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The city of Chicago is planning to build a network of 280 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city by the end of the year.

March 2 - Grist

BLOG POST

<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Recently, a number of students have asked me questions about a similar topic—managing time. In graduate school there are deadlines. Some required tasks are not things you would choose to do unless forced—just like the world of work. At the same time one has a relatively large amount of flexibility as to how one organizes time to get it done. The tips below aim to help you figure out an approach to this difficult issue. They draw on my own observations. However, my able researchassistant Amanda Wilson provided some additional comments and I quote her fromtime to time! Errors are of course mine.</span></p>

March 1 - Ann Forsyth

Will digital communications make cities obsolete, or can online connections actually complement the face-to-face interactions and the cities that support them?

March 1 - New York Times

Are greenfield developments designed with sustainability in mind or already-built metropolises better for the environment and the people?

March 1 - THE DIRT

In a major blow to Preservationists, the city of Louisville has granted the demolition of a portion of the historic Whiskey Row.

March 1 - The Achitect's Newspaper

A hub of information and communications technology known as Kista Science City in Stockholm, Sweden, has focused on intelligent transportation to fuel its success.

March 1 - Next American City

Long a majority-white city, Salt Lake City is gradually becoming more diverse.

March 1 - USA Today

A Cairo native who had returned home before the recent unrest and revolution looks at the role of the city's Tahrir Square, and how recent events have given additional meaning to this public space.

March 1 - Places

Angie Schmitt explains why the debate over removing Washington DC's famous height regulations depends on the city's transportation plans.

March 1 - Streets Blog Network

The results are in from Travel + Leisure's America's Favorite Cities Survey and MSNBC has the winners from various categories such as America's Best Coffee City.

March 1 - MSNBC

Each year Mattel asks the public to vote on Barbie's next career. After a ten-year campaign, Mattel has decided to make Architect Barbie. The company hopes that Architect Barbie will inspire the next generation of female architects and designers.

March 1 - GOOD Magazine

NYC is asking private investment banks to submit ideas on how to privatize city assets.

March 1 - Streets Blog

Jarrett Walker writes that he doesn't think there is an "experienced transit planning consultant on the planet" who hasn't been in a situation where backroom, off the record political decisions are made "at the expense of transit outcomes."

February 28 - Human Transit

In preparation for the 2012 Olympics, the City of London has announced its plans to introduce a revolutionary ticketing system to allow easier access to its public transit network.

February 28 - This Big City

Gene Dunn, a 63-year-old resident of Ventura, California cuts weeds with his square shovel on public streets. City leaders would like to recruit an army of Gene Dunns.

February 28 - Ventura County Star

The Planters company has revealed plans to assist cities in designing and building urban pocket parks in underused land. In return, the parks will include branding from the company, including a Mr. Peanut statue sitting on a peanut bench.

February 28 - ASLA's The Dirt blog

FEATURE

Portland is known today as one of the nation's top bicycling cities, but it wasn't always thus. Mia Birk, the city's bicycle coordinator in the early 90s, explains how the city changed course to create an enviable bicycle infrastructure.

February 28 - Mia Birk

Angela Starita reports on the growing popularity of "haute food courts" -- high-end food markets -- and what they mean for cities.

February 28 - The Architect's Newspaper

Officials in DuPage County, Illinois are considering creating zoning tailored specifically at banning large religious facilities that they say are not in keeping with neighborhood character.

February 28 - Daily Herald

In Seoul, Korea, buses are color coded to indicate which direction they're going, and how quickly. John Calimente says the system "goes a long way towards solving the bus legibility problem."

February 28 - re:place Magazine