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Houston: Mass Transit Eyed in Brazoria County Plan
Houston Chronicle
Plans for improving transportation in northern Brazoria County could include bringing mass transit to Pearland and Alvin. In Pearland, that could mean bringing a light rail line down from Houston and putting a station at the Lower Kirby Urban Center..
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Cincinnati: Mayor - Streetcar Isn't Either/Or
Cincinnati Enquirer
I appreciate The Cincinnati Enquirer once again expressing its opposition to the streetcar ("Streetcar: Stop," Sept. 30). I had hoped The Enquirer was serious last year when it said it was time to move on and instead focus on making sure the streetcar was done right. Wishful thinking...
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New York: Most Shared Songs in the Five Boroughs
Wall Street Journal
When it comes to music tastes in New York City, each borough jams to its own tune. Recently, the Swedish digital music service Spotify analyzed songs shared by its New York City users between July and September...
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Bay Area: Residents Fight Transit Village
The Daily Journal
The final environmental impact report for San Carlos' proposed Transit Village development is deficient and riddled with omissions about noise, parking and potential toxins, according to dozens of eastside residents who crowded a Planning Commission hearing last night...
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International: Residents Push for Preservation
Wall Street Journal
Like most Asian cities, Singapore is known for paving over its past in favor of tall skyscrapers and mega-highways. But increasingly its residents and some developers are cashing in on the city-state's rich historical heritage, as a preservationist ethos spreads more widely in Asia. ..
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National: Manhattan Project for Cities
Governing
In the 1940s, the military launched an audacious effort to unlock some of science's greatest secrets as part of a push to develop nuclear weapons. Thousands of scientists -- drawn by a combination of patriotism and the desire to work with some of the greatest minds in their field -- banded together to join the cause...
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National: Singapore Undergoes Glitzy Makeover
Wall Street Journal
For years, this affluent trade entrepôt was known as one of the sleepier cities in Asia-a nice place to live and work, but nothing compared with the flashy financial capitals of Hong Kong, London and New York...
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National: Mapping the Cost of Incarceration
NPR
In many neighborhoods, hard truths about day-to-day life - like violent streets or crumbling schools - are readily apparent to residents, but less obvious to city and state officials...
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Bay Area: Port Plan Shifted to Allow for Rising Sea
San Francisco Chronicle
While skeptics do their best to ignore our ever-more-tumultuous weather patterns, planners in coastal settings already are coping with the sea level rise that might result from climate change...
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