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In Senate committee hearing, advocates link transportation and land use, discredit O'Toole
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 07/08/2009 - 10:43amStreetsblog's Ryan Avent does an excellent job analyzing yesterday's hearing before the Se
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New numbers prove smart growth reduces CO2, cost-effectively
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 9:27amFor the most part, the climate change establishment - whether in government, industry, or the environmental community - has ignored the potential of land use strategies to provide significant reductio
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#cnu17 Lizz Plater-Zyberk on Coping With Climate Change
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 4:37pmThe climate change discussion always makes Lizz Plater-Zyberk think of two different aphorisms, she said Wednesday during the DPZ pre-Congress workshop on "Settlements for the 21st Century."
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Revitalizing Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine (Part 2 - the Neighborhood's Assets)
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 4:46pmLast week I wrote the first installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati’s remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.
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See a Google Earth Map, Location and Transportation Assets of an Entire City Declared "In Need of Redevelopment"
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 9:55amGoogle Earth Map Location and Transportation Assets of an Entire City Declared "In Need of Redevelopment"
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Ellen Dunham-Jones speaks mall retrofits on NPR
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 1:57pmTo the tune of Robin Sparkles’ “Let’s Go to the Mall,” Ellen Dunham-Jones recently spoke abo
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Prince's Foundation, Urban Design Associates win Scottish Planning Award
Submitted by HDittmar on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 12:37amA plan for the sensitive growth of a Scottish village by The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Enviornment and partners, has won a prestigious “Scottish Award for Quality in Planning”.
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Property Value Theory - Some useful terminology and observations on urban property values
Submitted by burlesona on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 4:57pmI've been developing a theory and some terminology that I find very helpful in explaining urbanism to developers, city officials, and others who "don't get it." Here's the gist of it, at the end you can find a link to my blog if you'd like to read a bit more.
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My Favorite Revitalization Story: the Rebirth of Old North St. Louis
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 2:24pmMy view is that no other single category of activity is more important to sustainable development than revitalization.
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When the market recovers, smartly located urbanism will claim a larger share. Here's why.
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:43amEven before the recession began, the market for residential and commercial property in the US was changing away from a model of unmitigated suburban sprawl and toward one of more central locations, ur
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