Topic – New Urbanism

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  Houston becoming “remarkably green in its civic impulses”

  Impressive revitalization

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 07, 12.

  Houston is getting national attention for its impressively green revitalization efforts.

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  The top 10 smart cities on the planet

  Ranking the world’s smartest

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 07, 12.

  A ranking of the world’s smartest cities, from New York to Hong Kong, entailed crunching a list of variables about innovation and sustainability.

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  Des Moines increasing local taxes for transit

  To fund more service

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 07, 12.

  Des Moines-area property owners could see a 15-cent increase in the tax levy for mass transit after commissioners overseeing the DART OK’d a budget increase.

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  Small-scale eco-solutions answering some big city problems

  Green infrastructure growing

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 02, 12.

  The world's biggest cities are discovering that it sometimes makes sense to go small.

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  John Lorinc

  City design for young and old

  Journalist, The Globe and Mail, Spacing magazine, and The Walrus, Jan 25, 12.

  How to acommodate from 8 to 80?

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  NYC promises more bike lanes, shares

  Largest plan in North America

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 13, 12.

  NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg promised to add more protected bike lanes and touted the city’s planned summer launch of North America’s largest bike share program.

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  Proactive commercial taxation possible in Vermont

  Encourage property improvement

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 12, 12.

  Planners in Newport City, Vermont are considering “reformed tax structures” to give downtown property owners an incentive to fix up…

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  Ben Brown

  Urbanism can reinvent economy

  Former old media staffer (USA TODAY, Time Inc) now bridging gaps for clients, colleagues in new economy/new media., Oct 25, 11.

  New Urbanism could be the key to true economic development

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  Scott Doyon

  Smart Growth = Smart Parenting

  Principal, Director, Client Marketing Services, PlaceMakers, Jun 29, 11.

  It’s gonna take a parent, a councilman, and a developer to raise a child

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  Landscape urbanism on the march

  Challenge New Urbanism

  David Crossley, Feb 01, 11.

  A rival faction of urban theorists has begun to publicly challenge the concepts underlying New Urbanism.

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