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Some guy in L.A. says...
Your street is fat 3
Posted 10 Mar 2010 3:24 AM by Jonathan Hiskes"We're accustomed to our age of extreme makeovers when it comes to faces, bodies, and homes, but not our own urban environments. Time to ask: how can we re-invent what we have now?" Read More
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A Flash animation is worth a thousand words
Digital designer shows what future towns could look like 16
Posted 5 Mar 2010 10:58 AM by Jonathan HiskesImagine an ugly, underused street, marked by drab buildings, wide streets, and forbidding expanses of parking lot. Now imagine it remade into a place where you’d actually want to walk or bike, with broad sidewalks, trees, and streetfront buildings with ground-level windows. Picture this in your mind, if you can. If you can’t, digital artist Steve Price might be able to help. Read More
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Link love
Streetfilms: Seattle’s Link Light Rail the start of something big [video]
Posted 4 Mar 2010 4:45 PMSeattle is making as serious a commitment to transit as any city in the nation. Recently, Streetfilms got to take a tour of the newest addition to the city's network. Read More
More Placemaking
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PAINT A BRIGHTER PICTURE
We all know how bad it can be. How good can it be? 3
Posted 10 Mar 2010 10:24 AM By Jonathan Hiskes
Comments worth highlighting from the discussion on envisioning a sustainable future. Read More
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meet me at the food court
A Cleveland mall turns lost retail space into farm stand 2
Posted 9 Mar 2010 4:22 PM By Fast Company
Shopping malls, those bastions of American consumerism, have not been immune to the recent economic downturn. Cleveland's Galleria mall offers a sustainable solution to economic woes. Read More
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hip to be square
Modern modular done right
Posted 5 Mar 2010 4:02 PM By treehugger.com
A lot of lessons have been learned over the last decade as architects and manufacturers try to make modern green prefab affordable and accessible to a wider audience. A new entry into the market is Challenger, a modern architect-designed line of houses from Manitoba, Canada's Conquest Manufacturing. They recently displayed a new model, the Cube, at the National Home Show in Toronto. Read More
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Can Farming Save the Motor City?
Demolishing density in Detroit 1
Posted 5 Mar 2010 12:49 PM By Fast Company
So it's come to this: Unable to provide basic services for all of his constituents, Detroit mayor Dave Bing is drafting plans starve his city down to a manageable size. And what will Bing do with all of that empty space? Read More
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Walk it out
What to do when haters diss livable communities 3
Posted 4 Mar 2010 3:30 PM By Ashley Braun
Some comical and moving commentary on how people move around their 'hoods -- and what to do with those who be hatin' on it. Read More
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car culture
Nothing will drive the suburbs away 9
Posted 4 Mar 2010 12:00 PM By Lisa Selin Davis
The best thing for reducing traffic congestion, in the absence of a comprehensive public transit system, is a sour economy. Will the far-out foreclosing suburbs finally die? Don't bet on it. Read More
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Density is destiny
Teeny tiny tiny digs [slideshow] 2
Posted 3 Mar 2010 5:00 PM
The less space we require, the more sustainable our cities become. Check out these over-achievers. Read More
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homestar stunner
Obama home upgrade program targets jobs, energy conservation 8
Posted 2 Mar 2010 5:12 PM By Agence France-Presse
President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled plans to give hefty reimbursements to U.S. homeowners who make home improvements to conserve energy. Read More
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Paved paradise?
Asphalt becomes a developer’s best friend 1
Posted 2 Mar 2010 2:15 PM By Lisa Selin Davis
Parking lots are reincarnating as everything from outdoor food markets to condos. It's a new life for an old blight. Read More
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Congestion engine
London’s transportation transformation for the 2012 Olympics [Video] 1
Posted 2 Mar 2010 8:30 AM By Fast Company
Something as deeply nerdy as congestion pricing could transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olympic games. Read More
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Step up the PACE
What Berkeley can teach us about taking clean energy programs to scale 2
Posted 1 Mar 2010 4:40 PM By Mimi Frusha
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, which allow private property owners to finance energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects via their property taxes, has been taking off around the country. These programs are designed to spur private improvements to reduce our nation's energy consumption, create green jobs, and lower energy bills. The first PACE program was announced in Berkeley, Calif., in 2007. Since that time, 17 states have adopted some version of PACE and more than 200 cities… Read More
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Get yourself free
Hop on the bus, texters 2
Posted 25 Feb 2010 9:31 PM By Lisa Hymas
Texting while driving is insanely dangerous. So let's get texters to stop driving. Read More
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Talking Vancouver and successful urbanism on the radio 1
Posted 25 Feb 2010 12:25 PM By Jonathan Hiskes
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Obama’s Partnership for Sustainable Communities will put the feds’ weight behind smart growth 3
Posted 24 Feb 2010 11:02 AM By Elana Schor
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Inspired transit: Portland gets around 3
Posted 23 Feb 2010 12:00 PM By Fast Company
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Seattle to go carbon neutral? 5
Posted 22 Feb 2010 7:15 PM By David Roberts
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Cleveland, worker-owned co-ops, and new ideas for a flailing economy 2
Posted 22 Feb 2010 4:17 PM By Tom Philpott
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Seoul reengineers a freeway into a stream [VIDEO] 1
Posted 22 Feb 2010 10:00 AM By Fast Company
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Amusement park grows amid rail line ruins 1
Posted 19 Feb 2010 1:56 PM By treehugger.com
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Garden Girl TV: Four-season gardening
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The incredible edible urban jungle [slideshow] 11
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Old Olympic village for rent: cheap! 2
Posted 18 Feb 2010 2:44 PM By treehugger.com
Umbra's video on folks who can fix ANYTHING
Scientists finally create plastics that aren't evil
We tested organic French roasts. Here's the best