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Imaginary Cities
Thinking more about my Spider-Man <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2004/06/23/86/">post</a>, as well as the science fiction work of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-9877415-8018419">China Mieville</a> -- who has a third book coming out about the steampunk/magic megacity New Corbuzon in August....<br /> <br /> So which made-up cities would you visit? I think I'd like Gotham City better than Metropolis. You get the sense that the bars and restaurants are better in Gotham.
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Little Brothers, Watching You
Via <a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2004/06/24.html#a7868">Scobleizer</a>, a supercool Web-based traffic monitor with <em>live</em> video of intersections. <a href="http://www.smartcorridors.com/index.jsp">SMART Corridors</a>, a joint project of a dozen or so Bay Area regional transit authorities, is supposed to let commuters see where the clogs are. But the surveillance cameras are kinda spooky. If you timed it right and knew which one to click on, you'd see me walking to my bus every morning (quit stalking me!).
Squeezing Out The Independents
The downside of success: downtown revitalization leads to higher rents and chains.
Landscape Architecture For Heritage Tourism
Rocky Mountain News profiles Shapins and Moss, a landscape architecture firm specializes in heritage tourism
Big Boxes, Little Boxes, And Farmland Protection
Reforming farm subsidies can slow sprawl and trim waistlines.
Minneapolis Billboard Swap
A city ordinance swaps neighborhood billboards for space along freeways and in downtown.
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More on Private Space
Wonderful article on Mike Melvill, the guy who flew the SpaceShipOne into space over Mojave this week, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/national/23pilot.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1088182871-HI2ZLuZP7F30D8gtGDJreQ">here</a>. It's by non-reader but talented New York Times writer John Schwartz.
The Memorial's Message
The National World War II Memorial frames vistas, but does it articulate a message?
Beach-Seeking New Yorkers Find Only Red Tape
Bizarre rules and legal restrictions make the summer heat hard to escape.
Mayor Daley
The longtime Chicago mayor has vowed to make his city the greenest in the nation.
Technology Behind World's Tallest Building
MIT's Technology Review offers a fascinating look at the latest building technologies being used in the world's tallest building. [Includes graphics.]
West Side Stadium A Fiscal Fumble
Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan), whose district includes the stadium site, argues that the governor's plan for an Olympic/Jets Stadium at 34th Street is both fiscally and logistically absurd.
Gulf Streaming Media
A distributed computer simulation of catastrophic global warming spreads.
'High On Height' in Baltimore
Baltimore skyscraper buffs seek taller buildings.
Birmingham's Curvy Architectural Statement
The English city, known more for its bleak factories than cutting-edge design, turns heads with its new department store.
Jobs and Baseball Leaving Small-town America
When a community loses jobs, it also loses confidence.
Historic Homes Targeted By Decor Thieves
From barns to homesteads, many buildings are being stripped of their furnishings and fixtures to fuel a growing style black market.
'Vancouver Of The South'
Inspired by Vancouver, the Trinity River plan could transform Fort Worth, TX.
Arizona Colony Struggles To Build 'Arcology'
Since 1970, Paolo Soleri's project for a 'lean alternative' to sprawl through high-density anti-consumerism has failed to destroy the America suburb.
Referenda Based Urban Planning
A grass-roots movement in Florida to subject comprehensive plan changes to a vote by the citizens gains momentum.
Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners
Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
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