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Jun 13
NYC: Colbert Gets in on This Whole Rabinowitz Thing
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It’s not quite as brilliant as Al Madrigal’s segment on the Daily Show last week, but Stephen Colbert’s riff on Dorothy Rabinowitz at the end of this clip is totally worth your time this morning....
Streetsblog
Jun 13
NYC: Today’s Headlines
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Barclays Center On-Site Parking Mostly Empty (NYT, AYR)
Looks Like Marty Golden Still Opposes Speed Cams Because He Thinks They Don’t Work (NY1)
Prendergast Confirmation Stonewalled by L.I....
Streetsblog
Jun 13
The Future Cities Are Smart Cities
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In the midst of rapid technological innovation, our cities are becoming “smarter.” We may have passed the first part of the digital revolution, but the fact stands that technology is now an inseparabl...
Global Site Plans: The Grid
Jun 13
Downtown garage owners seek demolition approval
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The owners of the Pryor Brown garage, at the corner of Church and Market streets, are seeking permission to demolish the building.
According to an agenda for next week's Downtown Design Review Board...
Property Scope
Jun 13
Thursday briefing
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New Knoxville position to help plan cycling, pedestrian routes. KNS
State: Ex-Knox County trustee Mike Lowe used title business to bilk taxpayers. KNS
Farragut to consider noise ordinance....
Property Scope
Jun 12
Oregon: Driving Downhill
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There’s a lot of history packed into this chart on Oregon’s vehicle trends: the seemingly relentless driving boom of the 1950s through 1990s; the decoupling of gasoline consumption from vehicle travel...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Jun 12
Meta-stuff
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Urban planners generally love densities....
Peter Gordon's Blog
Jun 12
Dumb Money, Day 3
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Let's summarize where we've been so far this week.
On Monday, we showed how banks and large investors have the capacity to leverage modest amounts of equity into large market positions by taking on de...
Strong Towns
Jun 12
Sightline Talks Bicycling
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Patrick Barber, flickr, used with permission.Next week I’ll be driving my SUV pedaling to the Bicycle Urbanism Symposium at the University of Washington in Seattle....
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Jun 12
Belmar by bus is easy, but RTD could make it easier
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It’s unfortunate that downtown Lakewood, aka Belmar, doesn’t have a stop on the new West light rail line. But RTD offers great bus service to Belmar from the Wadsworth light rail station....
DenverUrbanism
Jun 12
What Benefits Older People Benefits Everyone
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By 2050, one in five Americans will be 65 years of age or older, but, unfortunately, less than half of our country’s jurisdictions are prepared for this massive demographic shift....
ASLA.org - The Dirt
Jun 12
NYC: Today’s Headlines
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Bloomberg Unveils Storm Resiliency Plan (Observer, Post, News, WNYC, NYT)
WNYC Estimates That 10% of Citi Bike Stations “Flatline” Each Day; Post Notices Power Outages Too
Bay Ridge Community Board Co...
Streetsblog
Jun 12
Wednesday briefing
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Preserving the past: Historic cabins a family hobby. KNS
Report: TVA may host "open house" to display findings of archaeological dig at Locust and Summer Place....
Property Scope
Jun 12
Building Momentum for Bicycling in New Orleans
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This past May 2013, New Orleans received a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community award from the League of American Bicyclists. Undoubtedly, the award was well deserved....
Global Site Plans: The Grid
Jun 12
So, Who's That New San Diego Planning Director?
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On Tuesday, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced that he had selected Bill Fulton, this publication's founding editor and publisher, as the city's new planning director.
Rather than comment on this s...
California Planning & Development Report
Jun 12
So, Who's That New San Diego Planning Director?
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On Tuesday, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced that he had selected Bill Fulton, this publication's founding editor and publisher, as the city's new planning director.
Rather than comment on this s...
California Planning & Development Report Blogs
Jun 12
They’ll Do It Every Time
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A middle-class urban planner sees a working-class neighborhood and says, “I wouldn’t want to live there....
The Antiplanner
Jun 11
Ely Building sold
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It's not often that hockey sticks are the catalyst for Knoxville real estate deals, but a downtown gem is one exception.
The Ely Building, at 406 W....
Property Scope
Jun 11
Chris Jordan’s Journey
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Chris JordanEditor’s note: For information on our upcoming 20th anniversary speaker series event featuring Chris Jordan, see our earlier post here.
Chris Jordan is a renowned...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Jun 11
Demand for TIGER infrastructure funding remains strong
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applications for TIGER 2013 are in, and the conclusion is clear: America's
communities want to make their transportation infrastructure safer and more
effective, and they need Federal support to d...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Jun 11
Hard work
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This morning's WSJ includes "Rail Lines Bring Housing Clashes ......
Peter Gordon's Blog
Jun 11
NYC: Today’s Headlines
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Tri-State Links Fresh Direct Mitigation to Implementation of Sheridan Recommendations (MTR)
Woman Loses Leg on East Tremont Avenue in The Bronx After Driver Swerves Near Her (Post)
Off-Duty NYPD Cop A...
Streetsblog

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