“It started with a vision. A desire to create a place so master-fully planned it would surpass any other.” That’s quite an introduction to the history of a community. A quick glance at the property today, however, would reveal the incredible achievement and continued growth of that original vision. In just over a decade of existence, the community of Lantana has transitioned from a mere idea to a reality that exceeds all traditional expectations for an area of residential…

In response to the 2013 article by Malmö City Mayor Ilmar Reepalu Malmö – from industrial waste land to sustainable city, I think the city of Malmö is a leading example for sustainable development. Located near the southern tip of Sweden across The Sound (Öresund) from the international city of Copenhagen, Malmö has the benefit of proximity to sustainable energy sources, particularly wind. In the past few decades, Malmö has progressed from a heavily industrialized center to a trendy…

There are worse places than "Space City" right now.

Has household income stagnated or even declined since 1989.  the Census Bureau, responsible for collecting and analyzing such data, finds that real (inflation-adjusted) household income has declined over the past quarter…

In urban planning today, the art of traditional architecture often takes a back seat to efficiency and to be honest, money. With our throw-away society, why should we work to keep and build architecturally rich buildings, rather than build glass boxes which are common in today's urban planning?

What is "architecturally rich" you might say; perhaps any building style that plays a large part in American and world history. Classic examples would be…

I think Obama is living in a world of his own, one that he wants to create they way he feels it should be. he is surly out of touch with the America public. i think  he has no clue what he is doing and is letting his Administration do the thinking for him and is putting him deeper in the hole every day. 

 It good to see the price of gas going down ,but we all know that it will not last as gas prices change by issue in the Middle East, Speculators at Wall Street and by OPCE ,  Supply and demand also play a big part in the price. 

Hard not to be at this point.  Still, this campaign has a long way to go. The president has some work to do.

Perhaps you like basketball.  If so, you realize that most competitive levels of the sport have shot clocks that require teams to attempt a shot  within 24 seconds or 35 seconds depending on the time allocated. 

Why did leagues and commissioners institute shot clocks?  Coaches would milk the clock once their team built a lead.  Dean Smith, legendary Coach at North Carolina, maintained a "four corners" offense where his players spent the balance of the game passing to…

The price of petroleum continues going south.  The summer typically means increasing energy costs. 

With distressing economic reports still fresh on the mind of voters, the Obama campaign could ill afford communication and image mistakes.  However, team Obama must now address the President's gaffe laden press conference from Friday.

The administration has utilized the bully pulpit…

“Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage falls to 3.98 pct.” This is, according to this article, one of the lowest rates over the last weeks. However, as the article further states, such lower…

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This article discusses the shut down by Congress by 298 votes against versus 121 votes for funds to build a high-speed rail in New York from Buffalo to the Albany area.   Obama sought $8 million dollars for the project and he received nothing due to the conclusion that the high-speed rail program was…

I share this article because it made me think.  I like things that make me think.  I thought both sociology majors and political science majors might want to cogitate on some of the ideas presented here.  Great food for thought!

Ideological opponents argue Capitalism's morality

Debate |  Barbara Curtis

Jim Wallis says it's not; Arthur Brooks says it's not supposed to be

Maybe it was the timing - what with Occupy Everywhere and the ubiquitous "…

The state of California has passed several bills into law that will provide safe drinking water to its population. A great preoccupation began to arise when it was found that the water that runs through the state is severely contaminated with arsenic, nitrate, E. coli bacterias and other contaminants. This water was consumed without any treatment by several low-income rural communities across the state, and they had no idea of the level of contamination they were exposed to.…

On foxnews.com I read an article detailed that on October 12, 2011 Chrysler agreed on a new 4 year contract that will create 2,100 new jobs.  In accordance with this contract Chrysler will also invest $4.5 billion in its plants under the deal which covers 26,000 workers.  "This agreement is the latest in a remarkable turnaround for Chrysler," UAW Vice President General Holiefield said in a statement." (Article)  GM and Ford have both made billions of dollars in the…

A new report compares automotive costs among the states.  According to the report, Texans spend more on car expenses than every state save Connecticut.    

The Texas Transportation Institute released its annual Urban Mobility Report.  The results for Dallas were less than encouraging.

Note that the Texas Department of Transportation argues…

I am always interested in the methodology for lists such as these.  How do they define and quantify stress?  Also, note the inclusion of two Texas cities.  Surprised? 

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