Blogosphere: Cincinatti Streetcar, Affordable Housing & TOD, Portland Inspiration To DC, Chair Sharing In Rotterdam
September 20, 2012
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| Blogosphere - In this section you'll find commentary, opinion and editorials from blogs and newspapers around the country. The opinions expressed in these blogs do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Reconnecting America. |
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Blogosphere: Cinci Allows Streetcar to Advance Urban Cincy Cincinnati leaders announced a major step today in moving forward the construction schedule of the Cincinnati streetcar, after a recent memo from City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. conceded that the project opening had been delayed to summer 2015... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Affordable Housing in the Central Corridor Minnesota Post A lot is going on around the development of the new Central Corridor light-rail line which, when finished in 2014, will connect the Twin Cities' downtowns. When I considered writing about it, however, my eyes glazed over... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Portland Provides Urban Inspiration for DC Greater Greater Washington Portland has achieved near-cult status in urbanist circles for its progressive development and transportation policies. All is not perfect in Portland, but there are lot of great things we can take away from the City of Roses... Read On |
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Blogosphere: Guilt for Leaving Small Towns Behind? The Atlantic Cities As a 20-something escapee of a small Midwestern town, I found myself sinking into my seat as I watched last winter's dark comedy hit Young Adult. In the film, Charlize Theron plays a bitingly cruel young adult fiction ghost writer.. Read On |
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Blogosphere: 350 White Chairs Pop Up in Rotterdam The Pop Up City Back in the 60s, the innovative Dutch counterculture movement Provo launched their ideas for a so-called 'Witte Fietsenplan', a 'White Bicycle Plan' for Amsterdam. The idea was simple - instead of urbanites who all own a bicycle, the system wanted to introduce 2,000 collective white-painted bikes that everyone can use... Read On |
