From the Streets of New York

Willamette Week interviews U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon about the shenanigans going on behind-the-scenes of the newly-approved Transportation Bill. read more […]

A June panel, ‘Experiencing Healthier Places’, at the AIA Design Conference in LA looked at the roles that professional planners and architects can have in fostering a healthier society through the built environment. read more […]

An armory built for the National Guard at the turn of the century may see a second life as Crown Point's newest community-oriented, multi-use complex, Raanan Geberer, reports. read more […]

It all depends on who you ask, argues David Alpert. Ratepayers have pushed for buried lines before; now, there's reason to doubt it would cost as much as the utility company once quoted them.read more […]

What exactly is defined by mixed-use is often somewhat up to debate. Howard Blackson of Better Cities & Towns helps us clarify what the term "mixed-use" should really mean. read more […]

A common criticism of streetcars are their relative slow speed combined with high capital and operating costs. Still, streetcars are being constructed in both large in small cities to help incentivize development. read more […]

Julie Stern reports on a presentation by NYU professor Eric Klinenberg, who says that the number of people living by themselves in the United States is growing and is having an impact on city life. read more […]

In what Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg calls a "dramatic power shift", England's largest cities have gained new powers to control their economies and transportation, reports Sam Lister. read more […]

An environmental economist and a law professor pronounces the increased carbon tax in British Columbia "the smartest tax in the world" and advise the U.S. to get onboard. read more […]

According to new data, state and local governments hired 828,000 workers in the first four months of the year, "up 20% from a year earlier, and the most since 2008," stoking hopes that government job growth may be on the way. read more […]

Improvements are underway at two points along the Commodore Trail, one of Miami's most popular corridors for runners. The trail, extending from Cartagena Circle in Coral Gables to Wainwright Park in Miami, also has many walkers and some slower bicyclists who avoid the busy roads through Coconut Grove. A big step up for the Commodore will be the new bike […]

The Ryder Trauma Center, a priceless community asset at Jackson Health Center, invites cyclists to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a ride on the Rickenbacker Causeway this Wednesday morning. The 7.3-mile ride is to start from Virginia Key Beach Park at 6:30 a.m. and head to the mainland via the bike lane, not the adjoining motor lanes. You'll find t […]

There were plentiful laughs and notable tugs at the heartstrings Saturday night at the Lip Service show we sponsored in Coral Gables. The upstairs auditorium at the Miracle Theater was packed for the readings selected from public submissions earlier in the spring. Andrea Askowitz, right, co-director of the performance series, was in top form with her impecca […]