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Storefront banking in retreat: a new kind of desert on the horizon

No loitering, no smoking, no banking On Friday July...

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World Wide Wednesday: Bridges, Straddling Buses, Superhighways, Navigation

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around...

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The Resurgence of the Front Porch

Erin O’Connell is an urban planner who has worked...

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Spacing Saturday

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s...

Archives /// Kat Snukal

World Wide Wednesday: Transit maps, subway stations, and monorails

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Should private corporations be allowed to purchase the naming rights of public subway stations? The Transit Politic Blog muses on the answer as the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation ...

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World Wide Wednesday: Flip bridges, sewer diving, and the death of starchitecture

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • In Hong Kong they drive on the left side of the road, in mainland China on the right. This simple difference creates an complicated engineering dilemma. How do you ...

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World Wide Wednesday: The World Cup, bike gadgets, and the fastest train in the world

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • The BP oil spill, which continues to wreak havoc on the United States' Gulf Coast, is just one more reminder of the perils ...

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World Wide Wednesday: London, Bangkok, and New Delhi

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Though still incomplete, New Delhi's subway system is already being hailed as "a runaway success". According to the The New York Times not only is the Delhi Metro "scrupulously ...

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World Wide Wednesday: “Tesco Towns”, security cameras, and the world’s greenest buildings

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • What would a socially equitable city look like? The Polis Blog sheds some light on this complex question in a fascinating series entitled "The Just Metropolis". ...

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World Wide Wednesday: Greenways, maps, and a railway run by children

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • The National Council of Research in Rome is generating innovative ideas on city building by looking at the urban environment through the eyes of children. As explained on ...

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World Wide Wednesday: New York, Shanghai and Pajarito Mesa

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Good Magazine has devoted its newest issue entirely to neighbourhoods. Check it out online for tips on starting a community garden and strategies for throwing an amazing block ...

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World Wide Wednesday: Parks, bikes, and cable cars

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We'll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Luud Schimmelpinnink--one of the activists behind the 1965 White Bicycle Plan in Amsterdam--has envisioned the bike ...

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