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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.

June 25 - Anonymous

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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!).

June 25 - Anonymous

Squeezing Out The Independents

The downside of success: downtown revitalization leads to higher rents and chains.

June 25 - The Detroit News

Landscape Architecture For Heritage Tourism

Rocky Mountain News profiles Shapins and Moss, a landscape architecture firm specializes in heritage tourism

June 25 - The Rocky Mountain News

Big Boxes, Little Boxes, And Farmland Protection

Reforming farm subsidies can slow sprawl and trim waistlines.

June 25 - Michigan Land Use Institute


Minneapolis Billboard Swap

A city ordinance swaps neighborhood billboards for space along freeways and in downtown.

June 25 - Skyway News

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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.

June 25 - Anonymous


The Memorial's Message

The National World War II Memorial frames vistas, but does it articulate a message?

June 25 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Beach-Seeking New Yorkers Find Only Red Tape

Bizarre rules and legal restrictions make the summer heat hard to escape.

June 25 - CNN

Mayor Daley

The longtime Chicago mayor has vowed to make his city the greenest in the nation.

June 25 - MetropolisMag.com

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.]

June 25 - Technology Review

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.

June 25 - Times Union

Gulf Streaming Media

A distributed computer simulation of catastrophic global warming spreads.

June 25 - BBC News

'High On Height' in Baltimore

Baltimore skyscraper buffs seek taller buildings.

June 24 - The Baltimore Sun

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.

June 24 - BBC News

Jobs and Baseball Leaving Small-town America

When a community loses jobs, it also loses confidence.

June 24 - The Washington Post

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.

June 24 - The State

'Vancouver Of The South'

Inspired by Vancouver, the Trinity River plan could transform Fort Worth, TX.

June 24 - Fort Worth Star Telegram

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.

June 24 - Smithsonian Magazine

Referenda Based Urban Planning

A grass-roots movement in Florida to subject comprehensive plan changes to a vote by the citizens gains momentum.

June 24 - Florida Herald Tribune

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