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Outer Limits Sprawling Atlanta seeks new routes to the future	Robert DiGiacomo	14 May 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: Georgia, green building, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics)

A Moment in the Sun How three Southeast cities are changing		14 May 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: climate, Florida, green building, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, Tennessee, urban planning, Virginia (all these topics)

Dry, Dry Again How three Southwestern cities are changing		13 May 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: green building, Nevada, New Mexico, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, sprawl, Texas, urban planning (all these topics)

Hope for a Desert Delinquent What Phoenix, the poster child for environmental ills, is doing right	Lisa Selin Davis	13 May 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: Arizona, climate, green building, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, urban planning (all these topics)

The transit surge is working Despite increased ridership, we need more funding as well as support for our trains	Jon Rynn	12 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, oil, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

Easy Rider Transit ridership up across U.S.		12 May 2008	News
Posted at 3:57 PM on 12 May 2008 Transit ridership has jumped across the U.S. as folks get tired of paying at the pump. From January to March, transit ridership jumped 10 percent in Boston, 8 percent in both Los Angeles and Denver, and 7.2 percent in the Twin Cities. In Philadelphia, transit ridership in March 2008 was up 11 percent from March 2007; in April, ridership in south Florida was an impressive 28 percent above the year before. "Nobody b ...
Topics: Boston, Florida, Los Angeles, news, Philadelphia, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

Urban Index Fast facts about cities, climate change, and sustainability		12 May 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: climate, green building, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, urban planning (all these topics)

What's a Sustainable City, Anyway? Green-city ranking group SustainLane explains its methodology	James Elsen	12 May 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: green building, placemaking, public lands, public transportation, Smartish Cities, special series, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics)

Where the Lead Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain Tornado ravages town already ravaged by pollution		12 May 2008	News
Posted at 10:41 AM on 12 May 2008 Six people were killed in Picher, Okla., this weekend as a giant tornado swept through. The not-so-bright bright side: It's likely that some fatalities were avoided, since many residents of Picher have already left. Picher is so polluted with mining waste that it's listed as a Superfund site; the town's booming lead and zinc mines closed decades ago, and its population ...
Topics: air pollution, health, mining, news, Oklahoma, placemaking, severe weather, toxics, waste (all these topics)

Smart(ish) Cities A Grist special series on unexpected urban progress		12 May 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: green building, green living, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics)

That infrastructure thing Congestion pricing might come in handy	Ryan Avent	12 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

California, here we come Unprecedented land conservation deal	Jason D Scorse	09 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: California, habitat protection, placemaking, public lands, wildlife (all these topics)

This Is the Den, and the Bathroom Is Behind That Tree Stressed by housing slump, developers sell land to conservationists		09 May 2008	News
Posted at 9:31 AM on 09 May 2008 Looking for a bright side to the real-estate crunch? Look no further: Some developers, financially stressed by the housing slump, are selling land to folks who want to conserve it. It's a win-win situation: developers aren't stuck building expensive real estate that no one wants to buy, and conservation groups like the Trust for Public Land a ...
Topics: habitat protection, Nature Conservancy, news, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics)

Tasty justice People's Grocery is rebuilding food connections in West Oakland	Erik Hoffner	08 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: California, environmental justice, food, health, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics)

Better homes and gardens The NYT on urban farming	Tom Philpott	08 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, food, local food, placemaking, sustainable ag, urban planning (all these topics)

Cities	David Roberts	07 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: ecological footprint, local politics, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics)

Melbourne A modern city can be remade	David Roberts	07 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: urban planning, placemaking, Australia (all these topics)

Escape from Suburbia New peak oil documentary fluffs the faithful	David Roberts	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: movies, oil, placemaking, sprawl (all these topics)

C'mon ride the train, the Coachella train Festival-goers hop free ride -- and stay car-free, too	Sarah van Schagen	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: green living, music, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics)

Change now or change never The longer we wait to move away from gasoline, the more high gas prices will hurt	Ryan Avent	05 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, European Union, fuel efficiency, oil, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics)

The ghost of link dumps past	David Roberts	03 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: coal, dumbassery, energy, green building, placemaking (all these topics)

Oil hysteria, part 2 Are low gas prices an inalienable right?	Jon Rynn	02 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, oil, placemaking, politics, public transportation, renewable energy, sprawl, Vermont (all these topics)

Obama on rail transit A candidate finally discusses public transit ... at a random lunch	David Roberts	01 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: public transportation, placemaking, Barack Obama, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

It's the Pitts Pittsburgh beats out L.A. for sootiest U.S. city		01 May 2008	News
Posted at 10:14 AM on 01 May 2008 Pittsburgh, Pa., has received the dubious honor of being the U.S. city most well-sooted for short-term particle pollution, topping an annual list put out by the American Lung Association. Los Angeles came in at a surprise second as Pittsburgh became the first non-California city to top an ALA list. "It's not that Pittsburgh has gotten worse," says the association's Janice Nolen. "It's ...
Topics: air pollution, health, Los Angeles, news, placemaking (all these topics)

The unbearable tightness of oil markets America is ill equipped to handle expensive oil	Ryan Avent	30 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: economy, energy, oil, placemaking, politics, public transportation, urban planning (all these topics)

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