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The Secret to a Healthy Life: A Daily, Half-Hour Walk
Arthritis? Diabetes? Depression? Anxiety? Whatever might ail you, the best prescription may just be a half-hour walk.
December 12, 2011
A Tappan Zee Bridge Without Transit Is a Lousy Jobs Program
Here's the thing about big transportation projects: Even the worst of them, the biggest stinkers, at the very least produce a few temporary construction jobs.
December 9, 2011
Are Cyclists “Elite Snobs”? It Depends on If They’re in Your Way
"Are Urban Bicyclists Just Elite Snobs?" asked Salon in a recent article. The question could have come from a game of Madlibs. Are [marginalized group of people] just [pejorative adjective] [insulting label]?
December 8, 2011
The Federal Government Wants to Bribe You to Drive to Work
Did you need another reason to be disappointed in the federal government? Well today's your lucky day!
December 7, 2011
Housing Bust Poster-Child Miami Invites More Sprawl
Since 2007, there have been more than 265,000 foreclosures in South Florida's Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. Almost 50 percent of the region's homes are worth less than the amount that is owed on the mortgage. In January, the Miami Herald reported that foreclosures had overwhelmed the local court system and that nearly 200 foreclosures a day would have to be processed in order to meet local goals.
December 6, 2011
Arkansas Officials Surround State Capitol With Even More Parking
Another day, another sad tale of government officials trying to cram as many parking spaces downtown as possible.
December 5, 2011
Oakland Cops Can’t Be Troubled With OWS Vehicular Assault
The Occupy movement has added a new layer to the battle for the public right of way.
December 1, 2011
Epic Job Creation Fail: Paying Developers to Build Free Parking
Oh boy. It's always sad when communities try to revitalize their downtowns and they resort to subsidizing the kinds of things that hollowed out the area in the first place -- namely parking.
November 30, 2011
Light Rail Expansion Signals an Urbanizing Houston
"Change comes hard, but things do change" -- those were the words of a Houston reporter almost 20 years ago, commenting on the stranglehold sprawl-oriented real estate interests had on the city.
November 29, 2011
Can America Afford Not to Bike More?
Here's what's going on around the Network today:
November 28, 2011