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NEWS ABOUT: urban development

urban development stories: 5 news summaries

 Spooky Universal Pattern 
 Captivates Math Experts 

Academics ponder similarities between cities and organisms

May 20, 09 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fascinating mathematical similarity between infrastructure requirements of cities and the nutritional needs of different-sized animals has energized a field of study that is enthralling academics. Researchers have discovered that any measure of a city's infrastructure—from number of gas stations to miles of roadway—grows only in proportion to... More »

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microorganisms • professor • academics • mathematics • pattern recognition • city • animal • mathematicians • urban development • math





 McMansion Era 
 May Be Over 

Strapped Americans now prefer cozier homes

Jan 6, 09 5:33 PM CST
(Newser) - As strapped Americans develop a conscience and, er, sense of taste about living, the practice of razing existing homes to make way for super-size replacements is slowing, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Languid McMansion sales have brought quiet back to historic neighborhoods, drowned out for years by bulldozers and upset... More »

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housing • urban revitalization • housing crisis • preservation • McMansion • urban development • neighborhood

OPINION

Rat's Nest of Urban Politics Behind Philly's 'Big Stall'

Many demolitions, huge budget, no benefits

Jul 17, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lamenting the lack of progress in another urban redevelopment project, Karen Heller takes aim at the Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Center expansion has been in the works since 1993, spurring numerous building demolitions, but few new constructions: in short, North Broad Street, advertised as a... More »

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Pennsylvania • budget • Philadelphia • Ed Rendell • real estate development • urban revitalization • urban development

 Motown Crops
 Spring From Decay 

Charity makes dent with farms in desolate Detroit neighborhoods

Jul 10, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - An ambitious charity thinks it can turn Detroit’s most desolate neighborhoods into bustling farming utopias. The group, dubbed Urban Farming, grows vegetables on vacant land throughout the city, then gives them out for free to local residents, the BBC reports. Parts of Motor City have been transformed by its... More »

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farming • Detroit • gardening • charity • urban revitalization • urban development

Johnson Brings Magic to Urban Development

Basketball legend's fund has raised $1B, despite realty slump

Apr 16, 08 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the subprime and recession chaos sits a gleaming urban development fund that has banked $1 billion with basketball legend Magic Johnson at the helm. The Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund has already completed major projects in Hollywood and Chicago, reports the LA Times, and, Johnson says, "The potential for revitalization... More »

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Magic Johnson • Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund • urban development

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