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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Where Function Meets Form</description><title>ktcPLAN</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ktcplan)</generator><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Where Americans Want To Live: New ULI Report, America In 2013, Explores Housing, Transportation, Community Preferences Survey Suggests Strong Demand for Compact Development - Urban Land Institute</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.uli.org/press-release/america2013/"&gt;Where Americans Want To Live: New ULI Report, America In 2013, Explores Housing, Transportation, Community Preferences Survey Suggests Strong Demand for Compact Development - Urban Land Institute&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" height="300" src="http://www.uli.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Untitled1-254x300.jpg" width="254"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/51007763788</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/51007763788</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:00 -0400</pubDate><category>ULI</category><category>housing</category><category>transportation</category><category>community preferences</category><category>compact development</category><category>America forecast in 2013</category></item><item><title>Plastic bottles reborn as affordable housing</title><description>&lt;a href="http://news.msn.com/videos?videoid=b04cd729-d8f3-cc80-b94b-2f0362127f0b#tscptmf"&gt;Plastic bottles reborn as affordable housing&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mexicans throw out more than four-thousand metric tons of plastic waste every year, and at the moment, about 90 percent of it ends up on landfills, waterways and beaches. Kuadro Ecological Solutions is turning recycled plastic into building material and creating affordable housing in the process.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50731689733</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50731689733</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:40 -0400</pubDate><category>affordable housing</category><category>recycle plastic</category><category>plastic</category><category>Mexico</category><category>plastic waste</category><category>Kuadro Ecological Solutions</category></item><item><title>Be a part of the Change!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.seattlefoundation.org/npos/Pages/WALCInstitute.aspx"&gt;Be a part of the Change!&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;On Wednesday, donate to GiveBIG—an annual program of the Seattle Foundation—through which the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute is raising funds to support the Walkable Community Help Desk, a free service to communities to provide free technical services to citizens advocates looking to create walkable communities.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50370642686</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50370642686</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:05:53 -0400</pubDate><category>Walkable and Livable Communities Institute</category><category>Dan Burden</category><category>GiveBig</category><category>Seattle</category><category>501(c)3</category><category>charitable funds</category><category>Seattle Foundation</category></item><item><title>Weekly Address: Growing the Housing Market a, nd Supporting Our Homeowners | The White House</title><description>&lt;a href="http://wh.gov/Jm2S"&gt;Weekly Address: Growing the Housing Market a, nd Supporting Our Homeowners | The White House&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50346263773</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50346263773</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:45:00 -0400</pubDate><category>President Obama</category><category>Weekly Address</category><category>Housing market</category><category>homeowners</category><category>White House</category><category>Mel Watt</category><category>Federal Housing Finance Agency</category><category>North Carolina</category><category>D-NC 12th District</category><category>Matt Compton</category></item><item><title>https://www.initiativeforequality.org/index.php/equity-sustainability-field-hearings/goals-approach-of-the-field-hearings</title><description>&lt;a href="https://www.initiativeforequality.org/index.php/equity-sustainability-field-hearings/goals-approach-of-the-field-hearings"&gt;https://www.initiativeforequality.org/index.php/equity-sustainability-field-hearings/goals-approach-of-the-field-hearings&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;The Initiative for Equality is seeking partners  to conduct additional Field Hearings and compile &lt;span&gt;responses to be presented during the Sustainable Development Goals discussion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50345516201</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50345516201</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Initiative for Equality</category><category>Field Hearings</category><category>Sustainble Development Goals</category><category>worldwide</category></item><item><title>https://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/livablecommunities/default.aspx?goback=.gde_1178607_member_240059265</title><description>&lt;a href="https://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/livablecommunities/default.aspx?goback=.gde_1178607_member_240059265"&gt;https://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/livablecommunities/default.aspx?goback=.gde_1178607_member_240059265&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;The FHWA’s Livable Communities Discussion Board, an online public forum &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50344046485</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/50344046485</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:59:00 -0400</pubDate><category>FHWA</category><category>Livable Communities</category><category>discussion boards</category><category>forum</category><category>public</category></item><item><title>The 10 Best New Complete Streets Policies In The U.S. </title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681910/the-10-best-new-complete-streets-policies-in-the-us#1"&gt;The 10 Best New Complete Streets Policies In The U.S. &lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;The 10 Best New Complete Streets Policies In The U.S. &lt;a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/node/1681910" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.fastcoexist.com/node/1681910&lt;/a&gt; via @FastCoExist&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49267431926</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49267431926</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:19:14 -0400</pubDate><category>complete streets</category><category>US cities</category><category>policy</category><category>transportation</category></item><item><title>How and Why You Should Write a Social Media Will</title><description>&lt;a href="http://1.usa.gov/IBHDMg"&gt;How and Why You Should Write a Social Media Will&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/49258024466/how-and-why-you-should-write-a-social-media-will" target="_blank"&gt;usagov&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;What happens to content on your social media accounts after you die? Learn how and why to write a social media will. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49259389216</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49259389216</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:32:24 -0400</pubDate><category>social media</category><category>will</category><category>usa.gov</category></item><item><title>"This infographic takes a quick look at some of the biggest threats, as well as, some of the better..."</title><description>“This infographic takes a quick look at some of the biggest threats, as well as, some of the better known species under assault.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/16/how-were-endangering-animals-infographic/" target="_blank"&gt;How We’re Endangering Animals [Infographic] – News Watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49259226934</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49259226934</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:28:00 -0400</pubDate><category>animals</category><category>endangered</category><category>infographics</category><category>species</category><category>climate change</category><category>conservancy</category><category>poaching</category><category>habitat loss</category><category>ecosystems</category><category>wildlife</category><category>epa.gov</category><category>wwf.org</category><category>ifaw.org</category></item><item><title>http://hereistoday.com/</title><description>&lt;a href="http://hereistoday.com/"&gt;http://hereistoday.com/&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Here is today! An&lt;span&gt; amazing program that puts life in perspective!  Each day adds up, so always strive for better, be amazing, be YOU!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49209255987</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/49209255987</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:27:48 -0400</pubDate><category>infographic</category><category>here is today</category><category>life</category><category>perspective</category></item><item><title>Why Buying Local is Worth Every Cent [INFOGRAPHIC] | Sustainable Cities Collective</title><description>&lt;a href="http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/cooltownstudios/144201/why-buying-local-worth-every-cent"&gt;Why Buying Local is Worth Every Cent [INFOGRAPHIC] | Sustainable Cities Collective&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://cooltownstudios.com/images/buying_local_infograph_640.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48635780020</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48635780020</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:51:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Neil Takemoto</category><category>infographic</category><category>local business</category><category>best practices</category><category>populace</category><category>Sustainable Cities Collective</category><category>community development</category><category>buy local</category><category>economic development</category></item><item><title>10 Principles for Smart Growth in Existing Communities | Planetizen</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.planetizen.com/node/61930"&gt;10 Principles for Smart Growth in Existing Communities | Planetizen&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48635472717</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48635472717</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:47:09 -0400</pubDate><category>brownfields</category><category>complete streets</category><category>density</category><category>greenfields</category><category>infill</category><category>NIMBY</category><category>smart growth</category><category>transit oriented development</category><category>San Diego</category><category>brownfield</category><category>Planetizen</category><category>urban development</category><category>better communities</category></item><item><title>Support Active Transportation, make your declaration today!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.partnership4at.org/about/declaration"&gt;Support Active Transportation, make your declaration today!&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48222834968</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48222834968</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:02:21 -0400</pubDate><category>active transportation</category><category>Partnership for Active Transportation</category><category>safe routes</category><category>affordable mobility</category></item><item><title>Lots of Cars and Trucks, No Traffic Signs or Lights: Chaos or Calm? </title><description>&lt;a href="http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/04/lots-cars-and-trucks-no-traffic-signs-or-lights-chaos-or-calm/5152/#.UW6LS6pgBt0.facebook"&gt;Lots of Cars and Trucks, No Traffic Signs or Lights: Chaos or Calm? &lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="275" src="http://cdn.theatlanticcities.com/img/upload/2013/04/02/Poynton.main/large.jpg" width="440"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48198119980</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48198119980</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:48:23 -0400</pubDate><category>United Kingdom</category><category>shared streets</category><category>pedestrian infrastructure</category><category>the Atlantic Cities</category><category>Sarah Goodyear</category></item><item><title>Street Smart Campaign 2013</title><description>&lt;a href="http://ht.ly/k7KzO"&gt;Street Smart Campaign 2013&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Let’s keep our roads safe… pedestrian and bicyclist safety campaign kicks off in the Washington DC metro area.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48138650161</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48138650161</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:46:05 -0400</pubDate><category>Walter Tehada</category><category>George Branyan</category><category>Jeff Dunckel</category><category>Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments</category><category>NBC4</category><category>Arlington</category><category>Maryland</category></item><item><title>world-shaker:

Google Person Finder for the Boston Marathon
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c27f4cdc93cd525741d3fc5fe051dae2/tumblr_mlbe1eYWxt1qbr8m0o1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://world-shaker.tumblr.com/post/48064107876/google-person-finder-for-the-boston-marathon" target="_blank"&gt;world-shaker&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://google.org/personfinder/2013-boston-explosions" target="_blank"&gt;Google Person Finder for the Boston Marathon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48087097926</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/48087097926</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:36:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT.  Help make our roadway and...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QSO5AONz8CE?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT.  Help make our roadway and highway work zone areas safe for EVERYONE!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Work Zone Awareness 2013 (by &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSO5AONz8CE&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"&gt;modotvideo&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/47787524149</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/47787524149</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:18:24 -0400</pubDate><category>work zone awareness</category><category>MODOT</category><category>lets make it home</category><category>roadway safety</category><category>safe driving</category><category>drive responsibly</category><category>MOTOtvideo</category></item><item><title>A Public Transit Pope: Francis Rode Buses Instead of Limos Through Buenos Aires - Amanda Erickson - The Atlantic Cities</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/03/public-transit-pope/4973/"&gt;A Public Transit Pope: Francis Rode Buses Instead of Limos Through Buenos Aires - Amanda Erickson - The Atlantic Cities&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/45347421615</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/45347421615</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:45:29 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Giant Murals Have Outsized Effects on Local Neighborhoods | The Pink Line Project</title><description>&lt;a href="http://pinklineproject.com/article/giant-murals-have-outsized-effects-local-neighborhoods"&gt;Giant Murals Have Outsized Effects on Local Neighborhoods | The Pink Line Project&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="435" src="http://www.elevationdcmedia.com/galleries/Features/2013/Issue_09/openwalls2.jpg" width="580"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/45345376328</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/45345376328</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:56:50 -0400</pubDate><category>art</category><category>community</category><category>dc elevation</category><category>Albus Cavus</category><category>Open Walls Project</category><category>murals</category><category>Rhode Island Avenue metro station</category><category>Washington DC</category></item><item><title>The Myth of the Commuting Criminal - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/02/myth-commuting-criminal/4752/"&gt;The Myth of the Commuting Criminal - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="335" src="http://cdn.theatlanticcities.com/img/upload/2013/02/20/transit_photo/largest.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/45343854620</link><guid>http://ktcplan.tumblr.com/post/45343854620</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:18:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Emily Badger</category><category>The Atlantic Cities</category><category>crime</category><category>public transit</category><category>commuting</category></item></channel></rss>
