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.
Environmental Groups Sue To Block Highway Construction
<p>Environmental Defense and the Maryland chapter of the Sierra Club say they plan to file a lawsuit to prevent the construction of an 18-mile segment of highway which they claim will violate clean-air standards.</p>
A Call For Child-Friendly Cities
<p>An urban planning professor in Australia has joined a push to make the country's major cities more child-friendly.</p>
Hollywood May Place Green Cap On Freeway
<p>A plan is being pushed to create a 24-acre park in Hollywood by enclosing a half-mile stretch of freeway that runs below the street level.</p>
Should Farming Go Local, Not Global?
<p>This article from <em>Grist</em> raises the question of what would happen to the economic viability of Midwest farms if they kept their neighbors as customers and dropped the far-off corporations that currently keep them afloat.</p>
Thinking Collectively To Gain Affordable Housing
<p>In Boston, labor unions and community groups are joining forces to win victories for affordable housing.</p>