Student of the City: Archive

Aug 1st

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UrbanRelations.Info: Exploring Atlanta's Modern... →

jessebudlong: Somewhere under the weeds, among the illegally dumped tires and the empty beer cans littering the ground, are the bones of a giraffe and an elephant named Maude. Back in the 1940s, the 300-acre site just southeast of the city limits was home to imprisoned moonshiners who grew crops and…

Jul 27th

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Jul 27th

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The Other Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis in Global... →

This is a great article to read if you want to get into population issues - specifically agricultural sustainability or resource depletion. With the population rising every day and resources such as fresh water and healthy food disappearing, we as a species need to think about the future in a serious way. Another thing I like about this article is that the subject of global warming is brought...

Jul 25th

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What a Population of 7 Billion Means for the... →

Jul 25th

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Jul 25th

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Attack of the Urban Mosquitoes →

The species has been traced to 1985, when a ship arrived in Texas loaded with used truck tires, perhaps from Japan, which is a major used-tire exporter, according to research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The eggs hatched when they were exposed to water. Since then, the species has made its way from Texas to Florida and up the East Coast, says Gary G. Clark, a research leader...

Jul 22nd

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Jul 21st

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Jul 19th

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Jul 18th

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Debbie So: Safety in numbers for city food trucks →

debbieso: “When beset by predators, there is always a comforting resort: the safety of the herd” This week the New York Times has been abuzz with news on the city’s food trucks. PROS of food trucks: The trucks offer entrepreneurs a way to get started in the restaurant business.They add jobs and…

Jul 18th

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Jul 18th

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Jul 17th

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Jul 16th

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Jul 15th

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Jul 15th

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Jul 14th

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The Technicolor Dream of Make-Do Urbanism →

Jul 11th

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Jul 11th

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Stalled ballpark village plan awakens |... →

dmdhashw: A long-stalled plan to create a live-work-play neighborhood next to Target Field is stirring from its slumber. Developer Hines Interests has submitted early plans to the city of Minneapolis to build a 185-unit apartment building called Dock Street Apartments near Target Field as part of a larger development that eventually would include offices, more residential buildings and...

Jul 11th

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In a Growth-Oriented System, Youngstown, Ohio... →

Jul 11th

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Masters of Urban Planning Graduate Programs

I’d like to know your experiences as I make my decision. Message me here or e-mail me at robins20@augsburg.edu. Any help is appreciated!

Jul 8th

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Design Guidelines Approve for SPURA, Manhattan's... →

Jul 7th

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Rebuilding Detroit the Sane Way — A Block at a... →

Jul 7th

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America’s One and Only Personal Rapid Transit... →

Jul 7th

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Fixing the Mobility Crisis Threatening the Baby... →

taefaves: The baby boomer generation built their entire lives around the concept of being able to drive for everything… so what happens when they can’t drive any more?

Jul 6th

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