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Crackdown on Continuous Riding on Chicago’s Trains
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
In a supposed crackdown that targets the homeless who spend spend the night riding on the train, new signs are up to remind all riders that continuous riding on a single fare is prohibited.
Obama’s Stimulus Package Disappoints
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Columnist David Brooks warns that the Obama stimulus package fails to build on the current social movement to enliven existing suburbs and instead appears to follow a traditional roads, bridges, and refurbishing existing infrastructure approach.
Not Your Typical Brick
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Bricks have been a building staple for a long time, but the sky’s the limit for their aesthetic uses.
The Sick Days of the Condo
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Housing starts in Canada are down dramatically, but no more so than in the condo market, which accounts for half or more of the housing construction in such cities as Vancouver and Toronto.
German Suburbs: Look Familiar?
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
According to Kirk Rogers, European suburbs are not all that different from American ones–they indulge the need for space, good schools, and cars– and they’re there to stay.
New York City More Diverse Than Ever
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
New census data has given some insight on how New York City has been changing in the past eight years or so. Diversity is on the rise, as is the number of children being raised in Manhattan.
On Molokai, A Development is Stopped
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The plan: 200 luxury homes on Molokai’s waterfront, in exchange for jobs and preserving thousands of acres of land. Locals fought the compromise, and the economic shift brought an abrupt halt to the project- dragging other businesses down with it.
Gas From Ice
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Methane gas hydrates are flammable ice crystals packed with hydrocarbons. Until recently, it was too expensive to recover the fuel trapped in the ice, but new technology and demand are opening up possibilities.
Foreclosures Swarm Through Las Vegas
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Foreclosures are spreading across the country like a plague, and there’s almost no place worse hit than Las Vegas.
Cooling Markets May Halt Sprawl in Maine
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
For decades, development in Maine sprawled away from cities and across the landscape. The flailing economy may be the only thing that can change the pattern.
