Illegal Building in New Dehli
The BBC has published a very interesting article on illegal building in Dehli - Why so much of Delhi is illegal
"What do people do when their city's authorities do not keep apace with its rapidly growing population and fail to provide adequate homes and business space?
In the Indian capital, Delhi, people simply encroach public and […]
Images of the Tallest Building in Each State
(Please be sure to check the comments for suggested corrections)
The other night I clicked on the list of the tallest buildings in each state and felt curious enough to identify a photo of each states' tallest building.
50. Wyoming, 49. Vermont, 48. Maine, 47. North Dakota, 46. South Dakota
45. New Hampshire, 44. […]
City Tunnel #3 (NY Times)
The NY Times has a great article describing the work to construct City Tunnel #3 in New York City - Chipping Rock for 50 Years To Keep the Faucets Working
City Tunnel #3 is a 50-year, $6 billion project to build a 60-mile tunnel (24 feet in diameter) into NYC. The tunnel will handle about 1.2 […]
Local News Resource: The Local Business Journal
There's so many good publications available to keep up with local / urban affairs. One of the more useful ones - for keeping up with Twin Cities issues - is the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.
Not surprisngly, most of the articles are focused towards the local business community (the site is sort of a […]
NY Times Articles on Drug Trafficking on Reservations
The NY Times has published two of the most interesting articles I've read this year. Both articles focus on drug trafficking on Native American reservations:
Drug Traffickers Find Haven in Shadows of Indian Country (part 1)
Dizzying Rise and Abrupt Fall for a Reservation Drug Dealer (part 2)
The first article discusses the rise of trafficking on (and […]
NY Times Article on Foreclosures in Minority Neighborhoods
The big article for today (in urban affairs, not hunting or shipping) was the NY Times article on research which seems to indicate an increasing number of foreclosures, in primarily minority neighborhoods.
For Minorities, Signs of Trouble in Foreclosures
"…in the last several years, neighborhoods with large poor and minority populations in places like Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia […]
Getty Square in Yonkers
The NY Times had an article in today's NY Times on Getty Square in the Bronx - Civic Fights Subside as Yonkers Hopes for $3.1 Billion Project
"The $3.1 billion project would cost almost as much as the $3.5 billion Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, a planned complex of 9.1 million square feet of residential towers, […]