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William Burg on Presenting: LJ Urban’s Open Mic 8-28-08
You want to know how I sum up the difference between neighborhood activists [...]

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Just thinking about Park(ing) Day makes me sad that Jason is not going to be here with us this time around. But that same emotion is driving me to go after it and make a really good park in Jason’s honor.
I realized when thinking about this that I am not even sure who all came [...]

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Am I wrong that there never used to be this many people at the farmers market under the freeway?

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What is a normally perfect view of downtown from the corner unit in Good today looked like something straight out of our future if we keep using oil the way we do today.
Hmm..  Maybe we should figure out a better way.

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I was excited to read in Inside the City that Sacramento is taking it’s first step toward bike stations that I see popping up worldwide - it’s called Bikes and Bites! People can rent bikes by the Sheraton for the next few months and cruise around midtown to find food and beverages.  Sounds like it [...]

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An unfortunately low number of urban projects get the fact that they are in an urban location, its like they think they are building the same crap just a little closer to other crap… I am still unclear on exactly why this us but think it has something to do with a disorder called [...]

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Its the one you never heard about but should have….
Below is a section from their upcoming grand opening.
You’re Invited! 9onF and 2nd Saturday Show - Feb. 9 from 2-9pm
Sacramento’s 1st Green-certified Townhomes will be on display along with Short Center & Tangent Gallery Artists this Saturday between 2pm and 9pm.
With the green movement in full [...]

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With the approval of the Railyards late last year, Sacramento is awash with opportunities to create new urban neighborhoods! I’m just wondering where it will happen first. It seems as if all the big redevelopment plans will be competing with each other for state grants and infrastructure funding and there is only so much to [...]

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I recently got the following image from the Capitol Region Core Committee of the Sacramento Metro Chamber.
The map represents their take on where to draw the “urban core” boundary for Sacramento, and, as a decidedly “urban core” developer, it drew my immediate interest.
Cross City Boundaries
I was personally pleased that they took an inclusive perspective that [...]

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Central City Opinion recently wrote a good post about the proposed streetcar system that is being reviewed by West Sac and Sacramento as part of the Riverfront Master Plan.
This proposal is one of the aspects of the RiverFront Master Plan that we’re most excited about. Not only does the option of another mode of [...]

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