Blogoshere: Copenhagen Difference, Robert Moses Effect, Toronto Green Roof Policy, Really Compact Building
April 26, 2012
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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. |
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Blogosphere: Why Streets of Copenhagen are Different The Atlantic Cities Yesterday, I wrote about how the streets of cities in the United States were transformed over time into the exclusive province of cars. Fundamental changes in infrastructure and in law have solidified an attitude of resignation to the idea that people on foot or on bikes will inevitably be struck by vehicles... Read On |
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Blogosphere: The Robert Moses Effect The Business Insider History presents a lot of patterns we can learn from, if you examine them closely. Lately, I've been talking a lot about the "Robert Moses Effect"... Read On |
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Blogosphere: HSR Calculation Conversion Errors Systemic Failure In 2009, Mikhail Chester and Arpad Horvath of Berkeley's Institute for Transportation Studies published a paper entitled "Life-cycle assessment of high-speed rail: the case of California" in the academic journal Environmental Research Letters... Read On |
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Commentary: If We Cut HUD, Keep Best Programs Bloomberg Mitt Romney suggested last week that the Department of Housing and Urban Development "might not be around later." Predictably, this set off a minor firestorm. Eliminating every HUD program would be unwise and inhumane, but the best ones could be saved even if the department were shuttered... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Deconstructing Minnesota Sports Complex Transportationist The Minnesota Sports Complex, like an inferiority complex, plagues the state. If we in Greater>>MSP lack one pro sports team in the Big Four, we are inferior to big cities who have all four teams, like Los Angeles, or New York (er. New Jersey)... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Toronto's Green Roof Policy The Atlantic Cities In January of 2010, Toronto became the first city in North America to require the installation of green roofs on new commercial, institutional, and multifamily residential developments across the city... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Playa Vista Overcomes Obstacles ASLA Dirt Once mired in litigation and always fraught with controversy, Playa Vista, a 1,000-plus acre wetland, residential community, and commercial development in western Los Angeles, may now be considered a success story... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Building Compact, Really Compact The Polis Blog A city's compactness is a compromise. On one side, a city can be spread-out - giving the advantages of cheap construction costs and plenty of green areas and roads, but also long commutes and dependence on cars... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Is the Heat Island Good for Trees? The Atlantic Cities Cities, with their hard surfaces and black streets, are really good at soaking up solar energy. These sorts of surfaces retain heat, making them markedly warmer than less paved areas, in a process known as the urban heat island effect.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Washington State Considers TIF The Next American City Among the significant changes needed to update Washington state's 123-year-old Constitution is amending it to allow for Tax Increment Financing (TIF), a public-development tool available in 48 other states (Arizona is the other state with no TIF)... Read On |
