Nate Berg
Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist.
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Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist. He has contributed to The New York Times, National Public Radio, Wired, Fast Company, Metropolis, Next American City, Dwell, the Christian Science Monitor, the Guardian, and Domus, among others. Nate studied print journalism and environmental planning at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.
The Best And Worst Cities For Safe Driving
<p><em>Men's Health Magazine</em> has rated the U.S. cities with the best and worst drivers. The three cities with the safest drivers are Des Moines, Iowa, Jersey City, New Jersey, and New York, New York. Columbia, South Carolina is the least safe.</p>
Water Worries In Australia
<p>Severe water shortages have hit Australia in recent years, and they are showing no signs of subsiding. The government has cracked down on waste, but many scientists say that global warming is the underlying cause of the shortage.</p>
Adaptive Recycling: From Brick Wall To Public Park
<p>Community activists and designers have made a deal with local officials to reuse construction materials from a demolished fire station to build an amphitheater in a local park.</p>
San Francisco Bay Area Begins To Grow Again
<p>After many years of lagging population growth many attribute to the bust of the dot-com boom, the San Francisco Bay Area has shown a positive population growth rate for recent years.</p>
Farmland Dwindles As Land Values And Development Increase
<p>Farmland in British Columbia is being rapidly snapped up by residential developers as land values increase. This pressure is threatening the area's remaining fertile farmland.</p>