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September 2009 Blog Posts (5)
Pavement to Parks
Published New York Times, September 22, 2009
Top, (Park)ing Day installation by S.M.P. Architects, Philadelphia; bottom, Park(ing) Day, San Francisco.
Last Friday, cities and towns throughout the world celebrated Park(ing) Day, an event created to bring awareness to the importance of using and enjoying public space. Witnessing all those swaths of pavement transformed into plant-filled community gathering spaces… Continue
Added by Ecolocitizen on September 23, 2009 at 10:49am — No Comments
Green Metropolis
In a review in the Washington Post of David Owens' Green Metropolis, Jonathan Yardley writes:
Americans love their cars and the independence they permit, though anyone who thinks it's truly independent to be stuck in a Washington commuter jam has a very strange definition of the term. Speaking of which, Washington does not fare well in Owen's analysis. It is indeed "a city of restrained proportions and stirring metropolitan vistas." But "ecologically . . . it's… Continue
Added by Ecolocitizen on September 19, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Urban Is Good
By ELIZABETH ROYTE
Published: New York Times, September 8, 2009
Monty Python used to do a sketch in which the host of a children’s television show taught such broad lessons as “how to play the flute.” Breezily, the host would suggest blowing through one end of the instrument and wiggling one’s fingers over the holes. In “Green Metropolis,” David Owen sets out in similar vein to show how people can “permanently reduce energy use, water consumption,… Continue
Added by Ecolocitizen on September 11, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments
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I've Changed My Mind
I use to be completely against healthcare reform. I did not think the government should pay for medical or Dental insurance for its citizens. That was before I had kids. That was before I had a mortgage to pay. That was before I was laid off and presented with a COBRA bill. That was before I wanted to start my own business but can't due to the cost of healthcare. Now I think it is a good idea. How about you?
Added by Lincoln Builds on September 1, 2009 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment
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