Blogosphere: Mica's Fingerpointing, Light-Weight Train Waivers, Boston Parking, Creative Placemaking Grants, China's Smog City
June 13, 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: Where is John Mica? DC Streetsblog Over the past month or two, I couldn't help noticing that Rep. John Mica, chair of the Transportation Committee in the House, seemed completely consumed with fingerpointing at federal agencies. While the country's transportation programs neared a crisis point.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Road Width vs Actual Road Use Amateur Planner When I was researching information about the new green housing development in Brighton I found some interesting numbers regarding the traffic on Commonwealth Avenue... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Under Analysis, Highway Exp Loses Appeal DC Streetsblog Despite the common refrains about transportation spending creating jobs, most states don't actually give serious thought to the economic impact of transportation projects... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Odd Council Vote Based in LRT Politics Naked City A source with good Charlotte City Council information tells me this morning it's highly likely the bizarre 6-5 City Council vote Monday night to spike the proposed city budget (but proposing no other budget, either) was related to an attempt in the N.C. Senate to kill any state funding for Charlotte's Blue Line Extension project... Read On |
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Blogosphere: FRA "Expedites" Waiver Process Systemic Failure The good news: the FRA has created an "expedited" process for transit agencies to get waivers on running modern light-weight trains. The bad news: the process still takes three years to complete:.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Boston Doesn't Need More Parking Boston Inno Sometimes finding a parking spot in Boston feels like trying to find a needle in a haystack. From space. When it's really cloudy out. It can be frustrating and result in parking illegally and getting ticketed or towed... Read On |
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Opinion: Why Baby Boomers Should Embrace Change Washington Post Long associated in the popular mind with social and political change, the baby boomers are about to confront the biggest change in the American fabric in their lifetimes: our country's new demographics. And they're not ready... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Grants for Creative Placemaking Art Place The restoration of a Memphis bluesman's home into an interactive music center... an art installation of aerial "nets" stretching across a Philadelphia pier where new development is happening.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Tools for Sustainable Affordable Housing @ The Horizon Two new resources explore answers to these questions, helping affordable housing organizations and nonprofits be more sustainable in challenging economic times. These papers are part of our new Building Sustainable Organizations series, and were used as part of two workshops with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in Los Angeles and San Francisco... Read On |
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Blogosphere: China's Smog City, 20X US Dust Limit Grist At about 2 a.m. local time Monday morning, a dense smog began to cover the province. By early afternoon, it reached its peak density in the land-locked city of Wuhan itself... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Gentrification, Not Just About White People Next American City What is gentrification, and how much of it has to do with race versus class? It's a question that often goes unanswered in both local and national debates on the issue. The confusion leads many to the reductionist belief that more white people in an urban neighborhood implies gentrification, while fewer white people.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Why Congress Must Save the ACS DC Streetsblog As if the drama surrounding the reauthorization weren't enough, there is another transportation battle brewing between the House and Senate. Last month, the House voted to eliminate funding for the American Community Survey.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Shifts to Infill to Ride Out the Storm Better Cities and Towns When I ran into Steve Maun a few weeks ago, I asked how Warwick Grove, his traditional neighborhood development 55 miles north-northwest of Midtown Manhattan, was faring. "Getting people to come out to Warwick to buy homes is like pulling teeth," he candidly replied... Read On |
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Blogosphere: How Urban Design Affects Tensions Atlantic Cities Building a new, improved pedestrian bridge between a Catholic neighborhood and a Protestant one in Belfast, Northern Ireland, must have seemed like a good idea back in 2007... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Can Seattle Make Sustainability Legal Sightline Daily Seattle is a city paved with good intentions. Take a look at our plans and our resolutions and you'll find three values common to just about everybody here, political leaders and residents alike: economic opportunity, environmental leadership, and social justice... Read On |
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Blogosphere: St. Louis is Not Detroit St. Louis Public Radio Over the past four decades Richard Baron has made a name for himself as a pioneering developer of blighted urban neighborhoods. Baron's firm, McCormack Baron Salazar has completed scores of projects in St. Louis and across the Midwest. As a native of Detroit, Mich., Baron came to Missouri in the late 1960s... Read On |
