Posts tagged Richard Florida
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Is Amazon pitting Washington against itself?
Rockstar urbanist Richard Florida that Amazon is intentionally trying to incite an incentives arms race between different metro areas — including DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future of roads
Highways and climate change; Squeeze in bike lanes; DC gets credit upgrade; Ban the moratorium; Bag fee jitters; Creative class writing; Bracket time; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More bikes in more places
More are biking; Fairfax gets friendlier to bikes, peds; Stuck in park on parking; Pick a tagline; Yes! changes; Why Intelsat picked Tysons; Corporate incentives don’t work; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Tall poles and walkability
Giant stone pole needs massive security?; Really tall pole for your phone?; Non-ugly building joining 14th Street; DC’s good for more than just politics; Walkable is desirable; LaHood on livability; Remaking the market; From seedy to trendy; Flat roofs. Keep reading…
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More connectivity for ChiPitts
Creative Class scholar Richard Florida (one of the six authors on my great urbanism books list, at the bottom of the sidebar) feels poor transit connectivity between Pittsburgh and Chicago is holding back the “ChiPitts” megalopolis, 85% the size of “BosWash.” Keep reading…