Viewed on: Jul 3, 2009
12:05 PM
Buzzed driving and the 4th of July don't mix
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Today's message is simple, but it needs to be said:
We have much to celebrate this weekend, and we should celebrate safely.
Click on the "Play" arrow to hear a public-service a
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Welcome to the Fast Lane
08:27 AM
Informality, Enhanced
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Why is it that so many of the people out there studying/analyzing/writing about new urban trends, new technologies, new social configurations, etc.
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Where
05:35 AM
A few quick
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A few quick things while I have a signal here: I was very, very happy to see that The BLDGBLOG Book made it onto SEED Magazine's "Books to Read Now" list, and I enjoyed Jim Rossignol's h
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BLDGBLOG
05:35 AM
A few quick
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A few quick things while I have a signal here: I was very, very happy to see that The BLDGBLOG Book made it onto SEED Magazine's "Books to Read Now" list, and I enjoyed Jim Rossignol's h
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Bldgblog
12:35 AM
DeFazio’s Bright Idea
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As the Antiplanner previously noted, House Transportation Committee Chair James Oberstar (D-MN) and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) want to spend $500 billion on transport
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The Antiplanner
Jul 2
Open call to Paris
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I’ll be in Paris July 4 to 13, looking to meet with creatives that are interested in building a cultural exchange with creatives in other cities, especially via the creative community I’ve helped esta
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CoolTown Studios
Jul 2
My favorite square in Lausanne, Switzerland
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In the historic city center of Lausanne, Switzerland, an hour away from Geneva, the Place de la Palud seems to represent the heart of the town. With a ‘Fountain of Justice’ dating to 1557 and ho
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CoolTown Studios
Jul 2
Green Growing Power Surges in a City
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For Release Sunday, July 5, 2009
© 2009 Washington Post Writers Group
MILWAUKEE — Will Allen has a small but remarkable farm.
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Citiwire.net
Jul 2
Welcome to Citiwire.net — July 2, 2009
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Welcome to Citiwire.net! If local agriculture is to be a pillar of sustainable cities, it will take plenty of imagination–technical and social.
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Citiwire.net
Jul 2
Kids Steal the Show in 60th All America Cities
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For Release July 2, 2009
Citiwire.net
TAMPA — Meeting here in mid-June, the panel of judges for the 60th All America Cities awards–America’s premier civic recognition program–
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Citiwire.net
Jul 2
Air Resources Board May Assume OPR's Duties
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The California Air Resources Board will take over many duties of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) by the first of the year. read more
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California Planning & Development Report Blogs
Jul 2
Air Resources Board May Assume OPR's Duties
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The California Air Resources Board will take over many duties of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) by the first of the year. read more
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California Planning & Development Report
Jul 2
Carbon Tax Shift Gaining Favor Across Canada?
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As British Columbia acknowledges the one year anniversary of the landmark carbon tax shift policy, the revenue-neutral tax recently bumped prices at the pump from 2.4 cents to 3.6 cents a litre.
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Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Jul 2
Sanford Saga: No Crime Involved
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posted by Alan Greenblatt
Saying his agency doesn't "intend to be used in a political battle about the governor," Reggie Lloyd, head of South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Divisio
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Governing.com: 13th Floor
Jul 2
If LRT = elevator, then car = ?
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Thinking more about this post and letting my mind wander.
If LRT is like an elevator, what is the car equivalent of vertical transportation?
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Net Density
Jul 2
Forest and the Fast Lane
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When it comes to transition, it seems there is a lot to learn in Moscow. I'm currently writing from there, after a day of walking around and taking a few pictures.
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Where
Jul 2
Unpaving Philadelphia
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The Greenfield School in Philadelphia is re-doing a playground as part of a city water department pilot project to combat stormwater overflow, which overwhelms the city’s sewage system, and can
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ASLA.org - The Dirt
Jul 2
The Weekly Carnage
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The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up (a day early this week due to the holiday) of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region.
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Streetsblog
Jul 2
The Stages of Grief
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One analogy I've been playing with is to imagine a destabilized neighborhood as an individual suffering from mental instability.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
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Now in its second round of funding, the NSP has become a watchword among community development offices throughout the nation.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Unlikely Proposal
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Dan Kildee's recent comments about demolition activity in Flint have sparked discussions about razing entire blocks of housing.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Mallach on Stabalization
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Word for word the most interesting and forward-thinking commentator on this issue is Alan Mallach.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Vacant Properties :: Urban Opportunities
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Cities & counties throughout the nation are experiencing epic waves of mortgage foreclosure, new code enforcement challenges and fundamental restructuring of the economic landscape simultaneously.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
The dream of adaptive reuse
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Economic development offices generally operate with the goal of attracting and growing the number of commercial establishments in their jurisdictions.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Deconstruction vs. Demolition
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While these two words sound and look similar, the distinction is critical in terms of vacant structures.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Energy Production
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One way to demonstrate that vacant land in urban areas can become productive is to install the infrastructure necessary for energy generation or biofuel production.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Oh, Inverted World
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In the May 2009 issue of Urban Land, Fred Kent explores some of the opportunities that economic hardship presents to cities and neighborhoods:The current slowdown in development thus offers communitie
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Uneven Economic Landscape
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The hangover from this economic fiasco is not being distributed evenly across the nation. Brookings smartly shows that some metropolitan areas are doing well in spite of the national downturn.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Re-populating Flint one house at a time
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Why I Want to Buy a House in Flint :: Gordon Young's article in Slate describes his transition from the insanity of the San Francisco housing market to Flint, Michigan.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Foreclosure and Crime
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Dogbert knows it, researchers have shown it empirically, and neighborhoods across the nation are starting to feel the pressures of long term vacancy on crime rates.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Informal Structures
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Imagine a space where builders could truly recycle building materials and fabricate innovative structures.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
People-less Homes
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Yesterday's episode of NOW profiled Max Rameau, the head organizer of Take Back The Land. His organization has put homeless families into vacant, foreclosed homes for over 18 months.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Commercial Vacancy
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Patrick.net has not made his name by spreading cheerful news. Today's dose of unsettling news comes from the commercial real estate front.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Agricultural Uses
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Advocates for community gardening, urban farming, and other agricultural uses are already realizing some of the opportunities presented by vacant urban land.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Architects take on 'Creative Downsizing'
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AIA Michigan / Detroit put together a series of videos on creative downsizing in Southeast Michigan this May. The videos consist of a panel discussion with Raymond Cekauskas, Frank X.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
Jul 2
Perspectives on Demolition and Foreclosure
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Yesterday's New Geography article Shrinking the Rust Belt highlighted five policy points that should be in federal legislation aimed at downsizing industrialized metro areas.
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Vacant Property: Urban Opportunities
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