22 December 2010

In the Reader

Next American City takes a look at whether a new streetcar in Downtown Atlanta can save MARTA, the region's transit system. "MARTA is the largest transit system in the country with an almost complete lack of state or regional funding—perhaps its biggest problem."

If you didn't catch my post the other day about physicist Geoffrey West solving cities through math, then you better read it and expect your mind to be blown.

Via Magazine, a publication of AAA tours several Main Streets in California and Oregon and compares them with Walt Disney's Main Street USA.

2010 Census data is out! Great news for all of us statistics nerds and planners. The APA analyzes briefly how
the redistricting works and why some states gain and some lose, even though it may not look like they should.

Common Ground, the seasonal publication of the National Realtor Association, takes an in depth look at economic growth and how it is stimulated by a variety of things including transit, art, zoning, public space, and public markets, all from the perspective of a Realtor. Check it out! (PDF - May take a bit to load)

And finally, an Op-Art piece from the New York Times about the controversial bicycle lane expansions taking place the Big Apple.

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