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Many world cities have a signature building or monument that makes their skylines recognizable, while others are more challenging. Are you smart enough to name all of these cities from only pictures of their skylines? Prove it :)

http://offbeat.topix.com/quiz/18598?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=18598&utm_term=230M8SALFQPM6UIT

 "Housing affordability is a vexing challenge and transit-oriented development is often a victim of its own success. These neighborhoods become sought after by buyers and renters of all ages, pushing up housing costs. The challenge now is to ensure that housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households, including older adults, is part of these new neighborhoods."

http://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/getting-around/info-2017/transit-oriented-development-senior-housing-denver.html?cmp=EMC-DSM-NLC-LC-HOMFAM-20170920_LivableCommunities_254800_406404-092017-F2-NoCarNeeded-Header-CTRL-2432044&encparam=%2BbUHUZ36YbpvM3joKy0j%2FTC%2BHO336rs01pL18F14eLY%3D

In an effort to improve pedestrian safety, the City of Regina has undertaken a two-year pilot project using a new style of crosswalk signage. 

http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/city-hopes-to-improve-pedestrian-safety-with-new-crosswalk-pilot-project

After September 11, 2001, Lower Manhattan was a shell of its former self. New York City, deeply rattled by the attacks and mourning the thousands that died, was too. Just a few weeks later Michael Bloomberg was elected, and as his deputy mayor of economic development and rebuilding he appointed the investment banker Dan Doctoroff. His task? Repairing a city some thought would never again be a center of business or a desirable place to live.

Sixteen years later, New York is a changed city. Under Doctoroff’s leadership, the landscape of New York from Lower Manhattan to downtown Brooklyn has radically changed.

[Image: courtesy PublicAffairs]

https://www.fastcodesign.com/90139632/how-the-chief-architect-of-new-new-york-envisions-future-of-cities

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Unless you fell off the Kindle truck yesterday, you understand Amazon probably knows already where it wants to build, meaning the winning jurisdiction will squander resources on a headquarters it would have gotten anyway, argues a Brookings Institution analyst...

http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2017/09/21/corporate-welfare-and-the-amazon-stick-up-rich-barlow

The city has turned the data from its massive Climate Ready Boston report into an interactive map that allows you to explore many of the report's findings and projections.

The tool allows you to layer various data sets onto the map, including sea level rise and flood risk, as well as vulnerable populations and areas of high temperatures. You can zoom in to or search specific places within city limits to see effects there.

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/09/21/boston-sea-level-flooding-map

"Millennials want a different kind of suburban
development that is smart, efficient and sustainable."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/sunday-review/future-suburb-millennials.html?_r=0

Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Consulting Services, City of Taunton on behalf of the Greater Attleboro /Taunton HOME Consortium (GATHC)

The City of Taunton, on behalf of the GATHC, is seeking separately sealed price and non-price (technical) proposals from qualified consulting professionals to complete an AFH for the 14 communities that comprise the GATHC.  The AFH will need to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in August of 2018.  Candidates must be familiar with regulations and requirements related to HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule.  A Request for Proposal (RFP) package may be obtained beginning September 18, 2017 by calling Janine Peccini, Program Manager, City of Taunton, at (508)821-1030 or e-mailing jpeccini@taunton-ma.gov