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Placemaking: Practices Evolve, Basics Remain

December 2 - Trent Noll

Preserving Weeksville, The First Community of Free, Black Americans

Three buildings have survived from Weeksville, despite being located in bustling Brooklyn. A $32 million museum and community center will open next summer at the site.

December 2 - Fast Company

Bicyclists Outpace Cars in Downtown, Says New Study

A new study of how people are using the French bikesharing system in Lyon provides ample data for American planners hoping implementing similar systems, and reveals that bicycles are faster and more effective than cars in dowtown commutes.

December 2 - Technology Review

Midwest Industrial Cities Re-emerge as Clean Energy Centers

Utilizing skilled labor forces, existing manufacturing facilities and generous public incentives, Michigan and Ohio are becoming solar power leaders.

December 2 - The New York Times

Major Riverfront Development Stymied in L.A.

After 25 years in conception and a recently renewed master planning effort, the 150-acre Piggyback Yards still awaits funding and approval from the city, reports The Architect's Newspaper.

December 2 - The Architect's Newspaper


Mass Transit on Track in Tehran

Over the past 30 years, the overgrown Iranian capital has arrived at unhealthy levels of air pollution and traffic congestion, but with the installation of a metro, BRT system, and bike rental program seems to be heading in a new direction.

December 2 - TheCityFix

Fixing Emptying Cities, auf Deutsch

Since reunification in 1989, many East German cities have been devastated by failing economies and population loss. The Germans, therefore, have a leg up on management strategies for failing cities. Doreen Ritzau takes a tour.

December 2 - The Architect's Newspaper


'Urbanism Is the Most Cost-Effective Solution to Climate Change,' says Calthorpe

Phil Langdon reviews Peter Calthorpe's latest, called 'Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change'. Langdon says it is "a densely packed, yet concise overview of the troubling situation we all find ourselves in."

December 2 - New Urban Network

More Pop-Up Cafés for N.Y.C.

The city's Department of Transportation recently announced plans to expand its successful Manhattan pilot program to all five boroughs.

December 2 - The Architect's Newspaper

BLOG POST

Why Hosting a World Cup Doesn't Matter for Cities, and How it Can

Two major international decisions are being made today: which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The selected hosts will undoubtedly celebrate their victories, and look forward to the soft and hard benefits of hosting this most watched of sporting events. The host countries should also take care to prepare for negative impacts – short- and long-term effects that play out in physical, social and economic ways. Who gets selected is surely important in some ways, but when considering these mega-events in terms of their potential impact on the places in which they're held, who hosts the World Cup doesn't really matter.

December 2 - Nate Berg

Can Portland Become a World-Class Cycling City?

Jay Walljasper writing in Yes! Magazine, reports on all the innovations that make Portland the premier cycling city in the U.S.

December 1 - Yes! Magazine

New Stadium Succeeds in Minneapolis

Brendan Patrick Hughes examines what other cities can learn from the recently constructed Target Field.

December 1 - Next American City

BLOG POST

Planning Education: How Important is Having a Good Teacher?

<p class="MsoNormal"> As students have been choosing classes over the last year, one question I’ve received is: how important is the teacher vs. the subject matter? In general, I argue, your own attitude is the most important factor in how well you learn. However, truly terrible teaching can make that more difficult and truly wonderful teaching can change your life for the better.</p>

December 1 - Ann Forsyth

The Smoggy Side of Cleveland

A new government-sponsored 'HazeCam' provides a running feed of downtown air pollution, with the aim of prompting local residents to reconsider their commuting habits.

December 1 - Cleveland Plain-Dealer

Footing the Bill for the Cancelled ARC Project

And the tab is substantial: $271 million. NJ Gov. Christie, who killed the trans-Hudson, $9 billion rail tunnel for financial reasons, is now left owing funds for work completed that his state would not be liable for had he not canceled the project.

December 1 - Asbury Park Press (APP.com)

Building Bike Lanes to Lure the Creative Class

As the debate over new bike lanes pits New Yorkers against each other, people should refocus on the economic benefits the lanes can provide, argues Richard Florida.

December 1 - New York Daily News

Listening for Landslides

Researchers have developed a new technology to sense the acoustic conditions that indicate oncoming landslides.

December 1 - IEEE Spectrum

Wasted Oil, By Design

This episode of public radio program <em>99% Invisible</em> looks at oil, and how the way people move from work to home has been seemingly designed to waste fuel.

December 1 - 99% Invisible

D.C. Takes Long-Range Transit Planning Online

Washington D.C.'s Metro is expecting a major increase in ridership over the next 30 years. To try to meet that demand, they're recruiting ideas from the public with a new outreach effort.

December 1 - The City Fix

Burning Man a Dome Zone, But Not Beyond

Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome housing design is a popular form of housing at the temporary festival Burning Man. But why hasn't a good idea caught on in the mainstream?

December 1 - Good

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