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June 21, 2013
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You might have noticed we’ve changed things up a bit here in the last few months. With the introduction of TheDirectTransfer.com, we’ve been a bit duplicative in our posting of the Other Side of the Tracks newsletter here and at TheDirectTransfer.com. Starting Monday, June 24, we will cease posting content from the daily Other Side of the Tracks email newsletter here.
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Quote of the Day

June 21, 2013|Paul Bettencourt, Science Daily
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"A city is first and foremost a social reactor. It works like a star, attracting people and accelerating social interaction and social outputs in a way that is analogous to how stars compress matter and burn brighter and faster the bigger they are."

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Transport: Kicking Car Habit In LA, Denver Highway Expansion, Math Solution To Traffic, Distracted Walking Danger

June 21, 2013
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TRANSPORT Los Angeles Trying to Kick the Car Habit  Boston Globe   Los Angeles embodied America's love affair with the automobile in the last century. In this one, it is trying to kick the car to the curb.
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Urbanism&Design: Old Mall New Downtown, Military Embrace Livability, St. Louis TOD, Open Source GIS Benefits

June 21, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Westminster Outside of Denver Wants to Create New Downtown  Denver Post   The city of Westminster said Thursday it is moving ahead with plans to create a new downtown district on the site of the old Westminster Mall.
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Urban Issues: California Affordable Housing Woes, Brazilian World Cup Protests, World Population Map

June 21, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES How Can Affordable Housing Survive in California  San Diego Union Tribune   The future of affordable housing in California has looked bleak with reduced funding from the federal government and the elimination of redevelopment agencies, a major funding source for such development in the state.
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Other Views: Risk-Style Games of 'Urban Domination', Transit-Density Disconnect, Streets of Brooklyn in Lego

June 21, 2013
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OTHER VIEWS Risk-Style Games of 'Urban Domination'  The Atlantic Cities   World domination is all well and good, but sometimes taking over a city is more than enough for one night.
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Quote of the Day

June 20, 2013|Lisa Prevost, Hartford Courant
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"I don't think the desire to live in a house on four acres is necessarily primordial - plenty of people are happy with much less." Read On
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Transport: Brazil Fare Hikes Reversed, El Paso BRT Breaks Ground, Portland's Bike Plans, Detroit's Highway Habit

June 20, 2013
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TRANSPORT Brazil Officials Reverse Bus, Subway Fare Hikes  NBC News   Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they have reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited protests across the nation.
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Urbanism&Design: Cleveland Development, Parking & Ugly Buildings, Livable Military Bases, Calif. Less Sprawling

June 20, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Is All This New Ohio City Development Good?  Cleveland Scene   Come Saturday, Ohio City will be bedlam, as it is most Saturdays. The intersection of West 25th and Lorain will be endlessly logjammed as the suburban tourists descend upon the West Side Market with their bags and their strollers and all the force and rancor of the Uruk-hai.
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Urban Issues: Gay Couple Housing Discrimination, Connecticut Snob Zones, NYC Innovation Future

June 20, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES HUD Finds Discrimination Exists in Housing for Gay Couples  Salon   The report found that gay couples - particularly gay male couples - experience unequal treatment by rental agents
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