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Urbanism & Design: Disappearing World Heritage Sites, Making Homes Accessible, Why Cities Flood, Beltlines Beyond Atlanta, Women & Building Design

May 17, 2013
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Atlanta, Climate Change, Georgia, Health & Environment, housing, State Policy, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urbanism & Design, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
URBANISM & DESIGN Ten Disappearing World Heritage Sites  USA Today   Standing atop the ramparts of China's Great Wall. Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. These are the giants of our collective imagination, the plumes in our travel cap.  
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Urban Issues: Housing Affordability, Atlanta Beltline Internet Incentive, Nashville Mixed-Income Plan, Twitter & Geography Of Communication

May 17, 2013
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Affordability, Atlanta, California, Demographics, Federal Policy, Georgia, housing, Houston, Nashville, San Diego, State Policy, Stockton, Tennessee, Texas, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form
  URBAN ISSUES What's Happening to Housing Affordability  AARP Blog   The National Association of Realtors announced earlier this year that its Housing Affordability Index shows 2012 was a record year for housing affordability.  
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Transport: Metra Leery of WiFi Costs, Salt Lake Freeway Revolt, GOP Opposition VA Highway Plan, Urban Cycling Hall Of Fame

May 16, 2013
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bicycles, Charlotte, Chicago, Commuter Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Illinois, North Carolina, Salt Lake City, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, urban, Utah, Virginia, Washington
TRANSPORT Metra Leery of WiFi Costs  Chicago Tribune   Nearly half of riders use electronic devices, study finds, but providing wireless service on trains would be expensive, technologically difficult
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Urban Issues: 'Aspiring' To Gentrification, Merging City-County Econ Dev Agency, Calif. Struggling Cities, Developers Don't Innovate

May 16, 2013
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Affordability, Bay Area, California, Demographics, Development & Redevelopment, Heavy Rail, housing, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Missouri, North Carolina, Raleigh, San Francisco, St. Louis, State Policy, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, Transit, urban, Urban Form, Zoning & Coding
URBAN ISSUES Cities Don't "Aspire" to Gentrification  Better Institutions   In a recent article posted on New Geography, Aaron M. Renn asks what seems to be a fairly straightforward question: "Why Gentrification?" But unlike most writing on the subject, the question isn't why it happens or how to avoid it, but why cities aspire to it.
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Transport: West Salt Lake Transpo Options, NY Bike Share Rack Resistance, National Household Travel Survey, Young Driving Habits & Aging Impact

May 15, 2013
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Atlanta, Austin, bicycles, Commuter Rail, Demographics, England, Georgia, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, housing, London, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New York, New York State, Pedestrians & Walkability, Performance, Salt Lake City, St. Paul, State Policy, Streetcar, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Travel Behavior, Twin Cities, UK, Utah
TRANSPORT No Freeway in West Salt Lake May Be Best Choice  Salt Lake Tribune   A freeway to carry heavy traffic north and south though west Davis County has been on Utah Department of Transportation drawing boards for years. The agency is ready to release its draft environmental impact study and name its preferred route.
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Urban Issues: Wisconsin Vs. Milwaukee, Obama Brand Of Regionalism, Housing Supply & Prices, Detroit's Terrible Finances, Science & Lethality Of Loneliness

May 14, 2013
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Affordability, Detroit, Development & Redevelopment, Federal Policy, housing, Michigan, Milwaukee, Regional Planning, Seattle, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, Transit, Transit Funding, urban, Urban Form, Washington, Wisconsin
URBAN ISSUES Is Wisconsin State Legislature at War with Milwaukee?  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, via: @urbanophile   Even before such hot topics as residency and a proposed streetcar came before the …
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Transport: India's Electric Vehicle Future, Financing Infrastructure, Essential Zurich Transit, Dedicated Lanes Speed SF Bus Lines

May 13, 2013
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Amsterdam, Bay Area, bicycles, California, Charlotte, DC, England, Highways & Automobiles, India, London, Netherlands, North Carolina, Performance, San Francisco, State Policy, Streetcar, Switzerland, Texas, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, UK, Washington DC, Zurich
TRANSPORT Future of India Depends on Electric Vehicles  Business Standard   Public transport is very crucial for a nation as it provides access to employment, community resources, medical care and recreational opportunities.
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Transport: Shanghai Monorail, Megabus 25M Rides, Making City Bike-Friendly, BRT In China, Bottineau LRT OK'd

May 10, 2013
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Bay Area, bicycles, Boise, Brooklyn Park, bus, Bus Rapid Transit, California, China, England, Heavy Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Idaho, London, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, San Francisco, Shanghai, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Design, Transit Funding, UK, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Shanghai Thinking Monorail  China Daily   Shanghai is likely to introduce the country's first suspended monorail train by 2015 to improve the city's worsening traffic congestion and pollution levels.
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Urban Issues: City Data Projects, State & Local Outlook Bleak, Income & Transpo Routes, Health Care & Urbanization

May 10, 2013
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Bay Area, Boston, California, Dubuque, Federal Policy, health, Health & Environment, HUD, Iowa, Massachusetts, State Policy, tracks, Tracks Urban Issues, urban, Urban Form
URBAN ISSUES Cities Ramp Up Data Projects, Innovation  Governing   Dubuque, Iowa, has a population of just under 60,000, but it's doing something few other cities of its size have ever tried. It's embedding technology in utility meters to collect and analyze water, gas and electricity use
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Transport: Bike Infrastructure Debate, Oakland Streetcar Study, Spanish HSR Lessons, Milwaukee Streetcar Plan Threatened

May 9, 2013
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Arizona, Australia, Bay Area, bicycles, California, Commuter Rail, England, EU, Federal Policy, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Highways & Automobiles, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New York, New York State, Oakland, Parking, Seattle, Spain, State Policy, Streetcar, tracks, Tracks Transport, Transit, Transit Funding, Tucson, UK, Washington, Wisconsin
TRANSPORT Bike Infrastructure Debate Settled  Streetsblog Net   For decades, cyclists bickered amongst themselves about the efficacy and safety of bike infrastructure. With the proliferation of protected bike lanes in recent years, however, everyone can see that predictions about bike lanes making streets more dangerous for cycling simply didn't come to pass.
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