Planetizen Interchange

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  • Added Sep 9, 2008
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Nov 16
Learning from TTI : This week, I finally got around to looking at the latest (2009) Texas Transportation Institute study on traffic congestion. (1) Two facts struck me as interesting.  First, the great congestion surg...
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Nov 16
Automobility and Freedom: Conflicts and Resolutions : Much of my work involves developing transportation demand management and smart growth policies which improve travel options (walking, cycling, public transit, carsharing, etc.), reform pricing and tra...
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Nov 15
Somewhere Between Blight and Gentrification... : Is there a happy medium between the run-down liquor store and the gourmet shop?  What is the best form of Main Street retail, as people move back to the city and re-emergent neighborhoods acquire sh...
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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....
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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....
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Nov 10
Prince Charles, Vancouverism, and the search for Sustainable Urbanism : This past Saturday, I had the honour of joining a select group of invited urbanists and sustainability experts, in a special dialogue put on by The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, and V...
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Nov 9
Class Conscience: When Is Clean-Slate Planning Okay? : My classmate was up in front of everyone, flapping and flailing, pleading his case and getting shot down at every turn. It was a bit like watching a train wreck in slow motion....
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Nov 6
Fleeting Design : If you’ve ever worked in distressed communities, you’ve faced the dilemma that there simply is no private market for what you want to see built.  You can chip away at the problem of vacant land with t...
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Nov 5
Public Options in Transit and Health Care : Over the next few months, Congress will continue to debate health insurance reform - and in particular, whether to create a "public option"- a government-financed insurance company which would compete...
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Nov 4
Let Me Clear My Throat : For those who either have been wondering about, or not regularly following, the private life and times of your correspondent, I believe some sort of explanation is in order for what appears to have be...
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Nov 2
Don't Bogart That Joint, My Friend : "Don't Bogart That Joint, My Friend" Lyrics: Lawrence Wagner Music: Elliot Ingber (on the soundtrack of "Easy Rider") Chorus Don't bogart that joint...
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Nov 2
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Transportation Policy : An important new book, Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research, and it’s summary report, The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transport...
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Oct 31
Mixing It Up at RailVolution : BOSTON -- If you've ever seen the bar menu at Trader Vic's then you know about such vague wonders as Tropical Passion, Moku Nani, and of course the Potted Parroti....
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Oct 27
Finding Planning Schools : Confused about where to study planning? Of course there’s the Planetizen guide but in the United States two free sources of information provide extensive lists of potential schools. read more...
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Oct 27
Halloween Costumes for Urban Planners - 2nd Edition : It's almost Halloween, and that means it's time to celebrate America's most important holiday by dressing up in a silly costume. But what's that? Tired of culturally relevant costumes?...
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Oct 27
Rea Vaya ("We are Moving") In South Africa : To celebrate an important victory a winning team sometimes parades around the arena with their coach on their shoulders as the fans cheer in adulation. Planners sometimes deserve similar treatment!...
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