Blogosphere: TOD In Hawaii, Transforming Houston Metro, Silicon Valley Shuttle Impact, 2013 Transit Openings, Innovation Investing
January 2, 2013
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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: Leveraging TOD in Hawaii Smart Growth America Blog Hawaii state agencies can leverage transit-oriented development to help deliver on many of Governor Abercrombie's economic development, quality of life and environmental protection goals, according to a new analysis from the state's Office of Planning and Smart Growth America's Leadership Institute... Read On |
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Commentary: New Approach to Transform Houston Metro Houston Chronicle George Greanias successfully righted the ship at Metro over the last three years, but his recent resignation as well as the general mobility referendum creates an opportunity for a pioneering new era at the transit agency... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Are Silicon Valley Shuttles Bad for SF? The Atlantic Cities Buses in this country have a bad rap. You can debate the nature and origin of the bus stigma, and many have, including on this site. But the bottom line is that in most parts of the country, the motor coach and its riders are not usually found at the top of the socioeconomic heap... Read On |
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Blogosphere: The AirBNB of Bikes Treehugger I've loved every chance I've gotten to ride a bike in a foreign city - though it isn't always easy. In Amsterdam, where bikes abound, there is a bike sharing program, as there is in Barcelona, Stockholm, Paris, and Berlin.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Who Owns the Street Outside Your House? The Naked City Blog Parking. It's a dilemma for cities, towns and even hamlets. The more you make accommodations for drivers (that is, most adults) who need to park vehicles, the uglier and less functional you are likely to make your city. .. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Transit Openings for 2013 Transport Politic This year, more than $64.3 billion worth of transit expansion projects will begin construction, continue construction, or enter into service in the United States. It's a huge investment, much of it the product of extensive state and local spending... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Light Rail City, Phoenix's Bad Frontages Price Tags About this time of year, Canadian sunbirds fly south to Phoenix. So we will too, and once on the ground will take a ride on Phoenix transit... Read On |
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Blogosphere: How Black Gentrifiers Affect Perception The Atlantic Cities The neighborhood of Bronzeville on the South Side of Chicago has been gentrifying now for more than a decade. Formerly boarded-up beautiful brick homes along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive have come to life... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Urban Morphology in Mexico City The Polis Blog Mexico City is a giant laboratory of urban morphology. Its 20 million residents live in neighborhoods based on a wide spectrum of plans. Here are some examples... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Top Built Environment Trends of 2012 Urban Times The past year has sparked a number of conversations about cities and the built environment; it seems that more than ever we are seeing people engage the places they live rather than waiting for community to form on its own. Here are a handful topics that received considerable attention in 2012... Read On |
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Blogosphere: A Balancing Act Like No Other ASLA Dirt Michael Grab has been creating unbelievable works of land art around Boulder, Colorado. Inspired by Yoda's maxim, "Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try," .. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Disruption Index: Moving to Happiness Next American City Poverty tends to concentrate and reinforce itself. This is no surprise to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has watched for decades as its housing projects devolved into pits of criminality and hopelessness... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Waller Creek Conservancy Next American City Waller Creek sneaks its way through Austin, winding through the University of Texas and slipping past the nearby statehouse, eventually ending up in Lady Bird Lake at the edge of downtown... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Amid Cuts, Invest in Innovation Brookings Contrary to the claims of some politicians and pundits, we can't cut our way to a strong economy. We need to get our fiscal house in order, to be sure. But we also need to invest in those key areas that can help boost the nation's growth, which is still the best way to erase the debt... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Death of the American Shopping Mall The Atlantic Cities America has too many malls. I've recently blogged that many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are being threatened with "economic destruction" by their advantaged online competition. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, anchorwoman Nicole Lapin asked about the implications of this dynamic on retail real estate... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Renters Waste More Energy Than Owners The Atlantic Cities Renting an apartment can seem like a compact, environmentally efficient way of living, but when it comes to energy use, that's not always the case. University of California, Berkeley economists Lucas Davis and David Levine recently found that renters are significantly less likely than homeowners to report having efficient Energy Star appliances.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: Sound Transit's TOD Policy Adoption Citizens for Modern Transit Seattle's Sound Transit has developed a transit oriented development policy to increase ridership "by promoting 'positive land use and development' within walking distance of transit facilities.".. Read On |
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Blogosphere: An Ode to Impermanence, Black Rock City Urban Times Undoubtedly, 2013 is a year that will require a lot of creative thinking on the part of our leaders-and ourselves-if we're to avoid financial and environmental crisis; so here's a little story about another way of life from which maybe we could all learn a thing or two... Read On |
