Anthony Flint
Anthony Flint is a fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a think tank in Cambridge, Mass., and author of Wrestling With Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York’s Master Builder and Transformed the American City and This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America. His next book, The Raven: The Life of Le Corbusier, Maker of the Modern will be published in the fall of 2014 by Amazon Publishing.
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There's More Than History at Stake for NYC's First Pre-Fab High-Rise
B2 Bklyn breaks ground this morning at Atlantic Yards. A lot is riding on whether it works.
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From Coffee Cups to Climate Change, Do Local Efforts Really Matter?
Plastic bag and Styrofoam bans may seem like small potatoes. But local legislation often inspires bigger fixes.
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The Next Workplace Revolution
More people are working from temporary work spaces, changing how we use offices.
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Lessons From a Reinvented Military Base
The story of how this urban asset was re-purposed holds truths for cities engaged in similar transformations.
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How Should We Celebrate Our Architects?
We may not think of architects as cultural heroes. But those who have made breakthroughs in how we live deserve recognition.
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The Next Big Financial Crisis That Could Cripple Cities
Pension pay-outs are a ticking time bomb.
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In Aiding Struggling Megacities, Can Any Conference Solve These Problems?
Thousands gathered in Venice last week to discuss the future of cities. But urbanization seems almost impossible to coordinate on a global basis.
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Why Mitt Romney Should Love France's Approach to Infrastructure Funding
Here, you pay for the roads and resources you use, thanks to innovative public-private partnerships.
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Trees vs. Power Lines: Will We Have to Choose?
The debate over how to secure our nation's power grids comes courtesy of yet another climate change-related feedback loop.
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Writing the Rules for Smart Cities
There still isn’t a common language or science of cities for the 21st century, but that could change.
