Topic – Community
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Chinese eco-city stalls
Plans to build Dongtan, an eco-city near Shanghai, have stalled after the 2006 arrest of Shanghai’s mayor on fraud charges,…
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Buffalo looks to adopt smart planning code
The City of Buffalo must reform its zoning code to foster economic development, according to this opinion piece written by…
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The return of the cargo trike
A Massachusetts company called the New Amsterdam Project is using industrial tricycles to deliver goods in an effort to reduce…
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LA plans park atop freeway
Supporters of a mile-long park to be built over a Hollywood freeway are encouraged by a recently-released feasibility report, according…
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“Broken windows” theory validated
An article in The Economist notes that the controversial “broken windows” theory that physical disorder encourages crime has been substantiated…
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Just for the record: the Kirby tree destruction is pointless
Here's the simple statement: there is no reason to lose the trees on Kirby Drive or to widen the lanes…
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ULI Advisory Services Panel Report on the Houston Region
ULI - Houston hosted a lunch on Thursday, July 10, 2008 to present a new report (pdf) that "proposes that…
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Complete streets bill introduced in US House
"Safely serve everyone"
The Safe and Complete Streets Act (HR 5951)
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