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The Suburbs Don’t Have to Be Boring

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 28, 2006 | Add Comment

With a few changes, suburbs could be good places to live and interesting places to explore, writes Lawrence Cheek for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

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Edinburgh’s Farmers’ Market Rated Best in Britain

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 27, 2006 | Add Comment

“It boasts hot porridge doused in whisky, fresh ostrich meat, organic beers and hunks of wild boar, and it nestles under the battlements of one of the country’s most imposing castles. Welcome to the farmers’ market in Edinburgh, officially crowned as the best in Britain.

Now six years old, the Edinburgh market is one of [...]

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A Piazza for a Maryland Suburb

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 27, 2006 | Add Comment

Rockville’s new mixed-use downtown aims to avoid the ‘Anyplace U.S.A.’ look.

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Healthy Foods, Strong Communities

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 27, 2006 | Add Comment

Community groups and politicians are creating new strategies to bring fresh foods into low-income neighborhoods.

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Must a Parking Garage Be an Architectural Disaster?

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 22, 2006 | Add Comment

There was a golden age of motoring when the multi-storey car park was considered a symbol of pride and progress. But car parks are fast becoming symbols of our congested cities, our heavy carbon footprint, our dependency on oil; a civilisation that once embraced the motor car as an agent of liberation now feels a [...]

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Build a Better Downtown: Design Competitions Leave Too Many Good Ideas Out of the Mix

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 20, 2006 | Add Comment

“The shape of downtown Los Angeles is still in our hands because we are a young city and have room to grow, even at the core. At the same time, the city has an unmatched record of missing opportunities to become its own place.

On Friday, the state announced Hargreaves Associates as the winner of [...]

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Farmers Markets a Growing Business in Melbourne, FL

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 20, 2006 | Add Comment

Eau Gallie organizers initially hoped to attract 200 people to their first farmers market. Their estimates were a bit off, and between !,400 – 2,000 people attended the opening day.

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Seattle Focuses on Pedestrian Safety

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 20, 2006 | Add Comment

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced a citywide emphasis on pedestrian safety and stepped-up traffic enforcement after three pedestrians were struck crossing streets in two days, including the fatality of a city council deputy.

“Seattle police will crack down on drivers speeding or ignoring other laws at intersections. Officers also will be stopping jaywalkers and pedestrians [...]

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Enrique Penalosa Lectures Los Angeles City Officials On How to Steer a Car-less Future

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 20, 2006 | 2 Comments

Enrique Penalosa famed urban environmentalist and former mayor of Bogota, Colombia who is widely credited for setting that city of 7 million on a course of sustainable development, came Downtown Los Angeles to speak to a rapt audience of politicians, planners and employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority at the agency’s Downtown boardroom.

Making cities [...]

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Malaysia Opens Drive-in Massage Parlors to Reduce Auto Accidents

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 17, 2006 | Add Comment

In an attempt to reduce accidents by easing tense muscles of stressed-out drivers, the Malaysian government is opening drive-in massage parlors on the country’s main highway.

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People’s Perceptions of Personal Space

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Communications scholars began studying personal space and people’s perception of it decades ago, in a field known as proxemics.  Proxemics helps developers and urban planners understand how people move through public spaces, how they shop, and even what types of restaurants they find most comfortable.

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Plans For Philadelphia Waterfront Coming To Life

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 17, 2006 | Add Comment

For almost fifty years, the promise of Philadelphia’s waterfront has gone unfulfilled. Now, however, there is a glimmer of hope for the waterfront.

On October 12, Mayor John Street signed an executive order authorizing Penn Praxis, under the guidance of Harris Steinberg, to work with Philadelphians to create comprehensive planning for a seven-mile stretch [...]

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