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• Syracuse Confronts 'Most Important Civic Decision in 60 Years' May 20, 2013
  To demolish, or not to demolish? As Syracuse considers what to do with its aged elevated highway, special interests are mobilizing to prevent tearing down the crumbling I-81 viaduct and replacing it with an urban boulevard, says David M. Rubin. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• 54 Arts Projects Awarded Creative Placemaking Grants May 20, 2013
  ArtPlace America has announced the 54 recipients (out of over 1200 applicants) for its most recent round of creative placemaking grants. The $15.2 million in grants will support projects in 44 communities and a statewide project in Connecticut. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Minister Reins in Mumbai's Haphazard Development Controls; Will the City's Skyline Suffer? May 20, 2013
  The chief minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra (home to Mumbai) is pushing to rationalize the region's density controls, which had been prone to abuse by developers. Some fear the controls will result in more homogenous designs. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Poverty's Sprawling Tentacles May 20, 2013
  From 2000-2011 the number of poor Americans living in the suburbs increased at a rate double that of the country's cities. The result is that more poor people now live in the suburbs than in cities. A new book examines this troubling trend. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• 10 Exemplary Approaches to Station Integration May 20, 2013
  Different contexts call for different approaches to inserting new transit stations into existing urban environments. From iconic statement to net-zero depot, Ron Nyren looks at 10 stations built recently in cities across the world. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• The Urban Diary as a City-Dweller's Tool May 20, 2013
  Chuck Wolfe champions the 'urban diary' tool as a universal means to understand the city around us. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Rush to Rebuild Could Cause Long-Term Damage to NY/NJ Beaches May 20, 2013
  Just seven months ago Hurricane Sandy damaged 94 percent of New Jersey's beaches and eroded dozens of miles of coastline in New York. As waterfront communities rush to rebuild before summer, some fear disastrous long-term consequences. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• How Miami Lost Its Way to a Transit-Rich Future May 20, 2013
  Forty years ago, Dade County officials sketched a vision for a paradigm shift away from highways and towards a multi-model transportation system for the area. Four decades onward, highway expansion is alive and well in Miami-Dade. What happened? […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Cities Gain a Brain; But Will They Lose Their Souls? May 20, 2013
  In the quest to improve efficiency and effectiveness, "smart" technologies are helping cities become more intelligent machines. But a growing chorus fears the side effects of increased privatization, surveillance, and technological sophistication. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Train Derailment Halts America's Busiest Train Line May 20, 2013
  A Friday evening collision between two Metro-North trains near Fairfield, Conn. injured 60 people, 5 of them critically. It's not known when service will be restored along the busiest train line in the nation. […]
  Jonathan Nettler