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In Houston, Taco Trucks Serve Up Voter Registration
In Houston, Taco Trucks Serve Up Voter Registration
A few weeks ago, when the founder of the group called Latinos for Trump went on MSNBC to warn of a deliciously dystopian future in which immigrant-staffed taco trucks would invade every corner of the nation, many Americans leaped on[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 4:54 pm
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Protecting the Street Art of Athens
Protecting the Street Art of Athens
Greece and graffiti go way back: The world’s earliest surviving graffito may in fact be an ancient Greek advertisement for a brothel. More contemporary Greek taggers expressed their political beliefs during World War II and the country’s ensuing civil war[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 4:49 pm
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The Streetcar Can't Save Your City
The Streetcar Can't Save Your City
Two weekends ago, for the first time, Cincinnatians could load up on pretzels and hot metts at their vast Oktoberfest celebrations downtown and then hop on a streetcar. And almost 30,000 people did just that: The city’s brand-new streetcar system[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 4:24 pm
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Austin Might Be Weird Enough to Build a Gondola
Austin Might Be Weird Enough to Build a Gondola
Gondolas sail past Austin's City Hall in this Wire One rendering. (Argodesign)The former Austin mayor Will Wynn once stepped out of his car to ”spew a fog of profanity” at a big-rig truck blocking morning commuters on Fifth Street. He[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 3:52 pm
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An Ode to Urban Forests
An Ode to Urban Forests
Each spring, some 1 million people flock to Washington, D.C. to see the cherry blossoms. They wander in awe below the cathedral of branches, whose blooms cast a pink tinge across the sidewalks and reflecting pools. “It’s intense, public tree[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 12:52 pm
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Capturing the Beauty of Berlin's Skies, One Day at a Time
Capturing the Beauty of Berlin's Skies, One Day at a Time
Sky Over Berlin has it's own website now https://t.co/btmubUzOfe Check it out! @skyoverberlin16 #dataviz pic.twitter.com/Bsg4Q9fWX2
— Ewa Tuteja (@ET2point0) September 23, 2016Many of us have cast our eyes upward and thought, Gee, that’s a nice sky.Few are like Ewa Tuteja,[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 9:37 am
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New Yorkers Are Publicly Shaming Cars in Bike Lanes
New Yorkers Are Publicly Shaming Cars in Bike Lanes
A huge Ryder truck unloading “Dunkin Doughnuts” for about an hour. A Chevy pick-up driver “leaving the door open in the lane” for several minutes. A car service that uses a bike lane “as their parking lot.”These are some of[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 8:57 am
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Making a Better City Out of 'Model City'
Making a Better City Out of 'Model City'
By the end of the 1950s, New Haven was receiving more federal funding for urban renewal than any other U.S. city. Its mayor at the time, Richard C. Lee, used his charm and ambition to gain support from U.S. Presidents[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 8:00 am
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Why Colombia's Peace Agreement Is an Opportunity for Cities
Why Colombia's Peace Agreement Is an Opportunity for Cities
This story was first published in Spanish on our sister site, CityLab Latino. Marina Rodriguez’s cinderblock house sits in a dense, crowded slum on the southwest outskirts of Bogotá. She built it herself, brick by brick, slowly replacing recycled plastic[…]
Created on: 27 Sep 2016 | 6:18 pm
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There's a Reason Why Trump's Beloved Airports Are So Nice
There's a Reason Why Trump's Beloved Airports Are So Nice
One undisputed winner emerged from the presidential debate Monday night: Dubai International Airport. The Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump praised the facility as he slammed beleaguered U.S. aviation hubs. “Our airports are like from a third world country,” he said[…]
Created on: 27 Sep 2016 | 4:49 pm
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Domestic workers in Johannesburg: hidden, vulnerable and essential
Domestic workers in Johannesburg: hidden, vulnerable and essential
Domestic workers in South Africa make up a significant portion of the urban labour force. Behind closed doors sub-standard employment conditions can easily go unchecked. Leslie Vryenhoek and photographer Jonathan Torgovnik reveal tales from domestic workers which highlight the advances[…]
Created on: 5 Sep 2016 | 3:28 am
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The Draw of Difference
The Draw of Difference
Looking at the recent transformation of Williamsburg in New-York, Julia Borowicz questions the perceived authenticity of trendy post-industrial neighbourhoods. She invites us to look beyond the aesthetic, and understands what makes attractive spaces.
Created on: 21 Aug 2016 | 1:47 am
21 Aug 2016 | 1:47 am
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'The Well-Tempered City': An Epic Book, and Why
'The Well-Tempered City': An Epic Book, and Why
In a review of Jonathan F.P. Rose's new book, 'The Well-Tempered City,' Chuck Wolfe enthusiastically endorses Rose's refreshing world view.
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 5:00 pm
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The White House Talked About Housing and Everyone Heard “Parking!!!”
The White House Talked About Housing and Everyone Heard “Parking!!!”
Empty parking spots in downtown Santa Ana, California (AP Photo/Sang H. Park)
The Obama administration released a toolkit Monday meant to help cities tackle the affordable housing crisis. For city planners, few of the recommendations were unfamiliar: taxing vacant land,[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 4:48 pm
28 Sep 2016 | 4:48 pm -
Clean Power Plan Showdown in U.S. Appeals Court on Tuesday
Clean Power Plan Showdown in U.S. Appeals Court on Tuesday
The Obama Administration's most powerful environmental initiative, the Clean Power Plan, was put on hold by the Supreme Court last February. It was heard by 10 judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. on September 27.
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 4:00 pm
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What the First Debate Taught About the Candidate's Positions on Cities
What the First Debate Taught About the Candidate's Positions on Cities
Urbanists and their ilk might have been disappointed in the first presidential debate's lack of focused attention to affordable housing, infrastructure, and other issues of importance to cities.
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 3:00 pm
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20-Plus U.S. Cities Make “Smart Tech” Promise
20-Plus U.S. Cities Make “Smart Tech” Promise
Kansas City is one of more than 70 cities and communities involved in the Smart Cities Initiative. (Photo by Lasse Fuss)
The White House announced Monday that it’s pouring an additional $80 million into its one-year-old Smart Cities Initiative, bringing the[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 2:14 pm
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Beer from Portlandia in the Land of the Rising Sun
Beer from Portlandia in the Land of the Rising Sun
Japanese cities and citizens look to Portland for inspiration.
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 2:00 pm
28 Sep 2016 | 2:00 pm -
Richmond Apprenticeship Offers Different Path to Tech Jobs
Richmond Apprenticeship Offers Different Path to Tech Jobs
(Credit: Maxx Potential)
Nearly four years ago Doug Hocker gave up his dream of making it in the tech world. He’d spent a few thousand dollars on a for-profit college that provided little to no career guidance outside of a[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 1:40 pm
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Building Houses in Wildfire Country
Building Houses in Wildfire Country
Developments boom in high risk fire areas, even as fires continue to increase in duration, severity and damage.
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 1:00 pm
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Close to a Half Million Americans Lack Proper Plumbing
Close to a Half Million Americans Lack Proper Plumbing
Nearly 500,000 people in the rural parts of the United States cannot afford modern plumbing.
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 12:00 pm
28 Sep 2016 | 12:00 pm -
Foreign Investor Program Needs an Equity-Inspired Update
Foreign Investor Program Needs an Equity-Inspired Update
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Senate is set to extend the EB-5 visa program, which offers residency to wealthy foreigners (and their families) if they invest in job-creating development projects, with a minimum of $1 million — or $500,000 in[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 11:14 am
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How much will autonomous vehicles cost?
How much will autonomous vehicles cost?
Everyone’s trying hard to imagine what a future full of autonomous cars might look like. Sure, there are big questions about whether a technology company or a conventional car company will succeed, whether the critical factor will be manufacturing prowess[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 10:11 am
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New HUD Rules Shouldn’t Leave Behind Disinvested Neighborhoods
New HUD Rules Shouldn’t Leave Behind Disinvested Neighborhoods
Galen Terrace, a Washington, D.C., affordable housing development preserved by the National Housing Trust. (Credit: National Housing Trust)
Where should poor people live? That’s the animating question at the heart of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Affirmatively[…]
Created on: 28 Sep 2016 | 8:00 am
28 Sep 2016 | 8:00 am
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Thank You for the First and Best Ever Placemaking Week
Thank You for the First and Best Ever Placemaking Week
Last week, Vancouver hosted the very first Placemaking Week, featuring Pro Walk / Pro Bike / Pro Place and the Placemaking Leadership Forum conferences, as well as a wealth of tours, talks and parties.
A huge thank you to everyone[…]
Created on: 21 Sep 2016 | 12:15 pm
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PPS Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Scale Up Placemaking
PPS Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Scale Up Placemaking
For Immediate Release
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 19, 2016, New-York based nonprofit Project for Public Spaces (PPS) announced a new Commitment to Action to forge partnerships with national and international organizations[…]
Created on: 20 Sep 2016 | 12:09 pm
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Hello, Vancouver!
Hello, Vancouver!
Placemaking Week has officially begun! Hosted by the beautiful city of Vancouver, this first-of-its-kind international gathering has brought together 1500+ activists, planners, academics, and practitioners from around the world to share ideas about how to create livable, inclusive, and people-centered[…]
Created on: 14 Sep 2016 | 3:16 pm
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Agenda Spotlight: Creative Placemaking
Agenda Spotlight: Creative Placemaking
This article is part of a series on the many issues that converge in public space leading up to the Placemaking Leadership Forum (September 14–17, 2016), where practitioners will chart the future of the placemaking movement, and share concrete strategies to make[…]
Created on: 8 Sep 2016 | 12:22 pm
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‘Yes I do’ – Why Municipalities Merge When They Are Not Forced To
‘Yes I do’ – Why Municipalities Merge When They Are Not Forced To
By Michael A. Strebel (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Editor’s Note: This post is based on a recent article published by the author in UAR.
Mergers of general-purpose local governments are a recurring topic on the agenda of national or regional[…]
Created on: 27 Jun 2016 | 2:30 pm
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Where do Housing Voucher Holders Choose to Live?
Where do Housing Voucher Holders Choose to Live?
By Ruoniu Wang (University of Florida, Gainsville)
Editor’s Note: This article is based on a recent study Dr. Wang published in UAR.
In the United States, the differences in what a neighborhood can offer is stark. Some neighborhoods are full[…]
Created on: 21 Jun 2016 | 12:57 pm
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Under Armour’s Plans to Transform Baltimore
Under Armour’s Plans to Transform Baltimore
I wanted to point folks to a piece in Slate about Under Armour’s plans for a new headquarters and real estate deal in Baltimore.
The area Plank has his eyes on, known as Port Covington, has been an underused eyesore[…]
Created on: 21 Jun 2016 | 12:32 pm
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Coethnic Endorsements and Perceptions in Local Elections
Coethnic Endorsements and Perceptions in Local Elections
By Andrea Benjamin (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Most people are familiar with endorsements in Presidential Primaries and other elections. During election season, it seems we cannot go one day without an announcement about an endorsement for one candidate or another. But what is[…]
Created on: 7 Jun 2016 | 12:06 pm
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CITY at the AAG 2015, Chicago, April 21-25
CITY at the AAG 2015, Chicago, April 21-25
‘What are the dimensions and nature of the urbanisation processes? What forms of action – resistance, reform, and/or revolution are needed to transform urbanisation from something that we largely undergo or react to and against into something that we produce?’[…]
Created on: 13 Apr 2015 | 8:05 am
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Editorial: ‘You’re surrounded … ’
Editorial: ‘You’re surrounded … ’
‘Urban residents are surrounded by discrepant infrastructural capacities … Being surrounded from all sides, and with such thick textures of surveillance and calculation, promises both the possibility of being really ‘pinned down’ and disappearing altogether.’ (AbdouMaliq Simone) (1)
We are surrounded, negatively,[…]
Created on: 6 Apr 2015 | 12:54 pm
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Editorial: ‘Go viral or die trying’
Editorial: ‘Go viral or die trying’
‘(The) globalizing working class is now put into dialogue with what the science historian George Dyson has called the ‘universe of self-replicating code,’ in an intensifying global meritocracy. That’s the playful, retail side of “Go Viral or Die Trying” —[…]
Created on: 1 Feb 2015 | 9:19 am
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Take the Money and run! An evening exploring London’s response to the crisis, with films, talks and debate
Take the Money and run! An evening exploring London’s response to the crisis, with films, talks and debate
Centre of Media Studies, SOAS and CITY Journal present
Take the Money and run! Trickledown Economics: From Hedge Funders to the London Riots
“Riots are the voice of the unheard” – Reverend Martin Luther King
http://www.haimbresheeth.com/category/blog/
Saturday January 24th, 2015,[…]
Created on: 6 Jan 2015 | 4:38 am
6 Jan 2015 | 4:38 am
