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Getting to smart growth relies on common sense, while staying with stupid growth thinking allows us to remain foolish
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space —
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While I mentioned this letter to the editor, " Smart Growth needs common sense ,"from the Gazette in a blog entry yesterday, I was thinking about it more this morning. For the most part, "growth" or new development, is going to happen--so long as it is supported by existing zoning--whether or not people want it. ...15 hours ago -
Smart growth is on track
Apostle Islands Navigator —
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Ten years after a state Legislature adopted a landmark law requiring all Wisconsin communities and counties to adopt a comprehensive plan for their communities by Jan. 1, 2010, most have done so.Yet at this 11th hour, many governments are still scrambling to adopt their plans in the next 30 days. Some of them will ...1 day ago -
Harlem Block Party: Entire Block of 135th Street Slated for Green Retrofits
greenbuildingsNYC —
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Some blocks get all the history. West 135th Street in Harlem, between 7th Avenue and Lenox, was one of the proudest blocks in the neighborhood during Harlems glory years. In 1910, the St. Philips Episcopal Church -- the wealthiest of uptowns black churches during that period -- bought the block of homes on 135th ...5 days ago -
Harlem Block to Make History – Again
New York City News Service - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism —
Authority: 521
Water doesn’t trickle down from the right basin of Jeanette Davis ‘ sink - it pours. Puddles have formed under the kitchen cabinet of her W. 135th St. apartment, and the 58-year-old recently used a broom to evict a live rat from her neighbor’s mailbox. “And this is what I go through every day,” she said. ...5 days ago -
Rising house prices not the result of a ‘strong market’ but of a totally malfunctioning market
Not PC —
Authority: 591
Bad as the Reserve Bank’s focus on bogus “ price stability ” is, which as Phil Goff bewailed last week it targets with the blunt instrument of interest rates, it turns out there is little it can do about housing prince inflation – but as we’ve explained many times before , and as Owen McShane ...6 days ago -
Streetcars Coming to Alexandria Too?
(Obsolete Feed) —
Authority: 567
Coming to a D.C. street near you: Washington’s streetcars are on their way from the Czech Republic. Everyone’s jumping on the bandwagon now. D.C.’s getting streetcar lines, as are Arlington and Fairfax, and now a group of Alexandria residents is hoping the idea will catch on there too. Last night, an ...1 week ago -
The Illusive Dream of Modern American Rail
TheCityFix.com —
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For a total of 7 minutes train geeks can rejoice while riding Amtrak’s Acela Express glides at 150 mph in America’s northeast corridor. That track, located in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, totals 18 miles and ...1 week ago -
NPU F rejects Beltline proposal for 10th and Monroe
Fresh Loaf —
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Residents say nein to more density at bustling intersection1 week ago -
Houston=Brooklyn? plus rankings, not-so-smart growth, anti-poverty incentives, mixed-use difficulties
Houston Strategies —
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Clearing out some smaller items: In case you missed it, Randal OToole had a must-read Sunday Chronicle op-ed on how smart growth would not save Houston from future Ashby high-rises, and in fact would create more. New Geography: Smart Growth loses Houston mayors race . Hat tip to Josh. Has anybody seen a chart ...1 week ago -
Techno Luxury in Berlin!
BerlinRomExpress —
Authority: 129
Next week I will attend the Techno Luxury conference in Berlin. I am quite curious to hear about this hybrid, fashion and technology. I strongly believe that hybrid products, hybrid jobs, hybrid services will shape our future and careers. Think about the smart phones. Or about Otto Bock’s new research center on ...2 weeks ago -
The End of the American Exurbs and the Death of Sprawl?
TheCityFix.com —
Authority: 502
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 much harder than urban ...2 weeks ago -
Interview with Paul Morris on Designing Healthy Communities
The Dirt —
Authority: 465
Paul Morris, FASLA, former president of ASLA, discusses recent efforts by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to fight widespread public health problems through healthy community design. Morris was invited by the CDC to participate in a select group advising on the development of a new center around healthy ...2 weeks ago -
Indiana Town Sees Canal as Sustainable Stormwater Management System and Economic Boost
The Dirt —
Authority: 465
Jeffersonville, Indiana, plans to change a street near the Ohio River into 40-foot wide canal and 3/4-mile pedestrian promenade. The plan is expected to improve the town’s ability to sustainably manage stormwater and enable pedestrians to more easily walk to stores and local attractions. The town’s mayor ...3 weeks ago -
The Smart Growth Manual
UrbanWorkbench —
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Smart Growth is slowly being recognized as having benefits outside of the usual talk of walkable neighbourhoods and streetscapes. This book, The Smart Growth Manual runs through the principles from the Regional context, the Neighbourhood, the Street, down to the Building design. If you are interested in New Urbanism, ...3 weeks ago -
Elections
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space —
Authority: 537
Just as when Bob Ehrlich, the Republican candidate, won the Governorship in Maryland in 2002 because he faced a weak Democratic candidate, I think the only thing that election results in Virginia (" GOP and McDonnell soar in Virginia " -- Post ) and New Jersey (" Christie bests Corzine in election for N.J. governor " ...3 weeks ago -
Remember the point about Montgomery County adjusting to a smart growth land paradigm
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space —
Authority: 537
Check out this pro-automobile editorial from the Gazette from a couple weeks ago, " Where we grow from here ." And this cartoon . (This is what I meant to blog about.) From the editorial: One of the main problems with the proposal is that some of the methods to encourage transit-oriented growth ...3 weeks ago -
Traffic Congestion Pricing Methods and Technologies
Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News —
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http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/41/45/26/PDF/2009-30.pdf Abstract: This paper reviews the methods and technologies for congestion pricing of roads. Congestion tolls can be implemented at scales ranging from individual lanes on single links to national road networks. Tolls can be differentiated by time of ...3 weeks ago -
Coralville council and Smart Growth workshop
Coralville Courier —
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A Smart Growth Public Workshop with members of the Coralville City Council in attendance will be held at the Coralville Public Library, lower level, 1401 5 th Street on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. This is a public input workshop regarding smart growth policy options and ...3 weeks ago -
Urban growth boundaries and success with "smart growth"
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space —
Authority: 537
Of course, with regard to the report mentioned in todays Post, you have to have a variety of tools in place to make better land use decision making possible. In Maryland, two counties, Baltimore and Montgomery , have relatively hard and fast "urban growth" boundaries, just like Portland, Oregon , even though in ...3 weeks ago -
The Kel Word: Walk This Way
Velvetpark | Dyke Culture in Bloom —
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Knowing I wanted to write an eco piece today, I first thought Id cover how Montana Senator Max Baucus is3 weeks ago
