Tag: urban geography
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Olympic Dreams Dashed, but Cyclocross to Come to Olin Park
Mayor Pave & Konkrete Kathy greenwash their anti-bicycle policies during the Olympic bid. Separately, I’m predicting a major cyclocross event will soon be announced.
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Malthusian Delusions
Monbiot disabuses the rich of the notion that they are guilt free when it comes to environmental destruction.
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True Bike Stories
NYT review of David Byrne’s new book, Bicycle Diaries.
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Health Farce: Why Places that Don’t Suck Are Necessary for Health
Health insurance for all could end up being a boon for better food, better neighborhoods and overall higher quality of life.
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While Madison Rests on its Cycling Laurels….
Madison’s bike infrastructure: Resting on our Laurels
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Going Green with Native, Perennial Landscaping
Native Perennial landscapes combined with grading for bio-swales & raingardens is the way to go.
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Setting the Bar Low…
Setting the bar low on energy efficiency.
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The Long Emergency is Nigh (and Big Boxes are Going DOWN!)
Big boxes dying across the country, little boxes thriving in places that appreciate the local & long-lived.
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Mayor Pave Hogwild For Highways
Mayor Pave’s continuing pursuit pork and a more perfect Schaumburg.
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NYC Makes Space for People
I’m not a huge fan of Bloomberg,* but it is great to see that he has empowered a visionary Transportation Commissioner to make NYC a more livable place for pedestrians & bicyclists. Janette Sadik-Khan has been very aggressive in taming NYC’s streets to the benefit of people (as opposed to cars). Her latest project hints…