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Houseboat Community Fears Forced Removal Ahead of Olympics
As London prepares to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, new rules about its waterways could force hundreds of houseboat residents out of the city's canals.
Guardian
A Little Bit of Venice in New Orleans
The waters that have for so long plagued New Orleans should be reconsidered as an amenity, not a curse, according to this commentary.
Bloomberg
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Preservation and Management Plan
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Preservation and Management Plan Coordinating 234 cities, villages and towns in 23 counties and was completed in 2005. The planning effort brought diverse partners together from the National Park Service to Iroquois leaders in an effort to preserve and enhance the historic canal corridor. The plan offers guidance to its many partners in formulating regional policy and action, provide economic stimulus, and attract new residents, new businesses, and tourists.
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Could Trolley Canal Boats Make a Comeback?
Low-tech Magazine details the history of the trolley canal boat, a staple of the past for transporting goods down canals and waterways. Could something like this make a comeback?
Low-tech Magazine
Turning Infrastructure into Amenity
Jeffersonville, Indiana is proposing to turn a district with a bad flooding problem into a beautiful canal with a pedestrian promenade.
The Architect's Newspaper
Redesigning Nature to Clean Up Our Messes
A landscape architect from M.I.T. is proposing to create a whole new ecosystem to address water pollution problems in Italy.
The New York Times
Grand Canal Proposed in South Korea
South Korea's new president has proposed the engineering and construction of a huge cross-country canal -- a plan he hopes will revive much of the country's depressed villages and offer an attractive venue for tourists and shipping companies.
The New York Times
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