Monthly Archives: August 2008

Urban Diversion 3.0

urban.agent, August 29, 2008

Is Texas the only state with a city named Paris?  Is Illinois the only with Springfield? Ever wondered how many states have similar named cities?  You might consider this an exercise in urbanism by association, or perhaps just a random … Continue reading →

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Ignore Pruitt-Igoe, Experiment With Big Box Development

urban.agent, August 28, 2008

I had another “connecting the dots” moment the other night.  After reading Austin Contrarian’s thoughts on big box development, I started thinking about the symbolic end to Modernism. [Image: Cartoon courtesy of Empire Wire.] How much has the failure of … Continue reading →

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Obama vs. McCain – Urban Policy

urban.agent, August 21, 2008

How is urban policy represented on the respective campaign websites of John McCain and Barack Obama? This was the simple question I asked myself while reading about Obama’s economic policies.  I half expected to come out empty handed on both … Continue reading →

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