Cullum Clark wrote:
Lessons from history and from the relative success stories of the present point to clear priorities for today’s cities:
Get the urban basics right: schools, safety, livability.
Strengthen local anchor institutions in higher education, health care, and other areas.
Invest aggressively in local quality-of-life amenities.
Rebuild and expand critical infrastructure.
Work towa...
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Matthew Jacob wrote:
Pittsburgh began implementing the Victor Stanley Relay TM smart waste management system to upgrade to a more efficient waste collection process. Using sensors embedded within their litter receptacles that measure how full the containers are, and then transmit that information to the people responsible for collecting them, the city found a wa...
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Michael Andersen wrote:
Building owners paid Metro Transit $14 per month for each unit and offered one pass per household as part of their leases. (A regular Metropass for unlimited rides costs $83 per month.)
In case you were wondering, that comes to an 83 percent bulk-rate discount being offered by the transit agency.
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“We also provide a community car fo...
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Daniel Herriges wrote:
There’s no large city in America that’s doing a better job of pivoting to a Strong Towns approach than Memphis, Tennessee. And there are many working from easier starting points. For decades, Memphis aggressively annexed outlying land, juicing cheap suburban growth while older neighborhoods suffered poverty and blight. In recent years, cit...
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Todd Litman wrote:
True sustainability involves more than just environmental protection: it balances environmental, social and economic goals. There is plenty of guidance concerning how to increase environmental sustainability by reducing resource consumption and habitat degradation and a growing body of guidance for achieving social sustainability by creating healthier and more equitable communities, but there is les...
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Rachel Dalrymple wrote:
The Public Infrastructure Act allows for low-cost funding for parks, roads, infrastructure, and water via investment groups, companies, etc. Traditionally, cities and neighborhoods funded by PIDs are developed in bits and pieces as the money for the infrastructure becomes available.
So far, Utah is becoming a hotbed for such spots thanks t...
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Kea Wilson wrote:
Private developers have pursued similar concepts in the past, like the much blogged-about Culdesac development in Tempe, which will bundle a package of non-automotive mobility options into the price of rent when it opens later this year. But the Utah site may be the first publicly-sponsored project to pursue a car-light model...
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Diana Ionescu wrote:
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has issued a new policy that "recognizes that streets are not only used for transportation but are also valuable community spaces," acknowledging the need to prioritize infrastructure for pedestrians, bike riders, and transit users in every Caltrans project. According to Melanie Curry, the policy solidifies the...
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Diana Ionescu wrote:
While many locals in Colorado struggle to find affordable housing near their jobs, census data show that 34 to 71 percent of housing across 15 Western Colorado counties is vacant, serving as vacation rentals and second homes for wealthy investors and out-of-towners. As Bruce Finley reports, the vacancy rate, coupled with th...
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Charles Montgomery wrote:
A few years ago, a few dozen of us came together to launch an experiment that we hoped would tackle middle-class housing affordability, social disconnection, and climate change all in one go. We set out to create our own village in the heart of the city, a place designed to nurture friendshi...
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