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I love when good planning happens! Coming from South Louisiana and now living in South Florida, I continually advocate for the use of mitigation in design. We are not going to stop building on the waterfront; it has part of our collective culture since we … Continue reading When good planning happens …
At a press conference to launch a new campaign for walkable communities, the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said only half of Americans get enough physical activity to reduce their risk of heart disease and diabetes. Adults need 22 minutes of moderate activity each day, … Continue reading Surgeon General: Every Community Needs to Be Walkable
Where pedestrian-only streets have failed to draw business, the problem may be a failure to think big enough. The city of Buenos Aires has transformed a 20-lane congested highway into an 80-block multi-modal downtown avenue with dedicated bus lanes, plenty of space for walkers, and … Continue reading North America Needs a New Model for Pedestrian-Friendly Planning
EXAMINATION OF TRENDS IN HOMELESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE, AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS. The State of Homelessness in America 2015 is the fifth in a series of reports that chart progress in ending homelessness in the United States. It uses the most … Continue reading The State of Homelessness in America, 2015. National Alliance to End Homelessness
What the Evolution of Fire Can Teach Us About Climate Change One of the burning questions about the Anthropocene is also one of the most basic: If we are in a new human-caused geologic period, when did it begin? Some of the more common suggested … Continue reading Man’s Promethean moment – What the Evolution of Fire Can Teach Us About Climate Change
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