Welcome to Citiwire.net! Do American cities have a lot to learn from overseas innovations? For big-time proof, check Bill Stafford’s column — how Fukuoka and other Japanese cities train citizens to deal with earthquakes, fires and a broad range of other emergency situations. Bill’s point — how much we spend on anti-terrorism, compared to far more immediate threats to our lives and safety, is especially well taken. … My column, on the struggle of New York and other cities to move their taxi fleets to less polluting hybrid vehicles, touches on a classic issue of “cities rights” in our federal system … and the public interest.
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- Hydrofracking and the Rural Future (1)
David LEE: Roberta, it’s hard to hear about potential upswing in local economies being a hardship, but not...
- ‘Rustbelt’ to ‘Legacy’ — Rethinking Old Cities’ Potential (3)
V Pete Jorgensen II: Recognizing the opportunities for SW Michigan in the late 70s due to it’s proximity...
Howard Wooldridge: The premise of utilizing our Legacy Cities is sound. The infrastructure is in place. However,...
Peter Newman: Neal As usual very thoughtful and policy relevant. It is so critical to reurbanise rather than scatter...
- The Hydrofracking Impact (11)
Mike Shuster: Thanks for such good writing and putting a human feel on the devastating effects of fracking. We are...
Mike Devonshire: Mr. Seif is Managing Partner of 21st Century Energy Development Partners LLC, a firm which develops...
- Veteran GOP Appointee Asserts ‘Science Has Left the Building’ (4)
Linda Guthrie: Good comments, but for me the point being made not the gridlock, but rather the rallying cry to...
Steve Livengood: The phrases “gilt-edged” and “thinking people” characterize what is going...
Woody Wheeler: Reilly has an incredibly important perspective that needs to be heard by all thinking people. If...
- Hydrofracking: The Impacts Continues (1)
tom e bowers: Thanks for the clear warnings.
- Hydrofracking and the Rural Future (1)
