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16029
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Racism is still a pervasive problem in today's cities, and successful urban planning requires addressing this problem in both its blatant and subtle manifestations.
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This article discusses a framework for thinking about relationships between healthy childhood and the urban environment in such a way that the intimate scale of settings of children's daily lives are seen as a design opportunity within the broader context of city planning policy.
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Urban planner Thomas Campanella has documented the urban transformation in China since the early 1990s. Rapid modernization results from the desire for a better quality of life, but has consequences of air pollution, health problems, and exploitation of rural migrants. According to Robin Visser, who studies Chinese culture, there is a growing movement toward sustainable development.
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The Triangle area is often referred to as a region, but the towns and cities which make up the Triangle area have yet to cooperate like one. The area is facing major transportation and water pollution problems and the area towns and politicians blame each other. Looking at model areas where regional planning has worked, experts believe the Triangle could easily solve their problems if they worked together. This piece was written by
the Independent's Editorial staff.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 25, Aug. 31-Sept. 6 1989,
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Urban planner Dan Douglas has a vision to stimulate Raleigh’s development that is based on designs from major European cities. Douglas’ plan would see various groups in Raleigh donate 120 acres of vacant or underutilized land to Capital City Partners. The group would then take the land and hold an international plan to produce the best possible masterplan for downtown development. This could include new public squares, transit stations, high-tech businesses, high-density, affordable housing, and arts and cultural hubs. The number of jobs downtown could double and the number of people living downtown could increase by 10 times the current amount.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 26 Issue 40, October 2009,
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31156
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The runner up for this issue's cover is a photograph of a century-old building in New Bern, adorned with a mural of a rising phoenix. Situated between the communities of Duffyfield, Dryborough and the more affluent downtown historic district, this building survived a 1922 fire that decimated the two neighborhoods; and now stands as a symbol of towns commitment to the growth of these communities.
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Urban planning experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that population and economic growth have left many cities and towns in the Southeast with inadequate water supply and sewer systems. They attribute this condition more to a lack of planning and realistic pricing than a lack of ability to pay for the necessary facilities. Municipalities are trying to cope with growth pressures through conservation and postponed expansion, and by shifting financial burden to the private sector.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987,
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36198
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A lot of renovation work was invested in the transformation of a parking lot into a city park. Including elements such as a clock, type of tree imported from Italy, and Spartanburg County medallion map made the ten year venture a labor of love.
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This nonprofit organization, established nearly a decade earlier, sustained success due to its celebration, education, and advocacy of life on two wheels for both urban and commuter cyclists. Events included coordinating community rides such as the Bike of the Irish. Lobbying for transportation policy changes yielded the Hominy Creek Greenway and the non-profit’s collaboration with the city council in the creation of Asheville’s Comprehensive Bicycle Plan.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 3, March 2016,
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In this article the author is discussing the reaction of Randi Harrison when they learned the history of the neighborhood they were moving into. The Uneven Ground project helps to show how white privilege has changed Durham in the past and presently. The Uneven Ground projects are photographs that try and show how minorities groups resided in these areas but they were influenced by “white privilege.”
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In this article the author is discussing how Durham city council was going to revamp their bus system but take away the free busses. GoDurham says that the proposal will have more simplified services and be adding an all-day service. GoDurham states that to be able to provide a fare free service they would need to look for more funding. Before the city council has been funding two-thirds of the $1.1 million bill and Duke covered the remainder. Recently Duke has cut their funding which means less funding going to the annual costs of transit.
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In this article the author is discussing how the tax cuts and job act proposed my republican senator creates tax breaks for the creation of opportunity zones. There are talks that underway between city officials, universities, and the Durham Housing Authority about what census tract will get the opportunity zone. Andre Pettigrew, director of the city’s office of Economic and Workforce Development, states that they will be choosing census tract 10.02 and that they have a focus on the poverty reduction initiative which was proposed by the former Mayor Bill bell.
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