Blogging by Opinion Leaders






"Hoboken Daylighting" In Lieu Of Bump-Outs -- Ian Sacs

Learning from TTI -- Michael Lewyn

Automobility and Freedom: Conflicts and Resolutions -- Todd Litman

Somewhere Between Blight and Gentrification... -- Diana DeRubertis

The Future of American High Speed Rail: Regional and Slow -- Robert Goodspeed
Could a Saharan Forest End Global Warming?
NASA scientists are floating the idea that turning deserts on the equator into lush forests could single-handedly end global warming.
ASLA's The Dirt blog
Front Yards Are For Lawns, Not Cars, City Says
Queens and Brooklyn homeowners may soon be prohibited from converting front yards into parking pads if a set of regulations is approved. The loss of street parking from new curb cuts was cited as a reason, along with aesthetics.
New York Times-N.Y./Region (blog)
Boomburb Growth Must Go Up, Not Out, To Retain Viability
As reported here, many boomburbs have ceased growing, if only temporarily. Streetsblog notes that experts are suggesting that in order to maintain their economic viability, these fast growing communities will have to, gasp, become more urban in form
SF.Streetsblog
Denser Neighborhoods Could Save Bay Area $31 Billion
Walkable, transit-accessible neighborhoods do more than just lower greenhouse gas emissions of their residents - they save them money too, states a new report, "Windfall for All", from the Bay Area's TransForm, a coalition of over 100 non-profits.
Sacramento Business Journal
Harassment and Assault Common on Subway
A group called New Yorkers for Safe Transit has called attention to the continual problem of female subway riders being ogled, groped, flashed, harassed and attacked.
The New York Times
The Robots Behind Interactive Architecture
Miles Kemp presents a slideshow on SEED exploring the emerging field of interactive architecture -- and the tiny robots that are enabling spaces and structures to adapt in real-time.
Seed
Michigan Urged to Keep Film Incentive Program
Filmmakers are calling on state officials in Michigan to extend the state's grant program that provides up to 42% of production costs simply for filming in Michigan.
The Detroit Free Press
Change the Built Environment, Make the World Better
This essay from Places offers five simple ways to make the world a better place -- and they're all related to the built environment.
Places
Broad Plan to Reshape San Francisco's Skyline
Planners in San Francisco are proposing a 145-acre "transit center district" that would dramatically reshape the city's skyline.
San Francisco Chronicle
The Totalitarianism of Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier's influence as an architect has spanned generations. Theodore Dalrymple argues he is more appropriately classified as a totalitarian.
City Journal
Landscape Architecture and the Creation of Public Space
Landscape architecture is in the spotlight, as planners and officials place increasing amounts of energy and emphasis on the creation of shared public spaces.
The Age
Iraqi Civil Engineers Take Over Base Planning
An architect, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and four civil engineers from Iraq have taken over the base planning for the U.S Army's Basrah base, a small city with electrical, sewage and water systems as well as ongoing construction.
Red Bull Release
Brand-New Offramp Must Be Torn Down, Rebuilt
In Bakersfield, California contractors nearly completed a highway offramp when it was decided the grade was too steep and last-minute exiters might flip over. Parsons Brinkerhoff has agreed to eat the cost of rebuilding.
KGET.com
Living in 100 Square Feet
Photographer Michael Wolf visited Hong Kong's oldest public housing estate, and photographed 100 of the 100 ft. square rooms in the building.
Michael Wolf Photography
Chicago's Private Parking Meter Bungle
Chicago's decision to privatize its parking meters seems to be a loss for the city, as new data shows the city could have made much more money in the long term had they maintained operational management.
The New York Times
Booming Burbs Stop Growing
Areas like Bellevue, Washington and Coral Springs, Florida have grown by 10% or more every decade since the 1970s. Today, these suburban communities are actually losing people.
USA Today
Making Government Data Sexy
A flood of government data is going public, but on its own it is relatively boring and useless. A flood of new data visualization tools are hoping to change that.
CNN
Banks Brace for Onslaught of "Zombie Buildings"
Many of the thousands of commercial buildings erected on easy credit before the economic downturn remain underutilized or empty. Now those loans are coming due.
Huffington Post
Competing Technologies Within Hydrogen Car Community
Not only is the hydrogen car industry being pressured by outside competition such as electric cars and those that run on biofuels, but there is competition within the hydrogen car industry itself.
Hydrogen Cars & Vehicles Blog
Promise Takes Root in Dallas' Newest Park
A new multiuse park in Dallas, the first of four of its kind, is giving the downtown community a reason to celebrate.
Dallas Morning News
























1 hour 34 min ago
1 hour 52 min ago
2 hours 5 min ago
3 hours 7 min ago
3 hours 51 min ago
4 hours 18 min ago
4 hours 28 min ago
4 hours 29 min ago
5 hours 3 min ago
5 hours 7 min ago