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Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues in Toronto.<\/em><\/p>\n

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• On the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, one lane of automobile traffic was turned into a divided bike-only lane<\/a> as part of a six-month trial project.\u00a0 Ten years ago, a similar trial was attempted which lasted only one week due to confrontations between cyclists and drivers. Following a smooth first day<\/a>, the Vancouver trial hopes to confirm Braess’s Paradox<\/a> which argues that reducing traffic network capacity can often increase roadway efficiency.<\/p>\n

• The Mass Transit Tunnel in New Jersey, a proposed train tunnel under the Hudson River<\/a>, has officially entered the planning phase.\u00a0 With an $8.7 billion price tag and a timeline of eight years, the projects planners expect to receive more than $3B from President Obama’s economic stimulus package since the tunnel is estimated to create more than 5,600 jobs.<\/p>\n

• The remnants of Victory Gardens<\/a>, small parcels of urban land used to grow food during the two World Wars, provide a good alternative to more intensive forms of urban agricultural schemes.\u00a0 One blogger looks at the victory gardens that have survived and their current manifestations.<\/p>\n

• Mock proposals are being put forward by the Manhattan Airport Project<\/a> to develop an international airport in Central Park.\u00a0 Centrally located, the 843 acre park provides an ideal location for a new massive air hub, which will help reduce congestion and travel times on the highways and traffic arteries to and from New York’s three existing major airports.<\/p>\n

• The British Parliament approved four eco-towns<\/a> to be built in rural England to meet housing needs and attempt to stem climate change.\u00a0 Despite recent controversies and local opposition,the four eco-towns will entail 10,000 environmentally friendly homes and are to be completed by 2016.<\/p>\n

• More praise for Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon stream<\/a>, which replaced the city’s downtown double-decker expressway.\u00a0 The world’s grandest example of daylighting<\/em><\/a> is inspiring other cities around the world to resuscitate their buried creeks and rivers.\u00a0 Maybe it’s time to blow the dust off the Storey+Brown proposal<\/a> to resurface Toronto’s most famous lost waterway, the Garrison Creek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

• Barak Obama is quickly distinguishing himself from his predecessors by changing federal policy to better address urban issues<\/a>.\u00a0 The changes include support for public transit, curbing sprawl and improving sustainability.<\/p>\n

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