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10 Reasons Why I Believe in Shanghai’s Urban Planning

One for the great things about living in Shanghai, is that I am always gaining a deeper appreciate for how a city is planned for the efficient movement of people.  I have been trying to put together a series of posts on this topic for the last month now... ...full story at All Roads

from All Roads on Fri, Aug 29 2008

see also:

09 Sep 07 visit Shanghai City Model  »  YouTube videotaken from the urban planning development center in Shanghai from my digital camera.. Just to get a bit of perspective how big this city really is.
30 Oct 07 visit City embraces bicycle-friendly planning  »  People's Daily GUANGZHOU: City authorities here are planning to roll out a series of bicycle-friendly measures to encourage residents to travel on two wheels. Liu Yidong, a spokesperson for the Guangzhou urban planning bureau, said city officials will ...
18 Feb 08 visit Highlighting the Bund as Shanghai looks to the future  »  Zhongnanhai One of the things I loved about living in Shanghai was that it's a very walkable city. Beijing is great, but often times my girlfriend and I finish dinner and would like a nice outdoor stroll before heading home. Where...
26 Feb 07 visit Beijing vs. Shanghai  »  Peking Duck A great post on a topic that's of great interest to me: how do Beijing and Shanghai really compare in terms of cost of living and cost of entertaining? Interesting to see the blogger's arguments, as well as the commenters'....
25 Jul 08 visit Olympic terrorists arrested in Shanghai  »  Shanghaiist Police said yesterday they had cracked down on a Shanghai terrorist cell planning violence at Olympic soccer matches in the city. Shanghai’s Olympic security office head Cheng Jiulong said police, who were put on “crisis” level several days ag...
28 Jun 07 visit UNPFA urges proper urban planning as populations leave countryside  »  People's Daily The United Nations has predicted half of China's population will live in cities by 2010 and has urged the government to ensure urban development is properly planned.

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