Livability News - Beyond

Job access improves in the face of congestion

Twin Cities study

Jon Boyd, Nov 01, 10.

Access to jobs in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area is improving even as traffic congestion is worsening,

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USGS revises estimates of Alaskan oil reserves

<10% of previous estimate

Jon Boyd, Nov 01, 10.

The United States Geological Survey has formed new, lower estimates of Alaskan oil reserves based on seismic surveys and exploratory wells.

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Transportation for America lauds new passenger rail grants

$2.4 billion in new grants

Jon Boyd, Nov 01, 10.

John Robert Smith, co-chair of Transportation for America and former mayor of Meridian, Mississippi, lauds $2.4 billion in grants for passenger rail.

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New housing has smaller garages, more porches

Since 2005

Jon Boyd, Oct 31, 10.

US Census data indicates some new trends toward smaller garages and more porches.

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When is urban agriculture good land use?

Regional food v. local food

Jon Boyd, Oct 27, 10.

Regional food production is consistent with urban land use.

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New demographic trends revealed at ULI meeting

"New" Sun Belt states

Jon Boyd, Oct 25, 10.

International immigration and migration of baby boomers are shaping demographics, according to one analysis of the 2010 Census.

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William Lind makes the case for rail transit

But buses? Not so much.

Jon Boyd, Oct 25, 10.

William Lind argues that public transportation is consistent with conservative principles in an interview with Sarah Goodyear at the Grist.

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Living Cities to fund transit-oriented development

$150 million for TOD

Jon Boyd, Oct 25, 10.

Living Cities, a private consortium, will invest $150 million in transit-oriented development.

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Did young urbanites propel upset victory in Calgary?

Naheed Nenshi

Jon Boyd, Oct 25, 10.

Naheed Nenshi, the 38-year-old who just scored an upset victory to be the new mayor of Calgary may have been riding the wave of young urban-dwellers.

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Coral die-off could reach records in 2010

Warming causes "bleaching"

Jon Boyd, Oct 22, 10.

Coral reefs in the Carribean, Indian Ocean, and Southeast Asia could be devastated this year by sustained warming.

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