Tag: Urban Life
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Yet another survey confirms: Young people want to be in town near transit, not in the suburbs
Canadian study shows different priorities for first-time home buyers.
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How cities of the future depend on models from the past
Cities designed in a past before there were cars will work a lot better in the future.
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The effect of urban green spaces on wellbeing is comparable to employment and marriage
Scientific evidence that living near green spaces makes you happier and improves your mental health.
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Nature reserves in UK may be fair game for developers, if they "offset" the damage on less valuable real estate
There's lots of less valuable land farther away from cities. Why protect it when you can offset it?
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A public bench that everyone would want for their street
This bench is so quirky and welcoming that we would love to have one on our block.
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Venice bans all fossil fuel powered boats- for five hours on Sunday
If only it could always be this way with less pollution, fewer boats and no destructive waves.
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In the great Cities vs Suburbs battle, companies and workers are voting with their feet and moving downtown
In this corner, the city represented by Richard Florida; in that corner, the suburbs represented by Joel Kotkin. The numbers give it to Florida.
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What would Jane Jacobs think of Marissa Mayer?
John Kay invokes Jane Jacobs in a defence of the office vs home teleworking. Would she agree?
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Can cities be too dense? Can condos be too tall? Are they built to last?
All important questions, asked by Antonia Zerbisias in the Toronto Star
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More blaming the victim as Toronto police tell pedestrians to "Do the Bright Thing"
As far as the police are concerned, pedestrians should wear orange vests and lights, or they only have themselves to blame.
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Should private charging stations be installed in public space? (Survey)
If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do?
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Jargon Watch: Hipsturbia
Alex Williams coins the term in the New York Times, describing Brooklyn hipsters moving to the 'burbs. You haven't heard the last of it.
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Are Main Streets a thing of the past, or are they just getting ready for their closeup?
Kaid Benfield at the NRDC suggests that they are artifacts or tourist attractions; In fact they may well be the new economy
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Sustaining Urban Ecosystems with Modular Brick Habitats
These customized bricks provide much-needed habitats for birds, insects and plants in an urban setting.
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Quote of the Day: Ron Shiffman on Urban Planning
The New York Times interviews the influential planner, who makes a lot of sense.
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Glenn Beck's Independence Park: Utopia or Crazy Town?
It starts off sounding quite reasonable, a vision of a community based on "education, independence, entrepreneurship and apprenticeship. "
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On Sesquicentennial of First Tube Ride, a Look at the Incredible Design Influence of London Underground
It's just over a hundred years since Frank Pick started working there, and his influence has been felt around the world ever since.
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Zurich Fashion Label Invents Construction-Site Chic
Inspired by the neon safety vests worn by workers at construction sites, a new Swiss design label is taking the highly reflective material and trying to turn it into something that cyclists and other urban dwellers just might actually wear.
