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  • Common Impacts Analysis using CommunityViz

    Posted by admin on March 23rd, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | No Comments »

    Common Impacts Wizard automatically creates GIS-based impact analyses commonly associated with growth and development. You can instantly start to see some of the most commonly used indicators of economic, environmental, and social outcomes associated with alternative growth scenarios. The analyses created include everything you need: formulas, indicators, charts, reports, and variable assumptions with default values to serve as a starting point. VideoDemo. Here are the impacts the wizard can potentially create, depending on the information you provide, and the impacts you ask for:

    Auto emissions
    Commercial energy use
    Commercial floor area
    Commercial jobs
    Commercial jobs-to-housing ratio
    Commercial tax revenue
    Distance to places of interest
    Residential water use
    Labor force
    Population
    Residential dwelling units
    Residential energy use
    Residential tax revenue
    School kids
    Sensitive lands impacts
    Vehicle trips per day

    Duration : 0:4:55

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    Carnegie Mellon presents Smart Growth and Sustainability

    Posted by admin on March 20th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | No Comments »

    On March 6, 2010, Carnegie Mellon brought together a panel of leading experts to discuss the growth and sustainability challenges and opportunities that expanding urban centers such as Mumbai face—today and in the future. The panel was moderated by Carnegie Mellon University President Jared L. Cohon; panelists were Carnegie Mellon Professor Donald K. Carter (A67) and Parag Parekh (A94), Architect & Owner, J.P. Parekh & Son Architects.

    For more information: http://www.cmu.edu/campaign/involved/events/mumbai.html

    Duration : 0:38:31

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    Carnegie Mellon presents Smart Growth and Sustainability

    Posted by admin on March 20th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | No Comments »

    On March 6, 2010, Carnegie Mellon brought together a panel of leading experts to discuss the growth and sustainability challenges and opportunities that expanding urban centers such as Mumbai face—today and in the future. The panel was moderated by Carnegie Mellon University President Jared L. Cohon; panelists were Carnegie Mellon Professor Donald K. Carter (A67) and Parag Parekh (A94), Architect & Owner, J.P. Parekh & Son Architects.

    For more information: http://www.cmu.edu/campaign/involved/events/mumbai.html

    Duration : 0:38:31

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    Sir Peter Hall: Sustainable Urban Growth Conference

    Posted by admin on March 17th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | No Comments »

    Held on 12-13 March 2009, the inaugural Sustainable Urban Growth Conference was a great success, drawing together great minds from around the world to focus on renewing Adelaide as a sustainable city.

    Duration : 0:7:33

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    Preparing for China’s Urban Billion

    Posted by admin on March 13th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | 3 Comments »

    Preparing for China’s Urban Billion

    McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)’s recent research on China’s urbanization brings to life the opportunities and challenges of China’s unprecedented urban development. Experts from McKinsey Global Institute, the Tsinghua-Brookings Institute, and Beijing Normal University present the findings on China’s urban productivity opportunity. Featuring original footage and animations projecting the future growth of China’s cities, this video examines what national policies China needs to adopt in order to move to a path of more concentrated urban growth.

    Duration : 0:7:35

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    Ron Paul on Lou Dobbs About NAU Super Highway www.WeAreRealNews.com

    Posted by admin on March 10th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | No Comments »

    NAFTA superhighway
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAFTA_su…

    The Next Wave in Superhighways, or A Big, Fat Texas Boondoggle?
    http://www.time.com/time/magazine/art…,9171,832224-1,00.html

    Supreme Court backs municipal land grabs
    http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/24/sco…

    Perry Signs Comprehensive Development Agreement (The Dallas Morning News)
    http://corridornews.blogspot.com/2005…

    TxDOT, Cintra-Zachry file suit to keep documents secret (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
    http://corridornews.blogspot.com/2005…

    Macquarie-Cintra’s $3.85 Bln Bid for Indiana Toll Road Approved
    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pi…

    Toll developer pitches 600 miles of new railway (AP)
    http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedconte…

    Trans Texas Corridor – Mexico National Highway System & Railroad
    http://www.corridorwatch.org/ttc_2007…

    Trans-Texas Corridor: About TTC
    http://ttc.keeptexasmoving.com/about/

    IT’S THE LAW! FEDS PAVE THE WAY TO TOLL AND PRIVATIZE THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AS PART OF AMERICAN UNION
    http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/t…

    Bush Administration Quietly Plans NAFTA Super Highway
    http://www.humanevents.com/article.ph…

    Investors Push NAFTA Super-Highways
    http://www.humanevents.com/article.ph…

    Trans-Texas Corridor paved with campaign contributions?
    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/art…

    Kansas City SmartPort: America’s Inland Solution
    http://www.kcsmartport.com/

    Going for broke: Customs brokers are helping shippers move goods north and south of the border
    http://www.kcsmartport.com/sec_news/m…

    Cornyn wants U.S. taxpayers to fund Mexican development
    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/art…

    NAFTA Superhighway RFID Card For US Citizens
    http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/…

    The north americain trade corridors
    http://www.fina-nafi.org/eng/integ/co…

    North American Union threat gets attention of congressmen
    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/art…

    Congressman: Superhighway about North American Union
    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/art…

    Toll Road Giant Buys Newspapers to Silence Critics
    http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/15/1…

    Austin protest targets toll road ‘tyranny’
    http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metr…

    TxTag
    http://www.txtag.org/

    Smart Growth Online
    http://www.smartgrowth.org/

    Urban legend of “North American Union” feeds on fears
    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html…

    Stop, Stop! A North American Union!
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/…

    Debunking the North American Union Conspiracy Theory
    http://www.alternet.org/audits/54184/

    NHS High Priority Corridors
    http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/…

    Paul believes in threat of North American superhighway
    http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/…,0,7033196.story

    Texans protest against planned NAFTA superhighway
    http://www.rawstory.com/news/2008/Tex…

    Survey: Americans Are Strongly Opposed to the North American Union
    http://www.naturalnews.com/023213.html

    Lou Dobbs Drops the “NAFTA Superhighway” Ball
    http://www.infowars.com/?p=2327

    A Major Victory for Texas
    http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2008…

    http://www.WeAreRealNews.com

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    SB 375: Insights from the Experts–Part 4 (Housing Supply and Affordability)

    Posted by admin on March 8th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | No Comments »

    From the Spring 2009 colloquium on land use planning and SB 375 at sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, the Center for a Sustainable California produced a video highlighting the speakers and challenges from these lectures.

    This video was produced by:
    Gary Binger
    Ashley Tindall
    Troy Reinhalter
    Christian Eggleton

    Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu
    http://sustainablecalifornia.berkeley.edu

    Duration : 0:1:54

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    TriMet Service Meltdown

    Posted by admin on March 5th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | 2 Comments »

    On Thursday, April 16, 2009, TriMet’s afternoon 12 Barbur Blvd. bus suffers a door interlock malfunction, and the following bus was operating at crush load. This resulted in poor service to TriMet’s riders and an up-to-45 minute wait for potential riders downline.

    Duration : 0:7:40

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    SB 375: Insights from the Experts–Part 2 (Critical Issues Facing Implementation)

    Posted by admin on March 2nd, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | No Comments »

    From the Spring 2009 colloquium on land use planning and SB 375 at sponsored by the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley, the Center for a Sustainable California produced a video highlighting the speakers and challenges from these lectures.

    This video was produced by:
    Gary Binger
    Ashley Tindall
    Troy Reinhalter
    Christian Eggleton

    Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu

    Duration : 0:5:22

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    NBC 17 – “Despite the tough economy, one part of Raleigh is getting a whole lot bigger.”

    Posted by admin on February 27th, 2010 and filed under urban smart growth | 1 Comment »

    Kane Realty is dedicated to creating irresistible places where people will naturally want to gather. At North Hills, our goal is to create an urban mixed-use community through the assembly of retail, residential, commercial and hotel components using the principles of smart growth and new urbanism. A $1 billion expansion is underway, which includes an additional 1 million square feet of office space, 250,000 square feet of retail space, 1,800 residential units, 800 hotel rooms and even more green space. We are developing North Hills in a way that provides connectivity and convenience for residents, tenants and visitors while committing ourselves to sustainable growth that preserves open space for everyones enjoyment.

    Duration : 0:1:41

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