Topic – Cities

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  Global cities will drive world economy

  "The new urban age has begun"

  Jon Boyd, Aug 29, 10.

  Global cities are becoming islands of governance, replacing some of the roles of nations.

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  Life expectancy up in NYC

  Lower youth mortality

  Jon Boyd, Jul 01, 10.

  New Yorkers are now expected to live 1 1/2 years longer than the average American, partially due to lower suicide and accident rates amongst young people.

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  High-speed rail to spur new business, jobs

  Hub cities should get boost

  Vilas Bhuchar, Jun 15, 10.

  High-speed rail will help spur billions of dollars of new business and tens of thousands of jobs in hub cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando, and Albany.

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  Kaid Benfield

  Stop fringe land development

  Director, NRDC Smart Growth Program, Jun 07, 10.

  Enraged at the Gulf spill? Stop fringe land development.

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  Businesses moving from suburbs back to cities

  Some CEOs anticipate shift

  Steve Hawley, May 21, 10.

  Americans are shifting away from sprawl and toward urban centers, and the Harvard Business Review says that businesses that don't plan for it may suffer.

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  Aaron M. Renn

  Creative directors for cities?

  Urban analyst, Urbanophile blogger, May 19, 10.

  Do cities need creative directors?

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  “Future of the City” project explores urbanism

  One-month project

  Vilas Bhuchar, May 17, 10.

  Conor Friedersdork has initiated a project called "The Future of the City", which will consider the possibilities and potential of urban life.

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  Kaid Benfield

  NIMBY into YIMBY

  Director, NRDC Smart Growth Program, Apr 22, 10.

  Earth Day at 40: NIMBY becoming YIMBY

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  Aaron M. Renn

  Context-sensitive density

  Urban analyst, Urbanophile blogger, Apr 21, 10.

  Cities need context-sensitive density

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  Bruce Katz

  Ending local fragmentation

  Vice President, Founder of Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, Apr 21, 10.

  Why we must overhaul local governments

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