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How is waste water treated? — Sasha, San Antonio, Texas
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If you were to ask a city manager or a building owner about pigeons, you would find that there is no love for the birds. They are as bad as rats. Pigeons reproduce rapidly, poop everywhere and generally make a nuisance of themselves.
How bad can the problem get? This famous case from a couple of weeks ago demonstrates the problem…
When we look at America’s Interstate Highway system today, it is impossible to imagine the country without it. Imagine trying to drive from, say, New York to California, all on state highways. The 2,000-mile-long Route 66 was a classic example of the problem. The road wended its way through cities and towns, filled with traffic [...]
Here is a fascinating idea. Around the United States there are millions of acres of parking lots. Yet, as the following article points out, “Parking lots are probably the largest underutilized depository of real estate in the country.” Now there is a $10,000 contest looking for ideas that would utilize all that space more effectively…
Podcast Goodness: Urban Planning Taxidermists
by Charles W. Bryant | March 26, 2010
Hello there, and a big old salute to the SYSK Army from Lance Corporal Chuckers. No, I surprisingly haven’t risen in the ranks here in my own Army – how sad. Field General Clark has a firm grip on promotions around here and along with Major Jeri, they have the upper ranks sewn up.
Enough of that goofy stuff, let’s get down to business here. This week on the Stuff You Should Know podcast program General Clark and myself tackled a couple of odd jobs that can both be looked at as an art form.
In this episode, Josh and Chuck discuss the origins, philosophies and practices of urban planning.
Tweaks on the word “suburbia” scored hits for Rihanna and Shia LaBeouf. Now Dwell Magazine and Inhabitat are hoping their play on the word (with a different prefix, of course) will see similar success. The two design powerhouses are co-hosting “Reburbia,” a competition to redesign dilapidated American suburbia.
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