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Complete Streets: It’s About More Than Bike Lanes
posted Jun 07, 2011 - Video: How a few simple changes have transformed streets in New York City.
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The Road Not Built: Redefining Progress At Home and Abroad
by Robin Broad, John Cavanaghposted May 23, 2011 - Local opposition to a proposed road in Trinidad brings new understanding of “progress,” and what it means to be rooted.
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Living Buildings, Living Economies, and a Living Future
by David Kortenposted May 18, 2011 - David Korten: Two ideas that bring me renewed hope that we can end our isolation from nature and from each other.
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Building the Just City
by Sarah Laskowposted May 13, 2011 - Beyond growth: How to build cities that make life richer for the people who live there.
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Common Stories
by Kim Eckartposted Apr 10, 2011 - Do you ride the bus? Use the library? Walk on the sidewalk? Congratulations—you're already part of the commons movement.
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When Density Meets Community
by Richard Conlinposted Apr 07, 2011 - In Seattle, cutting carbon while increasing quality of life.
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How to Design a Neighborhood for Happiness
by Jay Walljasperposted Apr 04, 2011 - The way we design our communities plays a huge role in how we experience our lives.
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In the Built Environment, the Tyranny of the Big, the Beauty of the Small
by Jason McLennanposted Mar 11, 2011 - Green building leader Jason McLennan on ways to keep our buildings and cities at a healthy, human scale.
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YES! Picks: Dispensing Seed Bombs
by Caitlin Battersbyposted Mar 01, 2011 - Seed bombs are a favorite tool of guerrilla gardeners for planting flowers on derelict ground.
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Changing with the Climate
by Richard Conlinposted Feb 07, 2011 - In Seattle, how changes in policy help prepare for changes in climate.
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How to Be a Car-Free Family
by Angela and Dorea Vierling-Claassenposted Feb 02, 2011 - Tired of paying car insurance, sitting in traffic jams, and guzzling too much gas? Advice for finally moving beyond the car.
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Inez Killingsworth: Fighting Foreclosures
posted Feb 01, 2011 - How one outspoken resident is helping Cleveland's families keep their homes.
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One of Many Detroits
by Anonymousposted Jan 21, 2011 - Photo essay: "The people of this city are not abstractions." An anonymous Detroit photographer shares a view of the city that the mainstream media doesn't cover.
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A Reality Check on the Plug-In Revolution
by Guy Daunceyposted Jan 14, 2011 - What’s really needed if we are to turn the Plug-In Revolution into the main event, instead of a colorful but distracting sideshow?
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Let It Snow: The ABCs of Winter Biking
by Jay Walljasperposted Jan 14, 2011 - Tips for winter riding from the coldest big city in America.
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