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• Its very very very hard, but sometimes you get quality urban infill

  
  Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space — Authority: 536
  14th and U Streets NW, circa 1950s, Scurlock Studios photo, National Museum of American History. Older intact commercial buildings at 14th and P Streets NW When I first started being involved in revitalization issues I had plenty to learn. At the outset--remember that it was not until 2003 that ...
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• Fab Gift Guide: The Stylin Eco Babe

  
  FabSugar — Authority: 667
  I used to have a hard time finding cute, eco-friendly holiday gifts for my green friends, but not anymore. This year, the stylin eco babe will receive a wave of slick and sustainable gifts via bamboo scarves, recycled leather skirts, funky organic frocks, and conflict-free jewels. My planet-friendly BFF would love ...
  5 days ago

• North America cities that have (or had) a pedestrian mall

  
  UrbanReviewSTL — Authority: 130
  Friday I asked for help with information on 60 former pedestrian malls ( see post ).  Readers responded with helpful information.  Today I’m sharing my complete list of cities that have or had a pedestrian mall built during the period 1959-1984.   A few cities are listed twice because they had two pedestrian ...
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• Asia Cast for Monday 23rd November

  
  Asia Cast — Authority: 127
  Although China says the one-child-policy is voluntary, sadly, evidence shows it is often coerced and many times a violent process. (By Micah Sittig/Flickr) In this Bulletin… - China’s coercive and often violent family population control measures; - Japan’s deflationary economy; and - Sydney, Australia ...
  1 week ago

• Call for Papers: MillionTreesNYC Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecology Research Symposium

  
  The Dirt — Authority: 465
  According to MillionTreesNYC , the purpose of its 2010 research symposium, which will be held March 5-6 in New York City, is to showcase “research and projects that contribute to knowledge on urban landscapes, green infrastructure, and public health in cities and urban areas.” The organization is soliciting ...
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• Help needed with info on sixty former pedestrian malls

  
  UrbanReviewSTL — Authority: 130
  The topic of my capstone (thesis) for my Masters in Urban Planning is the pedestrian mall.  I’ve taken on the ambitious task of documenting every pedestrian mall built in North America between 1959-1984.  So far I have documentation on 135 pedestrian malls created during this 25-year period.  Of those I know ...
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• Evolution of a Block

  
  CityKin — Authority: 131
  When I was looking through the Sanford Insurance maps of the Washington Park area, I was struck by the fact that there is a tendency to remove whole blocks of smaller, diverse buildings and replace them with much larger, single use structures. Then it would just so happen that I came across a student who documented ...
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• Karanataka’s urban development plan seeks balance

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Karnataka government has to walk a tightrope so that the state gets over its Bangalore-centric development without hurting the nation’s IT capital. It hopes to do this through the new Karnataka Urban Renewal Mission, on the lines of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission ...
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• Community Renewal Projects | GHC Africa

  
  Search Engine South Africa — Authority: 152
  With the country of South Africa undergoing some very hard times in recent times gone by, much of the country and the communities living in it have been irreparably damaged, with the hope of better days to come not seeming to even come through in their mind’s eye of the future. Striving to make a better future for ...
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• Development Battles: Massive Chunk of LES Continues Toward 100 Years of Solitude

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 681
  Though we already had our annual look at SPURA —the five parcels of Lower East Side land that have remained undeveloped for over 40 years—back in June, The Lo-Down files this update that pretty much tells your everything you need to know about why the largest tract of vacant city-owned land in downtown ...
  1 week ago

• Unify South Dallas: Getting a Place at the Table

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 486
  Unify South Dallas meeting on Tuesday was still another successful and significant expression of citizenship in an area of the city that gets condemned for not caring. What made it even more successful is the fact that this was not another meeting of the citizens with the developers, city staff and other officials. ...
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• Pfizer and the Supreme Court Screwed New Haven, Connecticut

  
  The Lonesome Mongoose — Authority: 112
  Patrick McGeehan, November 12, 2009 Susette Kelo’s house, a landmark of sorts, was moved from the Fort Trumbull neighborhood that was seized by New London. Ms. Kelo was the losing plaintiff in a 5-to-4 Supreme Court decision. From the edge of the Thames River in New London, Conn., Michael Cristofaro surveyed the ...
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• Urban regeneration needs a new narrative

  
  David Barrie — Authority: 104
    This could have been the closing caption for a private "summit" on urban renewal held in London this week. Sponsored by Eversheds and King Sturge , the event was a wake/brainstorm for an industry that has ground to a halt - but for the design and delivery of the 2012 Olympics and its East London after-burn. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Colorado mall fire leads to asbestos concerns

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 137
  The Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority (EPURA) of Colorado has warned that a fire at Park Theatre Mall on October 19 may have released asbestos into the air. When the mall had been built and remodeled, buildings were not required to have sprinkler systems, so asbestos was used generously as fireproofing material. It ...
  2 weeks ago

• Brick City

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 486
  Have you checked out "Brick City"?Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, provides new leadership for all interested in total urban renewal and community redevelopment.
  2 weeks ago

• Open Air Library in East Germany

  
  The Dirt — Authority: 465
  Karo Architekten collaborated with local residents of Magdeburg, Germany, to create an open air public library and cultural center and revitilize the community. In the public center, books are free to take and leave 24 hours a day. To use a book, residents simply “walk up to a cubby and pull out a tome.” Given ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thinking Well About your City

  
  Church Planting Novice — Authority: 126
  Eric Swanson is speaking on cities this morning. Drawing from Kevin Lynch’s Image of the City , he avers that we should understand contours of our cities in order to renew it.  Five areas to fill in. Paths - streets, walkways, transport Edges - boundaries that shape the city landscape Districts - ...
  2 weeks ago

• States order 11,185 buses

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Various states have ordered 11,185 buses to boost their urban transport systems under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).The orders consist of AC low-floor, non-AC low-floor, semi low-floor buses and mini buses, a government statement said. Maharashtra has placed order ...
  3 weeks ago

• International experts to speak on urban regeneration

  
  Colour Blind — Authority: 136
  the star -  Saturday November 7, 2009 Liu: Renewal does not mean tearing down buildings and rebuilding By CHRISTINA TAN The Selangor government will organise a conference for government agencies, researchers, professionals and stakeholders to discuss urban renewal activities, with the focus on redeveloping ...
  3 weeks ago

• Boy Howdy – the more things change the more they stay the same

  
  BadGalsRadio - RootsRock since 99 — Authority: 124
  The folks at the Onion seem to never run out of people to lambaste. I somehow think this commercial is too close to the real thing, to be sure. who knows - with the auto industry in the condition it’s in, this could be the future of america.  in anycase I just wish I had known two years ago;  before I got rid ...
  3 weeks ago

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