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For just and inclusive U.S. cities. See also our sister site @urb_im for just and inclusive cities globally.

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Cities are starting to put pedestrians and cyclists before motorists: goo.gl/zmBD8e @TheEconomist
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Developers Build Walkable Neighborhoods With Focus on Community Wealth: goo.gl/n8BWx6 @NextCityOrg
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A History of New Orleans Public Housing, Through No Limit and Ca$h Money Music Videos: goo.gl/sdwUtG @CityLab @brentinmock
Jersey City's Innovative New Affordable Housing Plan Might Actually Work: goo.gl/EnAVHs @CityLab @Tanvim
Tackling youth unemployment and violence through summer jobs: goo.gl/0Hj7GN @NextCityOrg
#NOLA’s resilience roadmap will tackle climate change, racial #inequality, and #poverty: bit.ly/1JHDcIR
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Must read for #NewOrleans #Katrina10. The headline is spot-on: "A City Revived but Unequal" nytimes.com/interactive/2015… – at New Orleans, LA
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RT @nextcityorg: I Moved Here and Ruined the Scene nextcity.org/features/view/…
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Don Chen (@donchennyc) profile pictureDon Chen@donchennyc10 Aug 2015
"What Do the Poor Need? Try Asking them"—GR8 piece abt @NeighborhoodCtr @CajunAngela—nytimes.com/2015/08/09/opini… @bruce_katz @berubea1 @ekneebone

Opinion | What Do the Poor Need? Try Asking Them (Published 2015)

A Houston anti-poverty program tries something radical: Ask people what they want, then give it to them.

nytimes.com
The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking": ow.ly/QxjlI @voxdotcom
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Land use zoning in US is being over-used by local communities, says William Fischel book published by @landpolicy lincolninst.edu/pubs/3551_Zo…
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Do Taller Buildings Have to Mean Darker Streets?nextcity.org/features/view/n…
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Seattle’s Affordable Housing Plan Includes “Grand Bargain” nextcity.org/daily/entry/sea…
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Well Done Vancouver! Well Done Planners!, by @LitmanVTPI @Planetizen bit.ly/1HHzvob
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The Link Between Walkable Neighborhoods and Race, by @Richard_Florida @CityLab bit.ly/1GznCSG
Black Residents of San Francisco Are Far Less Likely to Live in Walkable Neighborhoods

Black Residents of San Francisco Are Far Less Likely to Live in Walkable Neighborhoods

African Americans are far more likely to live in the San Francisco Bay Area’s least walkable neighborhoods. Why?

bloomberg.com
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Will Kansas City’s Streetcar Be a Connector or a Divider? via @NextCityOrg bit.ly/1cfeTZ9
The "Real Question" for Baltimore and the American City, via @sustaincities bit.ly/1dtWglJ
The Failures and Merits of Place-Based Initiatives, by @brentinmock @CityLab bit.ly/1Q7Fq8b
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Left Behind in Dallas' Suburban Boom: the Urban Core, by @CasualBrasuell @Planetizen bit.ly/1IWEBQK
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