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Logo, Interviews, Oh the Transit Influx!
Logo
I shelled some pennies out of pocket and have a working logo that will be introduced to the site soon! Yeah, I’m digging it. It goes with the whole transit and sleuth theme, and has a bit of Portland style to boot! Yes, I hired local, cuz I’m cool like that. Stay tuned, it’ll be up real soon!
Interviews
I’ve sent out a few (ok, 100+) interviews to Portlanders, Chicagoans, San Franciscans, and many more about their respective commutes. This I’ll put together in a series of entries and also do a kind of roll up aggregate of the totals. It is, at this time, a bit biased since it is mostly tech related & Twitter users. But none the less, it’s still rather interesting when you get into the different commutes different people have for different career fields.
Transit Influx
Looks like PDX is starting to go hard core on transit planning again. Of course, leading the charge is light rail plans (cuz ya know, you can just toss buses into service without planning?!? I suppose, seems they’re often left out). I’ll have more on some of the maps and other thoughts soon.
Architecture, Downloaded
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Online sources for house plans are cutting the architect out of the home building process. One site is now making available the plans of well-known architects like William Turnbull.
From Cul-De-Sac to Commune
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
How do you turn a cul-de-sac into a commune? It’s easier than you think, according to this piece from NPR.
Can Trade Reform Beget Economic Recovery, Environmental Sustainability?
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Apropos to the debates dominating the G20 conference in London, former U.S. Trade Rep and Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor argues for trade as the centerpiece of economic and environmental sustainability.
Friday Funny: Building the Nation Out of the Crisis
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
This piece from The Onion presents the incredibly simple solution to the nation’s economic troubles: build more houses.
That Goat Position in Vancouver? Filled
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The city of Vancouver is hoping to reduce its energy use and carbon emissions by hiring a goat to maintain the grounds at city hall. Though the mayor wants to expand the goat program to schools and parks, some have reservations.
Florida’s ‘Trickle-Down’ Condo Disaster
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Florida’s real estate meltdown is leading to a second crisis: so many condo owners have stopped paying their fees that associations have had to cut back on maintenance and repairs, leading some to fear a “death spiral” for condos.
Retiring Environmental Hero Shaped Water Policy
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
An exit interview with Tom Graff, who joined Environmental Defense Fund in 1971, when the environmental movement was just getting started.
