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	<title>nicomachus.net &#187; urban design</title>
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		<title>NO to electronic billboards in Durham</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/03/no-to-electronic-billboards-in-durham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nicomachus.net/?p=999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At its meeting tonight (7 pm, March 24, in the Herald Sun Community room), the InterNeighborhood Council (INC) will debate and vote on two resolutions concerning the billboard industry’s request to be able to upgrade billboards, to move them to new locations along I-85, 15-501, 501, 147, and Hwy 70, and to turn as many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>new bike lanes now on Durham Bike Map</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/03/new-bike-lanes-now-on-durham-bike-map/</link>
		<comments>http://nicomachus.net/2009/03/new-bike-lanes-now-on-durham-bike-map/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approximately 6 miles of new bike lanes have been added to Durham streets since the 2006 Bicycle Plan was completed by Greenways, Inc. I&#8217;ve added those bike lanes to the Durham Bike Map.
New bike lanes are on&#8230;

Chapel Hill Road    from Pickett Road to Anderson Street (0.4 miles)
Downing Creek Parkway    [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee with Council</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/02/coffee-with-council/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Durham City Council periodically hosts these open-house style events. Each would be a great opportunity to share your thoughts on pot holes, bike lanes, tree pruning, digital billboards, and other potential obstacles to Council&#8217;s re-election, er, opportunities to enhance our quality of life in Durham.

Monday, March 9, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tree City USA</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/02/tree-city-usa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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Maybe we should rethink our commitment to urban forestry. I&#8217;m not exactly feeling the full benefits. 
More here and here. 
Edit: By request, here&#8217;s the poster image in pdf to download, print, and/or share with your favorite City Council members. 
]]></description>
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		<title>New passenger rail welcome in North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/02/new-passenger-rail-welcome-in-north-carolina/</link>
		<comments>http://nicomachus.net/2009/02/new-passenger-rail-welcome-in-north-carolina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Durham&#8217;s new Amtrak station set to be on line this summer* and its new bus station opening next week, timing couldn&#8217;t be better for local governments to engage in a little self-reflection focused on our urban transit systems. 
PBS takes a look at the politics and success of Charlotte&#8217;s new light rail line (see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike/ped opportunities in the economic stimulus bill</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/02/bikeped-opportunities-in-the-economic-stimulus-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://nicomachus.net/2009/02/bikeped-opportunities-in-the-economic-stimulus-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure Transportation Enhancement funding is in the final bill.
This week there will be a conference committee where several members of the House and several members of the Senate will work together to reconcile the two bills. Conferees need to hear that Transportation Enhancements are important to stimulating the economy, creating green jobs, and moving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla test drive</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/01/tesla-test-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post has an autoreview/video for the new Tesla.  I saw a Tesla dealership on Santa Monica Blvd while I was out in LA this summer, and these cars really do look as sexy, sleek, and stylish in person as they do in photos.

President Obama&#8217;s announcement today that the EPA should review its previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triangle J wants your input</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/01/triangle-j-wants-your-input/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[and is willing to pay for it. Randomly.
The Triangle J Council of Governments is conducting a travel survey, which you can complete online.
Want a chance to earn extra cash?  All respondents who submit completed surveys will be automatically entered to win 1 of 4 $100 Visa gift cards!
If you think Triangle J (and its nickname, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>bike lane advocates = terrorists?</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2009/01/bike-lane-advocates-terrorists/</link>
		<comments>http://nicomachus.net/2009/01/bike-lane-advocates-terrorists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday&#8217;s Washington Post has an article on the long arm of the law&#8230;
The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored &#8212; and labeled as terrorists &#8212; activists devoted to such wide-ranging causes as promoting human rights and establishing bike lanes.
The sidebar to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dave Wofford: Bull City Bikers</title>
		<link>http://nicomachus.net/2008/12/dave-wofford-bull-city-bikers/</link>
		<comments>http://nicomachus.net/2008/12/dave-wofford-bull-city-bikers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicomachus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[






When Dave Wofford (37) tires of preventing forest fires, he designs graphics and presses letters at Durham’s finest fine-art letterpress, the Horse and Buggy Press. Originally a champion of Raleigh’s art community, Wofford has come to see the aesthetic benefits of living, biking, and now blogging in the Bull City. His Critical Mass posters (featured [...]]]></description>
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