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by Urban Omnibus • February 21st, 2013
A one-day symposium that uses the current economic and urban crisis in Spain as a lens through which to consider future global patterns of urbanization and settlement.
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by Urban Omnibus • November 28th, 2012
Paul Parkhill discusses an ambitious initiative to develop affordable workspace for artists, touching on issues of real estate economics, neighborhood stabilization, and the evolving needs of a diverse urban workforce.
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Urban Industry Redefined: The Brooklyn Navy Yard
by Caitlin Blanchfield • September 19th, 2012
Caitlin Blanchfield looks at how a historic shipbuilding facility is fostering a new culture of industry in New York, one informed by a sophisticated understanding of local dynamics, regional economics, and global challenges.
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Why is the Broadway Triangle Still Empty?
by Meg Kelly • August 15th, 2012
Meg Kelly explores the controversy behind the stalled redevelopment of the Broadway Triangle, raising questions about the political geography of housing and ethnic integration in a North Brooklyn border zone.
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Making Buildings Work: the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
by Urban Omnibus • May 16th, 2012
The CEO of the city’s first non-profit industrial developer discusses how his organization creates space for a new generation of urban manufacturing in New York City.
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Recap | Building Blocks: Knowledge and Innovative Cities
by Sarah Rafson • March 20th, 2012
What makes a city innovative? And in what ways does innovation need the city (or not)? As the panelists at...
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by Urban Omnibus • October 19th, 2011
Joshua Nelson explains how freight rail works in New York, reflecting on rail's environmental and economic advantages as well as its role in getting potatoes to your local market.
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The Omnibus Roundup — Meeting Bowls, NYC At-a-Glance, Pop-Up Playgrounds, stillspotting and Dialog in the Dark
by Urban Omnibus • August 19th, 2011
MEET ME IN A BOWL Times Square is now host to an outdoor urban furniture installation titled “Meeting Bowls,” created...
Deputy Secratary of Transportation, John D. Porcari with Secratary of Transportation, Ray LaHood
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LaHood and Porcari: Transportation Financing and Infrastructure Innovation
by Manasvi Menon • August 2nd, 2011
Last Wednesday, members of Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) gathered at the US Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in Washington,...
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