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Sorry hayseeds, my big city beats your green pasture

Posted on October 16, 2009 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(October 16, 2009) The idea that country folk live a better, happier existence than we benighted slaves to the metropolis is a persistent myth of modern life. Continue reading →

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NUMBY strikes Ontario

Posted on September 30, 2009 by urbanrenaissanceinst

by Lawrence Solomon, September 3, 2009

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Endless oil

Posted on September 12, 2009 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(September 12, 2009) Russian research has shown that the Earth doesn’t need dinosaurs to produce oil. Continue reading →

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Common ground

Posted on September 3, 2009 by urbanrenaissanceinst

Americans are not like us. The U.S. election campaigns demonstrate the divide. Barack Obama inspires on a message of uniting Americans. "I’ll be the President who finally brings Democrats and Republicans together," he said after the results were in on Super Tuesday, in a signature theme of his campaign. He is running as a candidate who can rise above partisan bickering and work with the opposition to "get things done for the American people." Continue reading →

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Passenger Travel by Motorized Modes, Canada, 1970-1995

Posted on August 19, 2009 by urbanrenaissanceinst

Passenger-Kilometres

With the exception of the years 1980-82, the number of passenger-kilometers (pkm) traveled by motorized modes rose constantly throughout the period 1970-95. (See Table 1.) Growth in motorized travel increased a total of 127.5 % — outstripping growth in population, at 36.7%, over the same period. As a result, the average Canadian traveled 15,968.6 kilometers by motorized modes in 1995, as compared to 9,596.3 kilometres in 1970.