Posts tagged Urbanism
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Breakfast links: WiFi in the Metro
Get online, underground; Don’t press this button; No to NIMBY; Bad flip to affordable digs; McMillan moving on; There’s more to congestion; Expensive cities are exclusive cities; Bugs on a train. Keep reading…
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How do the places we live shape us? How do we shape them? This art exhibit explores that.
An art show on U Street encourages viewers to think about the difference between shelter and the outdoors. Whether you’re outside or inside, your place in the built environment depends on your perspective. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From a squad car to the gridiron
Goodbye, Chief; Changes to SafeTrack plans; No shelter (end) in sight; Home values are on the up; Thank this man for our parks; Shipping the freight fantastic; Enraged by E. coli; New leader in Fairfax; No power on L Street; And…. Keep reading…
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The dilemma for young people in Montgomery County
You’re a Millennial working in Montgomery County. You want to be close to work, but you also want to be close to the action. Can you find both here? Sort of. Keep reading…
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Nine provocative reads on race, equity, and urbanism
Race and equity have a fundamental impact on life in urban places. Even when they’re big, hairy, and uncomfortable, these issues are worth discussing and writing about. With that in mind, here are nine provocative articles for urbanists (or anyone!) on the intersections of race, equity, policy, and life in urban places. … Keep reading…
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National links: How do bikes work? We don’t really know…
Physicists disagree on what exactly makes bikes work. Kansas City opened a streetcar line earlier this year, and it’s doing really well. A number of US companies are moving parts of their businesses into downtowns but keeping other parts in less urban places. Check out what’s happening around the country (and beyond) in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Bicycles. Keep reading…
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Is Tim Kaine a good pick for urbanism? Here’s what our writers think.
Tim Kaine is the Democratic candidate for Vice President. Currently one of Virginia’s US senators, Kaine was the state’s governor from 2006-2010, and its lieutenant governor for the four years before that. We asked our contributors what Kaine has done for and against urbanism. Kaine was a mayor, so he should understand cities David Cranor said, Kaine… Keep reading…
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Trump claims to want to save our cities, but his and his party’s policies would do the opposite
On Thursday, I turned on the TV to hear from the Republican nominee for President. As an urbanist, I was particularly struck by Donald Trump saying he’s the candidate who can save failing cities. That’s ironic given that he seems to loathe most of the people in cities, and his party convention approved the most anti-urban policy platform in recent memory. —> This… Keep reading…
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How do our cities’ decisions perpetuate racial bias? How do the choices we advocate for?
America’s struggles with gun violence and police relations with communities of color have burst, again, into the headlines over the last few weeks. Our contributors and editors have some thoughts about these issues and how they relate to the decisions our cities make around housing, transportation, and much more. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New beginnings
GM aims high; Race to the Purple Line; Too dense in Rosslyn; Feeding an entrepreneurial spirit; I got you, babe; Instant carpool; Data sharing; Urbanism plays politics; And…. Keep reading…