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oldurbanist.blogspot.com | ||
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pedestrianobservations.com
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| | | | | In dedication to people who argue in favor of urban motorways on the grounds that they're necessary for truck access and cheap consumer goods, here are, at the same scale, the motorway networks of New York, London, Paris, and Berlin. While perusing these maps, note that grocery prices in New York are significantly higher than | |
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letsgola.wordpress.com
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| | | | | As land available for development in core urban areas grows scarce, some cities have started to look to the air rights above transportation facilities, such as rail yards and freeways, as potential locations for growth. Unfortunately, building over this infrastructure, especially rail yards, only makes sense for high-margin projects in very built-up areas. To see... | |
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humantransit.org
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| | | | | In December, Alex Steffen wrote a provocative article at Worldchanging proposing that Seattle aim to become North America's first carbon-neutral city. I'm not an expert on carbon-neutrality as a whole, but I can certainly comment on the transport dimensions of it. Here are some reasons to bet on Seattle, in particular, as a place that [...] | |
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manhattan.institute
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| | | Many policymakers, mayors, and advocates want more housing and other construction, but political obstacles frustrate planning staff trying to achieve those goals. Residents understandably fight against change when they think that it puts their home or community at risk. Proponents of density, therefore, often push for the state or even the federal government to impose [...] | ||
