Topic – New Urbanism

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  Gary Toth

  Urbanism works for small towns

  Director, Transportation Initiatives, Project for Public Spaces, Apr 30, 12.

  Urbanism works for small towns, too

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  David Levinson

  Accessibility w/o congestiion

  Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota; Director, Nexus, Apr 13, 12.

  Accessibility without congestion: Towards a less expensive lunch

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  American youth using bikes and buses over cars

  US PIRG report shows

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 09, 12.

  Many young Americans are choosing bikes and buses over cars, as shown by a new report on travel preferences released by the US Public Interest Research Group.

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  Emily Badger

  Keeping cities in the black

  Contributing writer for The Atlantic Cities, Miller-McCune, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, & New York Times, Apr 03, 12.

  The simple math that can save cities from bankruptcy

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  Hollywood freeway cap park endorsed in Washington

  44-acre park on top of highway

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 03, 12.

  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and others gave their blessings for an ambitious park project designed to sit atop of the 101 Freeway in downtown Hollywood.

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  Kaid Benfield

  Community in a warming climate

  Director, Sustainable Communities, NRDC, Apr 02, 12.

  Nine steps for resilience in a warming climate

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  Dallas discusses reduction of parking requirements

  To guide efficient development

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 28, 12.

  Recognizing the waste of over-parking in development projects, a Dallas city council committee is considering a cut to some parking requirements.

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  Are US cities ready for aging Baby Boomers?

  Infrastructure, service needed

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 28, 12.

  As aging Baby Boomers move out of the workforce and into retirement, few cities have a long term plan for preparing.

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  Walkonomics

  Walkable streets reduce crime

  Walkonomics.com rates the walkability of your street by combining Open Data and Crowdsourcing., Mar 27, 12.

  Walkanomics explains how walkable streets can reduce crime.

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  Peter Brown

  Dear Friends of Better Houston

  Director of BetterHouston, Mar 20, 12.

  Three steps toward a thriving City of Houston and Houston region

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