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Davedgreat2000 Great article. Shelters in Tornado Alley are essential to survival during tornado season. They cost money, that these cities dont really ave. The Federal Government spends trillions on wars and social...
Mary Jander Agreed, Brittany. Also, there is argument over who will pay for underground storm shelters. State and city governments are NOT on board.
BrittanyMichelle6 Thanks for this list, Mary. It's no surprise to me that social media is here under what is working. It's immediacy and ability to reach so many people is really an incredible tool. It's upsetting...
Nicole Ferraro I'm with you, DSM419. After Sandy, it was not the Red Cross, nor was it FEMA, who stood out in any positive light. The Occupy movement really stepped up here and demonstrated the power of social...
Amy Rogers Nazarov DSM419, how right you are! And yet I also see why Ellen DeGeneres or Jon Bon Jovi asking folks to text the $10 feels like a quick and easy way to think, hey, I'm doing something (I wonder if there...
mejiac Really good article Barbara, I think you hit the nail on the head by stating that "The key thing is to hire a team of professionals with experience in greening historic buildings." This makes perfect...
DSM419 I'm so frustrated that every time a disaster occurs every celebrity is telling their fans to text the Red Cross. Have we not learned by now that the Red Cross isn't doing all it should. If you really...
Nicole Ferraro Great analysis of what is working and what isn't when it comes to the far-too-frequent disasters hitting our cities. This latest is absolutely devastating. How unsurprising that FEMA falls into...
CitySolver This is an excellent point. Maybe we should be building green roofs in small modular ways so that like tiles, they can literally be stacked up and then put back like avoicing jigsaw puzzle, now there's...
Susan Fourtané Thanks, Michelle. I'm so glad you liked it. :) The contest was very interesting, indeed.
-Susan
richheap Unless they really want a 70-storey building and have only submitted a taller plan in the knowledge they'll get argued down? I'm not saying this is happening, by the way. But it wouldn't be unheard...
richheap This is the problem with clustering skyscrapers near each other: they all end up merging into one blob of glass and metal. The result can be less than the sum of its parts.Even so, I'm not sure London's...
Resurgent phoenix Thanks Mary, I have a friend who survived Hurricane Katrina and now lives in our city. We we discussing this the other day. I am sure we can prepare a rough draft ... take it too the...
Toby @Rich: I recently saw The Fast and the Furious 6 which is largely set in London (If you like mad driver movies I recommend it btw) and when the city first comes on the screen it takes a couple of...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Toby. 150 stories is outrageous (as is Donald). This one is 84 stories. I'd like to believe you're right! However, it's under construction (10 floors are complete); and the $95 million penthouse...
Toby @Nicole: This surely will not get built. I recall the Donald trying to build 150 stories on the corner of CP in the 90's and it was blocked because of the shadow it would cast onto central park....
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for validating my rage! Yes, you're right, it's not only enormous, but it's unoriginal, as far as I can tell at this stage. Within, you'll find a penthouse that cost nearly $100 million; studio...
richheap It's okay: we've had shopping centres and student accommodation too, so far. And as for that tower you're right, it looks horrible. It reminds me of a big robotic middle finger sticking high into...
richheap It's okay: we've had shopping centres and student accommodation too, so far. And as for that tower you're right, it looks horrible. It reminds me of a big robotic middle finger sticking high into...
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Davedgreat2000 Great article. Shelters in Tornado Alley are essential to survival during tornado season. They cost money, that these cities dont really ave. The Federal Government spends trillions on wars and social...
Mary Jander Agreed, Brittany. Also, there is argument over who will pay for underground storm shelters. State and city governments are NOT on board.
BrittanyMichelle6 Thanks for this list, Mary. It's no surprise to me that social media is here under what is working. It's immediacy and ability to reach so many people is really an incredible tool. It's upsetting...
Nicole Ferraro I'm with you, DSM419. After Sandy, it was not the Red Cross, nor was it FEMA, who stood out in any positive light. The Occupy movement really stepped up here and demonstrated the power of social...
Amy Rogers Nazarov DSM419, how right you are! And yet I also see why Ellen DeGeneres or Jon Bon Jovi asking folks to text the $10 feels like a quick and easy way to think, hey, I'm doing something (I wonder if there...
mejiac Really good article Barbara, I think you hit the nail on the head by stating that "The key thing is to hire a team of professionals with experience in greening historic buildings." This makes perfect...
DSM419 I'm so frustrated that every time a disaster occurs every celebrity is telling their fans to text the Red Cross. Have we not learned by now that the Red Cross isn't doing all it should. If you really...
Nicole Ferraro Great analysis of what is working and what isn't when it comes to the far-too-frequent disasters hitting our cities. This latest is absolutely devastating. How unsurprising that FEMA falls into...
CitySolver This is an excellent point. Maybe we should be building green roofs in small modular ways so that like tiles, they can literally be stacked up and then put back like avoicing jigsaw puzzle, now there's...
Susan Fourtané Thanks, Michelle. I'm so glad you liked it. :) The contest was very interesting, indeed.
-Susan
richheap Unless they really want a 70-storey building and have only submitted a taller plan in the knowledge they'll get argued down? I'm not saying this is happening, by the way. But it wouldn't be unheard...
richheap This is the problem with clustering skyscrapers near each other: they all end up merging into one blob of glass and metal. The result can be less than the sum of its parts.Even so, I'm not sure London's...
Resurgent phoenix Thanks Mary, I have a friend who survived Hurricane Katrina and now lives in our city. We we discussing this the other day. I am sure we can prepare a rough draft ... take it too the...
Toby @Rich: I recently saw The Fast and the Furious 6 which is largely set in London (If you like mad driver movies I recommend it btw) and when the city first comes on the screen it takes a couple of...
Nicole Ferraro Hi Toby. 150 stories is outrageous (as is Donald). This one is 84 stories. I'd like to believe you're right! However, it's under construction (10 floors are complete); and the $95 million penthouse...
Toby @Nicole: This surely will not get built. I recall the Donald trying to build 150 stories on the corner of CP in the 90's and it was blocked because of the shadow it would cast onto central park....
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for validating my rage! Yes, you're right, it's not only enormous, but it's unoriginal, as far as I can tell at this stage. Within, you'll find a penthouse that cost nearly $100 million; studio...
richheap It's okay: we've had shopping centres and student accommodation too, so far. And as for that tower you're right, it looks horrible. It reminds me of a big robotic middle finger sticking high into...
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