Urban Wonk
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Urban Wonk
How Building Beautiful Spaces Can Foster Environmentalism
A focus on placemaking can drive the green movement.
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Urban Wonk
What Developers Get Wrong About Smart Growth
Cities need higher densities, but they also need green space.
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Urban Wonk
Is Bad Urban Design Making Us Lonely?
Social interaction can be encouraged by our built environment. But it isn't always.
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Urban Wonk
Is SoCal America's Next Environmental Success Story?
The region has a bad smart growth record. But a new sustainable communities strategy just might change all that.
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Why Young Americans Are Driving So Much Less Than Their Parents
Millennials are increasingly uninterested in the burden of car ownership.
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Urban Wonk
The Hottest Trends in Urban Housing
Small is in, buying is (maybe) out, and smart growth is here to stay.
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Urban Wonk
The Midwest's Big Economic Miscalculation
The rebirth of traditional industries isn't necessarily a good thing.
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Urban Wonk
How to Make a Greener Parking Lot
They aren't going away, but we can at least limit their harm.
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Urban Wonk
Are Privatized Public Libraries So Bad?
Many systems end up with more books and longer hours. Why then, does library privatization make so many so uncomfortable?
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Why Community-Based Planning Works Better Than Anything Else
A Boston neighborhood comes together to solve severe disinvestment, illegal dumping, and lot vacancies.
