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The Agenda re-examines the ideas of Toronto's own urban legend, activist Jane Jacobs on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Should Ontario continue to strive for the cities she envisioned or are her ideas rooted in the past and thus passé?



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For anybody interested in hoods and really bad neighboorhoods, I recommend this youtube channel: CharlieBo313 (click me)

Goes driving and visiting around hoods in Detroit, Baltimore, Philly, Flint, Camden, Chicago and so on. Both day/night.

On a side note, Detroit is on another level.
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Berlin is becoming a "Sponge City" designed to tackle two issues - heat and flooding - by imitating nature.


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1. ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
New York City, NEW YORK
Height : 541.3 m (1,776 ft.)

2. WILLIS TOWER
Chicago, ILLINOIS
Height : 442 m (1,450 ft.)

3. WILSHIRE GRAND CENTER
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
Height : 335.3 m (1,100 ft.)

4. BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA
Atlanta, GEORGIA
Height : 312.1 m (1,024 ft.)

5. JPMORGAN CHASE TOWER
Houston, TEXAS
Height : 305.4 m (1,002 ft.)

6. COMCAST CENTER
Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
Height : 296.6 m (973 ft.)

7. COLUMBIA CENTER
Seattle, WASHINGTON
Height : 294.7 m (967 ft.)

8. KEY TOWER
Cleveland, OHIO
Height : 288.7 m (947 ft.)

9. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER
Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA
Height : 265.5 m (871 ft.)

10. PANORAMA TOWER
Miami, FLORIDA
Height : 264.6 m (868 ft.)

11. DEVON ENERGY CENTER
Oklahoma City, OKLAHOMA
Height : 259.1 m (850 ft.)

12. SALESFORCE TOWER
Indianapolis, INDIANA
Height : 247.2 m (811 ft.)

13. IDS CENTER
Minneapolis, MINNESOTA
Height : 241.4 m (792 ft.)

14. 200 CLARENDON STREET
Boston, MASSACHUSETTS
Height : 240.8 m (790 ft.)

15. 30 HUDSON STREET
Jersey City, NEW JERSEY
Height : 238.1 m (781 ft.)

16. RSA BATTLE HOUSE TOWER
Mobile, ALABAMA
Height : 227.1 m (745 ft.)

17. RENAISSANCE CENTER
Detroit, MICHIGAN
Height : 221.6 m (727 ft.)

18. REPUBLIC PLAZA
Denver, COLORADO
Height : 217.6 m (714 ft.)

19. ONE SHELL SQUARE
New Orleans, LOUISIANA
Height : 212.5 m (697 ft.)

20. THE PALAZZO
Paradise, NEVADA
Height : 195.7 m (642 ft.)

21. FIRST NATIONAL BANK TOWER
Omaha, NEBRASKA
Height : 193.2 m (634 ft.)

22. 801 GRAND
Des Moines, IOWA
Height : 192 m (630 ft.)

23. ONE KANSAS CITY PLACE
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Height : 190.2 m (624 ft.)

24. AT&T BUILDING
Nashville, TENNESSEE
Height : 188.1 m (617 ft.)

25. U.S. BANK CENTER
Milwaukee, WISCONSIN
Height : 183.2 m (601 ft.)

26. 400 WEST MARKET
Louisville, KENTUCKY
Height : 167.3 m (549 ft.)

27. SIMMONS TOWER
Little Rock, ARKANSAS
Height : 166.7 m (547 ft.)

28. WELLS FARGO CENTER
Portland, OREGON
Height : 166.4 m (546 ft.)

29. CITY PLACE I
Hartford, CONNECTICUT
Height : 163.7 m (537 ft.)

30. TRANSAMERICA TOWER
Baltimore, MARYLAND
Height : 160.9 m (528 ft.)

31. THE WESTIN VIRGINIA BEACH TOWN CENTER
Virginia Beach, VIRGINIA
Height : 154.8 m (508 ft.)

32. CHASE TOWER
Phoenix, ARIZONA
Height : 147.2 m (483 ft.)

33. FIRST HAWAIIAN CENTER
Honolulu, HAWAII
Height : 130.8 m (429 ft.)

34. 111 WESTMINSTER STREET
Providence, RHODE ISLAND
Height : 130.5 m (428 ft.)

35. WELLS FARGO CENTER
Salt Lake City, UTAH
Height : 128.6 m (422 ft.)

36. EPIC CENTER
Wichita, KANSAS
Height : 117.35 m (385 ft.)

37. ALBUQUERQUE PLAZA
Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO
Height : 107 m (351 ft.)

38. CAPITOL CENTER
Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA
Height : 106.4 m (349 ft.)

39. BEAU RIVAGE
Biloxi, MISSISSIPPI
Height : 105.5 m (346 ft.)

40. RIVER TOWER AT CHRISTINA LANDING
Wilmington, DELAWARE
Height : 103.6 m (340 ft.)

41. EIGHTH & MAIN
Boise, IDAHO
Height : 98.5 m (323 ft.)

42. CONOCO-PHILLIPS BUILDING
Anchorage, ALASKA
Height : 90.2 m (296 ft.)

43. WEST VIRGINIA STATE CAPITOL
Charleston, WEST VIRGINIA
Height : 89 m (292 ft.)

44. CITY HALL PLAZA
Manchester, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Height : 83.8 m (275 ft.)

45. FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER
Billings, MONTANA
Height : 82.9 m (272 ft.)

46. NORTH DAKOTA STATE CAPITOL
Bismarck, NORTH DAKOTA
Height : 73.8 m (242 ft.)

47. AGORA GRAND EVENT CENTER
Lewiston, MAINE
Height : 67.1 m (220 ft.)

48. WHITE HALL
Laramie, WYOMING
Height : 61 m (200 ft.)

49. CENTURYLINK TOWER
Sioux Falls, SOUTH DAKOTA
Height : 53 m (174 ft.)

50. DECKER TOWERS
Burlington, VERMONT
Height : 37.8 m (124 ft.)
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Many studies have shown that western districts of cities tend to have higher home values, less unemployment and a better reputation than their counter-parts in the east. In this video I explore why this is the case.


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