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“The social and emotional cost fell on poor people and people of color,” says University of Richmond’s Robert Nelson."

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/beware-new-justifications-for-green-belt-what-we-need-is-a-new-approach/

Nearly a quarter of Houston's population lives in poverty—a scenario five times more likely for Black and Latino children than white children, according to a new report from Mayor Sylvester Turner's office. 

A city task force has proposed an ambitious public jobs program as a way to make an immediate impact.

https://www.planetizen.com/node/96044?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-12042017&mc_cid=e64f0c0c60&mc_eid=b9p0fICGm0

"The new 25-tear London Plan would ban the construction of parking in large swatches of the city. It's just one component of an ambitious policy agenda presented by London Mayor Sadiq Khan this week."

https://www.planetizen.com/node/96059?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-12042017&mc_cid=e64f0c0c60&mc_eid=b9p0fICGm0

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/12/berlin-bike-revolution/548297/

You're too expensive, you lack social skills and you're really segregated..."

http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2018/01/04/breaking-up-boston-anya-weber

"I wondered what it might be like to shack up in another city where..."

http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2018/01/05/staying-with-boston-miles-howard

We need a bolder master plan from Mayor Walsh

The Boston Globe_Boston Then and Now letters _11 -11-17.pdf

 3-D decals are meant to catch drivers off-guard and, hopefully, make them drive more safely.

https://news.wgbh.org/2017/12/12/local-news/3-d-decals-may-get-drivers-slow-down?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_term=20171214&utm_content=1222895937

Data analysis reveals which cities have the most working artists.

Richard Florida shares data on the concentration of artists in the country's 100 largest metros to find out which cities are the leading art hubs of the 21st century. "While New York galleries will be well represented at Art Basel Miami Beach, the metro is no longer the nation’s leading center for art and artists," writes Florida. But, the numbers don't bear out the narrative that large cities like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles have completely priced artists out.

https://www.planetizen.com/node/96194?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-12112017&mc_cid=7d2af21323&mc_eid=b9p0fICGm0