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20-Year Life Gap Separates City's Poorest and Wealthy
Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:50 PM EDT (knowledgeplex.org)
In Baltimore: "The two-decade difference in life expectancy between Hollins Market and Roland Park was revealed in data released yesterday by the city Health Department, which for the first time has compiled comprehensive death data on a neighborhood level."
Power to the street people during DNC
Seeded on Tue Jul 1, 2008 9:31 PM EDT (The Denver Post)
Denver police Cmdr. Deborah Dilley has a message to the 3,900 homeless people who live in the city: You can stay where you are between Aug. 25 and 28.
The Myths and Harsh Effects of Bush's Economic Class War
Seeded on Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:21 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)
"The recession of 2001 never ended -- at least not for ordinary Americans."
The secret life of guerrilla gardeners
Seeded on Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:15 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
"Around the world, a shadowy army of plant lovers is on a mission: to make their dull, grey neighbourhoods more beautiful places to live. Armed with seedbombs and spades, these green-fingered outlaws are stealthily filling neglected public land with flowers and shrubs.
Clinton's Vision for America's Cities
Seeded on Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:08 AM EDT (AmericanCity.org)
"Newspaper editorials, urban advocates and bloggers have often complained that the presidential candidates are sorely lacking an urban platform—both on the campaign trail and on their websites.
'Crisis' graduation gap found between cities, suburbs
Seeded on Tue Apr 1, 2008 9:48 AM EDT (USA Today)
USA Today reports, "The likelihood that a ninth-grader in one of the nation's biggest cities will clutch a diploma four years later amounts to a coin toss — not much better than a 50-50 chance, new research finds."
Philly's the 15th most-walkable city ... but watch your step
Seeded on Wed Mar 5, 2008 10:11 AM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
"The American Podiatric Medical Association and Prevention magazine have just listed Philadelphia as the nation's 15th most- walkable city."
7 (More) Unusually Geeky Approaches to Graffiti
Seeded on Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:57 PM EST (weburbanist.com)
"What qualifies something as unusually geeky street graffiti? In some cases it is the content but in many instances it is the methods employed in its creation.
India's Tata backs air-power car
Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:41 AM EST (BBC News)
"An engineer has promised that within a year he will start selling a car in India that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in towns."
Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
Seeded on Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:29 PM EST (The New York Times)
Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers.
A Shelter Is Built Green, to Heal Inside and Out
Seeded on Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:13 AM EST (The New York Times)
Although he will not be moving from the dilapidated homeless shelter here for another week, Paul McClendon, 55, has his oversized baby-blue garbage bags packed.
Cities crack down on panhandling
Seeded on Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:07 AM EST (USA Today)
"Panhandling on public transportation can get you a year in jail in Medford, Ore. Telling a lie while asking for money in Macon, Ga., is against the law. In Minneapolis, begging in groups has been banned."
Comcast Can't Move Local Channels
Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:43 PM EST
A state judge and a federal judge have each ruled that Comcast cannot move community-access cable television channels higher up the dial and out of the reach of thousands of Michigan subscribers as it had hoped to do on Tuesday.
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Is eminent domain necessary for revitalizing cities?
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:10 AM EST (planetizen.com)
"Planners are split on eminent domain—one group believes it's a critical component of planning since it allows them to implement plans more quickly. Others believe eminent domain does more to destroy urbanism than build it up."
Minorities Hit Hardest by Housing Crisis
Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:57 PM EST (Common Dreams)
"Either way, say some minority and housing activists, the fact that minorities are disproportionately hurt by lending practices in the United States is real — and so are its consequences."
Nation's Mayors to Bring Urban Agenda to Iowa
Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:52 PM EST (knowledgeplex.org)
"For the first time ever, the nation's mayors will travel to Iowa on December 1st prior to the January caucuses to stress to Presidential Candidates how important city issues are to the country and a growing number of Americans."
Los Angeles Police Are Gentrifying Skid Row with Force
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:05 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
Alternet reports, "For decades, a 50-block area in downtown Los Angeles known as Skid Row has been a hub for shelters and social services for homeless and extremely poor people, the majority of them Black.
Gentrifying Downtown
Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:20 PM EDT (colorlines.com)
Color Lines published an interesting article on gentrification in Miami. It says, "This combination of 'bad' people and good land could mean only one thing in the new Miami: the neighborhood had to be redeveloped."
Solar house design competition
Seeded on Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:29 PM EDT (inhabitat.com)
Inhabitat reports on the Solar Decathlon, "a competition challenging 20 college teams from around the globe to design, build, and operate an energy-efficient, fully solar-powered house that will be able to satisfy the needs of a typical family, and look good doing it."
Half of Nation's Poor Don't Get Food Stamps
Seeded on Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:14 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
A recent study reports, "Half of the nation's eligible poor aren't getting the food stamps to which they're entitled, a study released Tuesday found."
The Near Poor: a Huge Missing Class
Seeded on Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:30 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
Alternet reports, "The 57 million 'near-poor' living in America today are twice the number living in poverty."
Housing Assistance Eludes the Poor
Seeded on Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:24 PM EDT (knowledgeplex.org)
The Houston Chronicle reports, "Growing numbers of the nation's poorest households are using more than half their earnings for rent while waiting years for federal housing assistance that may never come."
Toll Brothers Reports Sales Decline
Seeded on Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:23 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The NY Times reports, "The luxury home builder Toll Brothers reported a 21 percent decline in preliminary home building revenue for the third quarter and said the housing market was so volatile that it would not give earnings guidance."
Cities draw line on risque billboards
Seeded on Tue Aug 7, 2007 7:52 PM EDT (USA Today)
USA Today reports, "In several communities across the nation, residents and lawmakers are demanding that signs they find offensive be removed, actions that some advertisers say violate their free speech rights."
How Do New McMansions Affect The Value of Neighboring Homes?
Seeded on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:54 PM EDT (realestatejournal.com)
The Wall Street Journal reports, "Our neighborhood is changing. A number of homes are undergoing major renovations that will double their sizes, and new homes are being built that are much larger than existing homes in the community.
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