Blogosphere: Freeway Removal Opportunity, De-Bikification Of Beijing, Exurban Decline, Urban Forests, Rural Housing Finance
April 10, 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: Freeway Removal Creates Opportunity The City Fix The famed U.S. intellectual Lewis Mumford once said, "Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends." The recently released report on freeway removal from by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and EMBARQ (the producer of this blog) seems to be getting a bit closer to that ideal.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: De-Bikification of Beijing The Atlantic Cities Just a few years ago, the streets of Beijing were clogged with so many bicycles that riders sailing through an intersection looked like a school of fish moving through the water. Today the cars have taken over. In fact, Beijing more and more is just another traffic-clogged city with Chinese characteristics... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Census and Exurban Decline DC Streetsblog Last week, the New York Times and USA Today reported that Census numbers had confirmed the death of the outer ring suburbs, or exurbs. The latest numbers, capturing the year (actually 15 months, April 2010 to July 2011) since the last Census, showed a major shift away from the settlement patterns from 2000 to 2010... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Many Meanings of an Urban Region The Naked City The recent news that the Charlotte "urbanized area" was No. 1 in rate of population growth 2000-2010 among U.S. urbanized areas of 1 million or more brought some local chest-thumping and in some quarters a bit of head-scratching... Read On |
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Blogosphere: High Cost of Losing Urban Trees The Atlantic Cities Every tree in urban Tennessee provides an estimated $2.25 worth of measurable economic benefits every year. Might not seem like a lot, but with 284 million urban trees in the state, the payoff's pretty big... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Calling All Community Foundations The HUDdle In the United States, community foundations serve tens of thousands of people, administer more than $49 billion in charitable funds, and address the core concerns of more than 725 communities and regions... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Fight to Save Little Tokyo The Atlantic Cities Little Tokyo, an important historic neighborhood of roughly five large city blocks, sits in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a short walk from the city's Civic Center. LA's iconic City Hall is easily visible from all over the district... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Washington U Building Project Urban Review StL In February Washington University made a big announcement regarding development in the Delmar Loop: "Washington University plans to remake a central part of the Delmar Loop with an $80 million project consisting of stores and apartments for about 550 students"... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Rural Communities and Housing Finance Creston News Advertiser A roundtable discussion on rural issues and challenges was held at The Iowana Thursday. United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Bill Menner was available at the discussion to answer questions about rural challenges in Creston and surrounding areas... Read On |
