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A new theory of ancient cities
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sat, 09/01/2007 - 6:26pmA new theory of ancient cities
September 1, 2007
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer,By Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
...was a full-fledged urban center of about 325 acres. The finds, the researchers wrote, suggest that the study of early urban areas "must accommodate multiple model... read more »
EPA Urban Transportation Design Study in Governing Magazine
Submitted by crandell on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 4:46pmA study compared how well old-city street layouts handled traffic versus modern approaches. The results set off a firestorm.
From Governing Magazine
By ALEX MARSHALL
When I drive my neighborhood streets of Brooklyn, which were laid out more than a century ago in a grid style, it’s obvious: These c... read more »
Robin Roberts and Good Morning America welcome Pass Christian family to new Katrina Cottage
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 11:47amRobin Roberts was live in her hometown of Pass Christian, MS for the second day in a row today, commemorating the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's destructive collision with the Gulf Coast
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Looking at the big picture
Submitted by crandell on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 2:13pmPlanners say entire neighborhoods, not individual buildings, key to payoff of green principles
Charlotte Business Journal - July 6, 2007
by Bea Quirk
"One of the basic principles of ecology is that everything is connected -- that no part of the environment exists in a vacuum.
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A "Radical" Idea Whose Time Has Come: Lehrer News Hour Explores Bringing Down Seattle's Alaskan Way Freeway
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 11:47amMore and more Seattle residents are showing they are fed up with the domination of their potentially beautiful waterfront by a truck route.
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NJ: Affordable housing shift blocked by court
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 1:20amBy Tom Hester Jr.
Associated Press
TRENTON - A state appellate court yesterday ordered the state to reconsider a plan by a wealthy Monmouth County community to pay a poverty-laden nearby town to take on its affordable housing obligation, a decision hailed as crucial by affordable housing advocates. ... read more »
From NJ State Assemblyman Joe Roberts: NJ needs a new plan for affordable housing
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sun, 08/26/2007 - 12:33pmSunday, August 26, 2007
By JOE ROBERTS
For the Courier-Post
New Jersey needs a housing policy that promotes -- not prevents -- the ability of our residents to live where they work. Regional contribution agreements (RCAs) are a barrier to that goal.
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Sustainability and New Urbanism in the Third World
Submitted by Karja Hansen on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 4:52pmA recent article on WorldChanging.com brought up the subject of sustainable planning and building in third world regions. The article specifically discusses the October 15 8.0 earthquake in the Ica region of Central Andean Peru. The city of Pisco near the epicenter has reportedly lost 80 percent of... read more »
John Norquist's Letter to Editor (Chicago Tribune) on Highway Maintenance
Submitted by Joe Menard on Thu, 08/16/2007 - 10:43amIn "Bad transportation policy, at a price," Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman appropriately bemoans the federal funding of highway expansion over maintenance.
Federal funding favors spectacular expansion projects with attendant ribbon cuttings over routine inspection and maintenance that can h... read more »
Pittsburgh Planning Two Prominent Green Developments
Submitted by Joe Menard on Thu, 08/16/2007 - 10:38amIn the same vein as Portland and Denver, Pittsburgh is on its way to becoming an energy efficient city centered around green urbanism. This
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