Blogosphere: Rail & Development Potential, Demand For Walkable Development, GOP Urban Agenda, Tactical Urbanism
October 16, 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: Cost Savings from East Link Seattle Transit Blog Back in May, Sound Transit presented its first iteration of East Link cost savings options to slim down Bellevue's $60 million contingent contribution to a downtown tunnel. The ST Board advanced a few different options along three segments of the alignment for further study. .. Read On |
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Blogosphere: DEIS - LRT Will Reduce Dev Potential Net Density From the Southwest Transitway Draft EIS (page 5-18) in regard to the Nicollet/11th & 12th street alignments and their consistency with land use plans:.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: FHA Clears Way for Walkable Development DC Streetsblog Over the last five years America has seen an historic housing downturn, but the prevailing trend hasn't sapped demand for walkable, urban development, especially in many larger metros... Read On |
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Blogosphere: GOP Really Does Have Urban Agenda Next American City During his 1958 campaign for U.S. Senate, John F. Kennedy addressed a gathering of mayors in a speech entitled "Time for an Urban Magna Carta.".. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Tactical Urbanism, Cities for People The City Fix Tactical urbanism, or "D.I.Y. urbanism" is the small scale- and usually low cost- implementation of urban improvements in the public space. Mike Lyndon, one of the co-authors of Tactical Urbanism, elucidated the so called "pop-up" urban revitilization projects yesterday as part of an EPA sponsored lecture series on smart growth... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Conceit for Place as "Destination" Walkable DFW A week or so ago I was on a panel at the Dallas Center for Architecture regarding the future of Fair Park. The panel was organized by D Mag arts/culture editor Peter Simek who was inspired by my column from earlier in the year which explored the rise in crime in the nearby area.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: America's Truly Densest Metros The Atlantic Cities Economists and urbanists have long argued that density plays a key role in innovation and economic growth. As important as it is, density is a tough thing to measure. Metros come in different shapes as well as sizes.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Mission Meridian, Density Done Right Greater Greater Washington It's commonly accepted that we should build up around public transit, but how can you do it in a way that respects existing neighborhoods?.. Read On |
