Welcome to Citiwire.net! The idea of a “snow tax” after the deluge of white that hit much of eastern America this winter prompted me to think–Why not? And why not a lot of smarter ways to run government? … And to the West, there’s the question of how Mountain States people will deal with climate change. Our Associate Dan Kemmis, former mayor of Missoula, suggests the adjustments will come, but more from new habits of collaboration around natural resources issues and “livability” causes and less because Westerners embrace climate change science.
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Our mission... to reflect a new American narrative for 21st century cities and regions. Our mission… to reflect a new narrative for 21st century cities and regions. Leaving behind the 20th century pattern of cheap energy, endless automobility, burgeoning suburbs, threatened inner cities. To a challenge-packed 21st century: energy prices headed north, perilous carbon emissions, deepening have-have not divisions, excruciating social problems and deep challenges in education. But a time of exciting promise, too. Read more ›