Urban Sprawl

The New Usual and the Demise of the Art City

Edward Kubow | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Works Project Administration, Urbanization, Art City, Cities, Urban Sprawl, Gentrification, Culture News
Edward Kubow

In the metropolis where finance overwhelms the presence of every other industry and is the dominant driver of prosperity, a creative void has undeniably emerged.

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Talking Urban: A Review of The Language of Towns and Cities by Dhiru A. Thadani

Frank Gruber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Urbanism, Urban Planning, Urbanism, Seaside (Florida), Dhiru A. Thadani, Modernism, Le Corbusier, Kentlands, Modernist Urban Planning, Urban Sprawl, Books News
Frank Gruber

The Language of Towns and Cities is an oddly personal work. I say "oddly," because the book's title invokes that most characteristically objective of all books, the dictionary.

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'Suburban Nation'

Jeff Speck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Public Schools, House, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Housing Market, Suburbia, Chicago Suburbs, Housing, Suburban, National Infrastructure, Slidepollajax, Sprawl, The Suburbs, Housing Crisis, Urban Sprawl, Books News
Jeff Speck

But now, a preference has become a mandate, as sprawl has quietly been identified as a central cause behind a growing list of mounting national crises including foreign oil dependency, climate change, and the obesity epidemic.

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Half a Bridge: A Review of "The Smart Growth Manual" by Andres Duany and Jeff Speck with Mike Lydon

Frank Gruber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sprawl, Andres Duany, New Urbanism, Urban Planning, Smart Growth, Urbanism, Urban Sprawl, Books News
Frank Gruber

If The Smart Growth Manual used images that were more urban, it would have an easier time facilitating a dialogue between the warring camps of urbanists.

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The Stimulus We Need

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zoning, Economic Crisis, Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander, Planning, Green Economy, Metrosprawl, Business, Stimulus, Entrepreneur, Urban Sprawl, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama, President, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

We need a vision that will excite businesses and alert them to where investments can be fruitfully made. A vision that exudes confidence about the future.

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Forging an Equity Agenda Aimed at Inclusion Across America

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Equity, Public Policy, White House Office on Urban Policy, Urban Policy, Design for Disease, H.O.M.E., Civic Engagement, Equity Agenda, Youth Build, Infrastructure Equity, Center for American Progress, Urban Sprawl, Angela Glover Blackwell, Social Empowerment, Policy Link, White House Office on Civic Engagement, Fresh Food Financing Initiative, Smart Growth, Digital Divide, Urban Strategies Council, Public Advocates, Urban Agenda, Economic Equity, Politics News
Arlene M. Roberts

There is no better time for implementing an equity agenda than now. 37 million people live in poverty and many more are one paycheck away. All it takes is one health crisis or a downsizing at the office.

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California Urban Sprawl Control Bill Awaits Schwarzenegger's Signature

ClimateProgress | Earl K. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Sprawl, Carbon Emissions, Controlling Urban Sprawl, Co2 Emissions, Pollution, SB 375, California, Urban Sprawl, Green News

The California Assembly and Senate have passed legislation, SB 375, that would encourage local communities to control sprawl. This is seen as critical...

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California Might Legislate To Discourage Urban Sprawl

Los Angeles Times | Margot Roosevelt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Traffic, Reducing Carbon Emissions, California Legislature, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Darrell Steinberg, California, Urban Sprawl, Green News

Will Californians drive less to reduce global warming? Maybe not on our own -- but state officials are ready to nudge us. The Legislature is on the v...

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