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.
Transit Village's Promises May Be Too Ambitious
<p>This editorial from Boulder, Colorado's <em>Daily Camera</em> takes a critical look at the projected demographic shifts that some say would be created by a proposed transit village in the city.</p>
Feds Push BRT As Portland Seeks Streetcar Expansion
<p>Portland, Oregon's plans to expand its streetcar system are meeting some resistance from the federal government, which has identified bus rapid transit as its pubic transit investment of choice.</p>
Assembly-Line Schools Cater To Growth
<p>Fast-paced growth in Loudoun County, Virginia, has created the need for more schools. In the past 11 years 37 have been built, boasting the precision and efficiency of an assembly line. But is faster better?</p>
Ugly Architecture: Does It Have An Alibi?
This commentary from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer looks at the idea that buildings can make us happy, and asks why we put up with buildings that make us unhappy.
Sacramento's Core Fills In
<p>After years of trying to get more properties built for sale downtown, new urban infill projects are springing up in Sacramento's core.</p>