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Judy Chang is a planner for the New York City Department of Transportation. Previously, she interned at Planetizen after graduating from UC Irvine in 2008, where she studied Psychology and Urban and Regional Planning. She continued contributing news stories to Planetizen while earning a Master's in Urban Planning from Columbia University GSAPP, which she obtained in 2012.
Ironically, buildings unable to get funded for preservation due to a recession can also benefit from it: as development overall comes to a stop, so does the wrecking ball.
Concrete in a Minneapolis bridge replacing that which collapsed in 2007 is made of a concoction that boasts less environmental impact and durability. And it's self-cleaning.
In many areas, housing on the suburban fringe has gone rental. The shift indicates mobility on the part of renters who want to stay put, but could also be a precursor for a low-income future for the exurbs.
Possibly coming soon to freshwater-poor Dubai is a self-sustaining vertical farm that uses seawater for irrigation, cooling, and humidifying.
BikePortland.com editor Jonathan Maus interviews Rep. Wayne Krieger about his legislation requiring cyclists to register their bicycles.
