-use complexes, reports the Wall Street Journal, which cited the Innsbrook office park in Henrico as a case in point.  
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Urban Issues: Small Grants Aid Cities, Oregon Redevelopment Tax Shift, Lessons From Harlem, DC Food Truck Politics

May 23, 2013
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DC, Development & Redevelopment, housing, Livability & Sustainability, Missouri, New York, New York State, Oregon, Portland OR, Schools, St. Louis, State Policy, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form, Washington DC
URBAN ISSUES Using Small Grants to Push Cities Forward  Janis Foster, via: @tarapham   I was so excited this week when I spotted info about the City of St. Louis' Sustainable Neighborhood Small Grant Competition and can't wait to tell you why.  
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Environment & Ecology: LA Mayor & Clean Energy, UK Collapsing Biodiversity, Preserving Nigeria's Evil Forests

May 23, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Could New LA Mayor Spur Clean Energy Boom  Next City   Eric Garcetti became the first elected Jewish mayor of Los Angeles today.  
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