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 Vertical Farming Puts 
 Pigs High in the Sky 

Urban planners take another look at raising animals, crops in skyscrapers

Scientific American Scientific American Sep 30, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - They're not the most traditional tenants, but pigs, poultry, and crops might be reared in city skyscrapers of the future, drastically reducing environmental damage caused by traditional farms, Scientific American reports. Engineering airflow inside glass towers remains tricky, but the potential for a year-round growing season in the face of a booming world population has some urban developers looking to integrate skyscraper farms. More »

More about:  environment • farming • skyscraper • green home • urban planning

 Parking Goes Green, For a Day 

Drivers from NY to LA find lawns in place of their favorite spots

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Sep 19, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Signs of a movement to highlight the need for more urban green space sprouted in cities across the US today, the LA Times reports, turning parking spaces into bite-sized parks. The second annual Park(ing) Day may prove an inconvenience to commuters from San Francisco to New York, but that’s the point, one organizer says. More »

More about:  Los Angeles • New York • San Francisco • Pittsburgh • parking space • urban planning

San Francisco Pioneers Smart Parking Spots

Wireless sensor network will alert drivers to open spaces

New York Times New York Times Jul 12, 08 7:48 CDT
(Newser) - The streets of San Francisco will be getting smarter this fall, reports the New York Times . The city is pioneering a program to add sensors to thousands of parking spaces; drivers will be alerted to empty spaces through displays on street signs or via their smartphones. City officials hope the experiment will help clear Frisco's clogged traffic by cutting down on drivers circling to look for a place to park. More »

More about:  San Francisco • smartphones • traffic • parking space • congestion • urban planning • parking meters • sensor

 Energy Prices Hammer
 Suburban Housing Market 

Reversing trend, buyers look to stay near city center

New York Times New York Times Jun 25, 08 8:17 CDT
(Newser) - The soaring cost of energy has started the buck the half-century-old trend of migration to suburbs and exurbs, the New York Times reports. The cost of reaching a far-off home, let alone heating and cooling it, is becoming untenable for many. From Atlanta and Philadelphia to San Francisco and Minneapolis, prices of homes outside the urban core have fallen faster than those downtown. More »

More about:  gas prices • housing market • energy • suburbs • urban planning • exurbs

Near 300,000, New Orleans Hits 65% of Its Former Size

Surge in population one barometer for health of Big Easy

Associated Press Associated Press Dec 25, 07 6:21 CST
(Newser) - New Orleans is now at 65% of its pre-hurricane population and looks poised to pass the 300,000 mark at any day now. Although many neighborhoods are still in need of rebuilding and dotted with vacant lots, the growth represents a "significant indication of New Orleans' sustained viability as a major city," urban planners conclude. The new numbers bring the Big Easy to the size of a Pittsburgh or a Tampa. More »

More about:  Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • population • Ray Nagin • urban planning

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