Nov 13
China FAQs: Cities and Transport : The World Resources Institute yesterday released a new English-language Web site, ChinaFAQs.org, dedicated to answering questions about climate change and energy in China. ...
The City Fix
Nov 13
Planning director lacks authority to modify zoning map to conform to legal description : About 20 acres of the company’s 63-acre tract were zoned for general business use in 1974 when the zoning map was based on 1955 aerial photos.  The balance was zoned for residential-agricultural use.  ...
Law of the Land
Nov 13
Welcome to Citiwire.net — November 13, 2009 : Welcome to Citiwire.net! The Citistates Group is pleased to welcome one of America’s most skilled practitioner of intergovernmental arts, David Warm of the Mid-America Regional Counc ...
Citiwire.net
Nov 13
Great Regions, Great Neighborhoods: Two Sides of the Same Coin? : For Release Friday, November 13, 2009 Citiwire.net Regional and neighborhood efforts are typically viewed as opposite challenges. ...
Citiwire.net
Nov 13
Combatting Youth Violence — Intervene Early, Decisively : For Release Sunday, November 15, 2009 © 2009 Washington Post Writers Group CHICAGO — There’s no escaping the horror of urban neighborhood violence–the thoughtless beatings and killings, codes of silen ...
Citiwire.net
Nov 13
The City and its Flooded Double : [Image: "Aqualta: 5th Avenue & 35th Street, NYC," by Studio Lindfors; view larger].Studio Lindfors—of Cloud Skippers and Cloud City fame—have released a stunning new series of images, pu ...
Bldgblog
Nov 13
Transit in Trouble Where You Live : Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: We love transit. Love love love. But that's why we hate it so much when transit infrastructure and transit riders are neglected. And they are. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
Help Uncover the Truth About Traffic Violence : Want to channel your anger over pedestrian and cyclist crashes into productive action? Livable Streets member BicyclesOnly has a plan for you. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
Your Dot: On Mobbed Owls and Blog Discourse : On owls, mobs, climate and blog discourse ...
Dot Earth
Nov 13
The City and its Flooded Double : [Image: "Aqualta: 5th Avenue & 35th Street, NYC," by Studio Lindfors; view larger].Studio Lindfors—of Cloud Skippers and Cloud City fame—have released a stunning new series of images, pu ...
BLDGBLOG
Nov 13
The Omnibus Roundup – Coney deal, stalled sites, canal plans, interstate adaptive reuse, biking rules : New York Aerial Photography – Coney Island from Jason Lam on Vimeo. The city has been abuzz with news of the Bloomberg administration’s $95.6 million deal with Thor Equities for 6.9 acres in ...
Urban Omnibus
Nov 13
The Turbulence Biennial : While I'm on the subject of events, I'll be speaking at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design this coming Monday, November 16; I'm giving a talk called The Turbulence Biennial. ...
Bldgblog
Nov 13
Status Report: DOT Considering Bike Facilities in East Side BRT Plan : A quick update on the status of bike infrastructure in the city's plans for the East Side. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
The Turbulence Biennial : While I'm on the subject of events, I'll be speaking at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design this coming Monday, November 16; I'm giving a talk called The Turbulence Biennial. ...
BLDGBLOG
Nov 13
World Bank Development Marketplace Selects 26 Winning Climate Change Adaptation Projects : The World Bank Group’s Development Marketplace, an innovative global competition, released the list of 26 winning climate change adaptation projects. ...
ASLA.org - The Dirt
Nov 13
Advisory committee to seek a brighter future for US aviation : Yesterday we hosted the Administration’s first forum on the future of the U.S. aviation industry. ...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Nov 13
DOT Says Inwood Bike Shelter Didn’t Get Enough Use : Impromptu bike parking on Dyckman Street after the de-installation of a bike shelter, which for a year stood on the fresh patch of concrete in the background. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
The Weekly Carnage : The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
Bus Rapid Transit Designs for East Side Avenues Still in Flux : Earlier this week DOT and the MTA showed plans for Bus Rapid Transit on the east side of Manhattan to the Seaport/Civic Center committee of Community Board 1. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
The Future of American High Speed Rail: Regional and Slow : During his dramatic presentation last April, President Barack Obama laid out a bold vision for high speed rail in America. ...
Planetizen Interchange
Nov 13
A Carrot for 'Real' Comment Contributors : A way to give more prominence to Dot Earth readers who show themselves. ...
Dot Earth
Nov 13
Japan's Budget Review May Rein in Whaling : Japan ponders budget cuts that may limit whaling, but campaigners prepare to harass its fleets regardless. ...
Dot Earth
Nov 13
The Kelo v. New London in a new light : Pfizer said it would pull 1,400 jobs out of New London within two years and move most of them a few miles away to a campus it owns in Groton, Conn., as a cost-cutting measure. ...
Urban Planning Blog
Nov 13
Planetizen Post: American ‘High Speed’ Rail Will Be Regional and Slow : See my latest Planetizen article: “The Future of American High Speed Rail: Regional and Slow“ ...
The Goodspeed Update
Nov 13
Green Construction Will Add $554 Billion to U.S. GDP by 2013, Create 8 Million New Jobs : A new study released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Booz Allen Hamilton concludes that green building will add $554 billion to the U.S. ...
ASLA.org - The Dirt
Nov 13
Guest Blogger Alan Mallach: The Investors Are Back – What Does This Mean for Neighborhood Stabilization? : The large-scale movement of investors back into the real estate market has become a major issue in a lot of cities trying to implement strategies under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). ...
NHC Open House Blog
Nov 13
Message to Florida DOT: Time for Real Change Is Now : Today on the Streetsblog Network, we've got a powerful demand for safer streets in Florida. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
Today’s Headlines : No Mention of Separated Bus Lanes as MTA and DOT Pitch BRT to Manhattan CB1 (Downtown Exp) Bring on the Protected Bike Lanes for the East Side (Our Town) DOT Presents Package of Changes fo ...
Streetsblog
Nov 13
Agents on campus : I thought it was time I started exploring Repast Simphony and GIS data for US. ...
GIS and Agent-Based Modelling
Nov 13
Colorado State Senator Sets New Bar in Calling-Obama-a-Terrorist Contest : posted by Zach PattonPresident Obama's critics have accused him of being a Socialist, a Communist, a Fascist and, yes, a terrorist. ...
Governing.com: 13th Floor
Nov 13
The Kelo Conceit : It is hard not to gloat over the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s infamous Kelo decision. ...
The Antiplanner
Nov 12
Brazil moves to implement nationwide ISO 18000 6C sticker tag for vehicle ID - toll potential too : Brazil's federal legislature has voted final approval to implement plans for a nationwide automatic vehicle identification system based on the RFID ISO 18000 6C (6C) sticker tags. ...
Toll Roads News
Nov 12
Due Process Required When Imposing Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations : Post, was the owner of numerous rental properties in Tacoma, twenty-four of which were found to be in violation of city ordinances because they were substandard or in some cases derelict. ...
Law of the Land
Nov 12
The End of the American Exurbs and the Death of Sprawl? : It’s a common refrain among Smart Growth advocates across the United States that goes something like this: “The fallout from the economic crisis is hitting far out suburban and exurban communities muc ...
The City Fix
Nov 12
New Article on Climate Change and Local Planning and Regulations : A series of articles are being published from a number of different law reviews representing research conducted at the Government Law Center earlier this year. In Sustainability and Land Use Plann ...
Law of the Land
Nov 12
Vice President Biden announces DOT approval of over 10,000 Recovery Act projects : Today, in the words of Vice President Joe Biden, we passed "a significant milestone on the road to recovery."It was my great fortune to be by the Vice President's side today when he announced that in ...
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Nov 12
The essence and future of TX vs. CA : I know there have been a lot of articles and references to Texas vs. ...
Houston Strategies
Nov 12
An empty city for sale : If we needed any further confirmation that China is the champion builder of sprawl in this decade (sorry America, you don’t even come close against things like Dubai Marina), this reporter traveled to ...
Emergent Urbanism
Nov 12
Calling All Women: Finding the Forgotten Architect : by Alexis GregoryLook around you. How many women do you see in your architecture office? ...
AIArchitect
Nov 12
Eyes on the Street: Access Denied : Photo: GothamistHere's another case of dangerously uncivil servitude, via Gothamist's John Del Signore, who came upon an Access-A-Ride driver parked in the elevated Sands Street bike lane. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 12
Voices on Copenhagen and Beyond : A gallery of wishes and concerns related to impending talks over a new climate treaty. ...
Dot Earth
Nov 12
FHA Audit Finds No Need for Taxpayer Support, Toll of Crisis on Agency’s Reserves Illustrates Its Pivotal Recovery Role : Statement by Conrad EganPresident and CEO of the National Housing Conference"The Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) annual audit released today confirms that with $31 billion in total reserves the ...
NHC Open House Blog
Nov 12
Part I of II: Guest Blogger Paul Graziano - HOPE VI and Beyond, The Baltimore Experience : In the recently published From Despair to Hope, Secretary Henry Cisneros recalls his visit to Lexington Terrace in Baltimore, where he and then Mayor Kurt Schmoke were urged by the police not to enter ...
NHC Open House Blog
Nov 12
How Carbon Markets Work In RGGI : With all the hand-wringing over the alleged risk of market manipulation in cap and trade, you'd almost forget that the United States already has a carbon cap and trade program up and running. ...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Nov 12
Civil Servants Behaving Badly, With Deadly Results. What Can Be Done? : The killing of Seth Kahn by MTA bus driver Jeremy Philhower was the fourth instance in a recent spate of pedestrian deaths at the hands of public employees, either on or off the job. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 12
Streetfilms: Bill Lind, a Conservative Voice for Transit : At last month's Rail-Volution conference in Boston, Streetfilms was able to grab a few moments with William Lind, a politically conservative transit advocate and former congressman. ...
Streetsblog
Nov 12
Senators Propose Prizes for Capturing CO2 : Two senators introduce a plan to offer awards for extracting carbon dioxide from the air. ...
Dot Earth
Nov 12
Bolder Plans, Bigger Dreams : This year is the centennial of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago, a landmark in the world of urban planning. ...
Planetizen Op-Eds
Nov 12
Prisoners of The Village : You don't know how you get there, but you're there. And you can't leave. You're a prisoner among hundreds of other prisoners, but you're the only one who knows it. Or at least you think you know it. ...
Planetizen Interchange
Nov 12
State DOT’s Misplaced Priorities: Widening Highways While Bridges Crumble : Earlier this week we asked why the state Department of Transportation still thinks it's a good idea to widen highways in the middle of dense urban neighborhoods. ...
Streetsblog
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