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President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act two years ago. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
It seems like President Barack Obama's controversial health care reform law has been fodder for Republican swipes and grievances for ages. And it sort of has. Wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of the House narrowly squeezing through health care reform, which the Supreme Court will begin reviewing next week before deciding on its legality sometime this summer.
The law was quickly challenged by states' attorneys general, while congressional Republicans vowed to "repeal and replace" it. The new regulation also galvanized the tea party movement, which was credited with changing the political landscape and driving home a Republican-swinging 2010 midterm election. But since then, the public demonstrations have quieted, in part because the most controversial aspects of the law will not go into effect until 2014. The popular consumer-protection parts of the law were intentionally front-loaded.
Even so, a recent Gallup poll found that Americans are evenly split on whether they think the health care law should be repealed. Only 1 in 7 respondents in another poll said they had experienced something positive from the law. A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report estimated that 5 million people may lose their employer-based insurance between 2019 and 2022. The CBO also found that 2 million fewer uninsured Americans would gain coverage by 2016 than previously thought, and that the law would also be slightly cheaper than original estimates.
With the Supreme Court arguments about to begin, let's make sense out of what's happening health care wise. Here's a quick rundown of what's gone into effect and what to expect in the future, with the help of research from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Already in effect
The more popular, consumer-protection oriented parts of the law were scheduled to go into effect first, and that's not a coincidence. The president knows he needs to build public support for the law before rolling out the more controversial measures.
Insurance companies have already submitted to new rules, which will prevent them from setting a "lifetime limit" on benefits for any of their paying customers. They can't refuse to cover children who have preexisting conditions or kick off kids from their parents' plans until they reach 26 years old. (About 2.5 million young people have stayed on their parents' plans under that last feature, according to the Obama administration.)
Seniors who reached the Medicare part D prescription coverage gap received extra money for drugs, small businesses that insure their employees qualified for new tax credits, and about 50,000 adults with preexisting conditions who have been denied coverage in the past joined a new high-risk pool created by the law. (And by 2014, insurance companies won't be able to deny coverage to sick adults.)
Hoping for a John Boehner-like glow? Your wallet might take a hit with the new 10 percent tax on indoor tanning, which the law ushered in. But other, more essential services will see savings, with some families benefiting from certain preventative care measures, like checkups, which must be offered free to those on Medicaid.
Some plans that haven't changed significantly since the law passed are "grandfathered" and can sidestep some of these new changes.
What's coming this year
We've already had a preview, with the controversy surrounding Rush Limbaugh's attack on Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke's endorsement of free birth control, but by this coming August, insurance plans must offer contraception to women without a co-pay. It's part of a list of preventative services, like cholesterol screening, that the law says must be given without cost sharing. After religious groups protested, President Obama said religiously affiliated organizations like Catholic hospitals would have another year, until 2013, to comply with the mandate. The administration says the insurer will have to reach out directly to the customer to offer contraception, so that the religious employer does not have to.
Depending on your insurer, you might just benefit from a little extra cash. For the first time this year, some insurance plans that spend more than 20 percent of their customers' premiums on nonhealth-care related expenses such as marketing will be required to send customers cash rebates. This rule is meant to encourage insurance companies to keep premiums down by punishing them if they don't reduce their overhead.
One of the most popular components of the health care law (according to a Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll) is set to go into effect this fall, when health care plans will have to publish a uniform, easy-to-understand description of their benefits so that customers can comparison-shop.
Healthcare is changing. Changing radically and driven by powerful forces of cost, technology and consumer empowerment.
Here's what you can look for:
1. The electronic medical record. All your health records will soon be stored electronically. The don't live in a file at the doctor's office, radiologist or hospital anymore. This "instantly accessible" tool will be a significant advance for care anywhere YOU may be. Further, the emergence of the EMR will help drive superior care and less medical errors as computers can flag potential problems.
2. The clinical cloud. It's no longer only your music that will be downloadable. But soon, your health record will be digital and follow you. You CAT scan and ECG are a click away for any necessary viewing.
3. Retail Medicine. Yep, it's already there. But the medi-clinics on the corner will be replaced by chain-style medical offices that will appear in your local mall or big box store. Even retail pharmacies will expand their service to include some medical care.
4. Smart phone monitoring. Your smart phone will monitor your ECG, blood sugar, sleep patterns (to name a few) and alert you and your doctor when there's a problem. It will track and record these trends and offer valuable diagnostic information.
5. Expert engagement at a distance. Distance is no longer an issue. With video engagement and the medical cloud at hand, difficult (and even simple) cases can be evaluated by experts around the world. Even surgical proceedures by physicians thousands of miles away--with the help of robotic.
6. Implantable devices. Pain, depression, and common conditions that are generally treated with pills will be succesfully managed with implantable devices that use both drugs and electric current to stimulate and normalize conditions with less toxicity and superior long-term managment.
7. On-line office visits. At-home diagnostic tools and data transfer to a physician's office will reduce the need for an actual office visit. Video conferencing and these diagnostic tools will provide an accurate assesment, care and risk-management.
8. The patient-doctor. The empowered patient will learn to make informed decisions based upon new at-home tools and techniques. We will measure our own blood chemistries and take and transmit our ECG's. Our actions, guided by experts will allow us to be engaged and informed.
9. Value driven intervention. Cost will emerge as a key factor in care. And value will be an important element. Patients will be rewarded for seeking cost-effective care and value seekers "shop around" procedures like CAT scans on the basis of technology and cost. Long gone will be the day of having a complex test without knowing or caring about the price.
10. The vanishing private practice. The economics of medicine are squeezing the solo practitioner. Seeing "your" doctor at Walmart may be more likely than that small practice in your home town.
We believe every kid in Oregon should be a healthy kid and our goal is to make sure they have health coverage.
Depending on family income, children may be eligible for free or low-cost health coverage for doctor visits, dental care, vision, medicines and more through the Healthy Kids program.
Our site has information about Healthy Kids, including eligibility, services covered, and how to apply. There's also a place to find out how to help us spread the word and/or to partner with us to help families apply.
1. Focus on patient safety
1. Focus on patient safety
Hospitals will dedicate themselves to preventing medical errors and improving patient safety at all levels of the organization. Wireless will be an enabler - helping to merge and deliver information to avoid errors.
2. Electronic medical records arrive
Electronic medical records will become a reality. Transportable "e-records" will help to support higher quality care, while protecting patient privacy and cutting costs. Cell phones will become the "key" and only communication device we will need.
3. Cost containment
As healthcare costs continue to increase, driven by medical inflation and volume growth, policymakers will consider limits on reimbursement rates for doctors and hospitals as well as technologies to reduce costs in the long term. Administrators will again be asked to do "more with less."
4. Pay for performance
Incentives to reward physicians and hospitals for quality care and improved outcomes will take hold. Modeled after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' voluntary quality-indicator reporting system, similar "pay for performance" incentives will help improve the quality of patient care.
5. Information technology gets respect
As information technology is recognized as a vital part of hospital operations, consuming a higher percentage of the organization's budget, IT management will become an integral part of the clinical management process and member of the management team.
6. Consolidation of insurers
Insurers will continue to consolidate creating additional leverage in contract negotiations. Similar to company pension plans, our health insurance will become defined contribution not defined benefit. 401K-style health plans arrive.
7. Nurse staffing
Following California's legislation that sets mandatory staffing levels in reaction to nursing shortages, more states will consider similar legislation, prompting a deep fissure within the industry over whether such laws are necessary or harmful to staff and patients. The laws themselves will cause more shortages.
8. Healthcare professional shortage
As demand outpaces supply, the industry will increase compensation and develop pro-active recruitment programs to help promote healthcare careers at higher education institutions.
9. Here come the baby boomers!
The aging "baby boom" generation presents a major public policy concern for long-term care due to its size and anticipated use of resources, as well as boomers' "high maintenance" reputation compared to their predecessors.
10. The uninsured
The large uninsured and underinsured population will continue to present the system with a grave dilemma. Due to economic pressures the many working poor and young workers in their 20s will choose to be uninsured


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The aesthetic of the sculpture is the result of this dialogue that becomes synthesis between the solar power and Freshkills park.
This landmark will organize the park life inside and outside. Potentially it could be thought as a no-dimension element that could be multiplied in different sizes on the park's needs, to yield energy and living spaces.
Thinking in small it could be a shelter, thinking in big could be an arena to organize medium/big events inside such as concerts, sport events, lectures; ready to be the new reference point for the park's visitors.
The "Solar Loop" is composed by two different surfaces that twist one into the other. The first one is the photovoltaic surface always exposed to the sun with the more performative angle, the second is the mirrored surface that reflects all the surrounding to multiply the spectacularity of the landscape as a single either multiple landmark.
The Freshkills' East area is the most sunny part of the park all the year long, and the easiest accessed park visually connected with the Manhattan Skyline.
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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Investigators found the remains of 20 dogs and cats and took more than 300 animals from an animal sanctuary near Bradenton.
The discovery was made Wednesday at Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal sanctuary.
Officials had to euthanize 12 of the animals taken from the home.
The Bradenton Herald (http://bit.ly/1aCJ9f6 ) reports the animal services facility and local rescue groups have been overwhelmed by the large number of animals they've taken in. Officials took dogs, cats, geese, horses, hogs and goats from the home.
Officials say the investigation began with a tip received by the sheriff's office.
Anyone interested in donating food or supplies for the animals is asked to call the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at 941-747-3011, ext. 1151.
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- Susan Brooks
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- United States
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How do we fix the sprawl?
I'm from Houston. Actually, just outside Houston, but near enough to it to make my point. I live in the suburbs. My city is very spawled. Once a city has already been built around the need of a car, how would/could that town "fix" the infrastructure to allow it to be more walkable? What's the first step? Who do I need to talk to in my local government to try to get these changes made?
Nov 10 2013: There's hope! Check out my TEDx talk on Retrofitting Suburbia. It's based on the book of the same name that June Williamson and I wrote and continue to research. My database now has over 800 examples of dead malls, vacant big boxes, aging commercial strip corridors etc that have been reinhabited with more community-serving uses; redeveloped into more walkable, compact urban places; or regreened into parks, reconstructed wetlands, or community gardens. There are different strategies for introducing walkable infrastructure into existing sprawl (it's not easy - it tends to happen in chunks) and even more importantly, changing the public works standards so that new development is in a walkable street network in the first place.
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Nov 21 2013: Do you mean there are incentives for building within already developed boundaries rather than developing new tracts of land, or increased density and multi use new developments? I am not a planner and don't have much personal experience; I am speaking more from the perspective of having lived most of my life in Europe with old established cities, good public transportation to get around the city and of course some suburbs connected to the city trough the public transportation. Here where I live subdivisions and houses are built all over and deep into the woods.
Nov 21 2013: Anairda,
I am the one who mentioned incentives, so I assume this question is for me?
Yes, our local zoning regulations, which are consistent with state and regional regs allow more unit development (planned unit development) on smaller parcels of land. With this plan and zoning regulations, a developer can put 3 buildings on an acre of land in the village designation, rather than one building on 2 acres outside the designated growth center. Even better, is building one large complex with multi use possibilities. So, ultimately, the developer is getting more money for one acre, because there are multiple units, with multiple uses.
We also have a state economic development board which approves growth districts which are designated by the towns. When people develop or redevelop within the designated growth districts, there are tax credits available, and various grants that are not available to development outside the growth district. There are also tax credits and various grants available to encourage and support reuse/repurposing of old buildings.
When we are planning high density, designated growth centers, transportation is an important consideration, including public transportation, as well as safe bike/pedestrian corridors.
Nov 21 2013: Hi Coleen, Vincent sorry for the delay getting back here. I will have to watch Ellen Dunham's presentation ; thank you for sharing Colleen. I watched Jeff Speck's talk which is followed by some very good comments. Seems like there are two positions regarding this issue: the urban planners and the people concerned about environment and 'green living' that promote implementing an urban growth boundary and those that think they should have the right to live as they please with little regard to future generations.( dis considering the developers and large tract landowners that want to maximize the value of the land) For those accepting urban sprawl I only have a question: how far can you go with this? obviously there is a limit to the land. I personally oppose the view that we OWN the land; Our life is a fraction of the life of the land.... I think we should think more in terms that we are using it during our life time and then leave it to future generations to use.
Nov 21 2013: In my experience with planning and development Anairda, I do not perceive two different positions with planners and people concerned about the environment. In fact, as a member of the regional project review committee, I am observing more and more people coming together in favor of planned development in densely populated village areas.
You mention "those that think they should have the right to live as they please with little regard to future generations". People can still live that way if they choose. Since there are incentives for multi use/multi-unit complexes in our state, regional and local plans, landowners are not really maximizing the value of the land by choosing sprawl rather than well planned and developed densely populated community-type projects.
Mike Colera 30+Nov 21 2013: Hi Coleen,
Two things, The Chinese proverb doesn't apply to lemmings....
And then, why is urbanization a good thing?
I have been in areas that are urbanized.... and yes with all the "benefits" of close in living.
No thanks... I am not a sardine, I like open spaces.
But as a former Engineer and Community Planer....Your referenced TED talker said things I agree with
and have championed even in these conversations. For over 75 years it has been noted and known that
Urban/Suburban centers have a finite practical limit of 100K population. More then that and there are exponential
increases in infrastructure. Further to environmentally support our little town, it would need a 30 mile belt around it...farms, fields and forest. She did say one thing, I had not previously heard in that she proposed a green space on streams and rivers... that's good.
About those malls et. el. she talked about converting into urban centers.... I say.... tear down the buildings, rip up the parking lots and plant trees, flowers and shrubs. Abandoned buildings and homes in urban areas? Same treatment.
There are 20 million people living in the LA basin, at onetime one of the most pristine places in the world... look at urbanization there. Look at the tens of millions living between Boston and Northern Virginia... that's living? Even if they can all live highrise units and walk to work.... I have no love for urbanization. or ant hills.
You ask where I would live in my town of 100K? On the edge of the city where I could see 30 miles of green out my back door.
Nov 21 2013: Mike,
This concept is not necessarily good for everyone. In Vermont, we encourage densely populated village areas, and there are still lots of people who live outside these areas, and live the lifestyle they choose. I have several friends who built homes on large parcels of land, off the grid, and they are doing their own thing. Those who like open spaces can still pursue their personal preferences:>)
Nov 20 2013: Your local government could limit sprawl through policy; in theory they could establish a boundary of urban growth. In reality is hard to accomplish because of politics and the democratic system where they have to listen to property owners and their rights to live as they please. In my opinion what was done it cannot be 'undone', at least not in our life time...the mentality has to change. Not sure if it happens the same in other places (maybe in Australia?)
Vincent MakoNov 20 2013: Who's mentality needs to change.
I did a stint in politics and quickly realized that it was my mentality that was changed. There are no easy answers and no clear cut boundaries marking the right way to live. Those people thatcare clear on the right way to do things are the most troubling.
Nov 20 2013: Anairda and Vincent,
I suggest that for a plan to work well, everyone needs to be working cooperatively toward the same goal. Which means that if some people are politically or financially motivated for their own personal gain, it doesn't work.
We had this situation in the village where I live years ago.....the local government was driven by a handful of people who were concerned ONLY with their personal gain. Therefor, the rules and regulations were molded around what those people wanted for themselves.
Unfortunately, there were a lot of things done that adversely impacted the community, and only served to fill certain people's pockets. I don't agree Anairda, that what was done cannot be undone. Although there are some things that cannot be changed, there are certainly some things that can be changed.
I observe Vincent, that people who profess to be clear on the "right way to do things", are probably telling everyone that their idea is "right" because that is what they want for themselves. A sustainable community, that benefits individuals AND the whole, is a cooperative effort, with everyone in the community involved.
Nov 21 2013: Everyone working cooperatively towards the same goal is an interesting but unrealistic idea in my community, i guess our diversity is what makes us interesting. My thought is that when the powerful or the majority have a wonderful goal they should at least accept that there people who think differently.
Since i am almost always the one thinking differently I know what it is like to be marginalized by someone elses goal.
Fortunately in America there are many ways to travel the road less traveled.
Nov 21 2013: Anairda,
You say..." ...what was done it cannot be 'undone', at least not in our life time".
It is being done NOW my friend. Have you watched this TED video?
Nov 18 2013: If cities were to accept higher density, and if people living in or near cities were willing to accept higher density living rather than holding out for suburban-type homes with big lawns, sprawl wouldn't be as necessary.
Meanwhile many suburbs have become walkable cities in their own right with neighborhood centers, employment, and the amenities of the city.
Improving urban public schools and reducing urban crime would also reduce the demand in some places for ever-expanding suburbs.
That said, when I think of the suburbs, I think of office parks. When a place is desirable to live, an employer may want to locate there to attract the best talent it can find. Big high tech businesses like those in the Silicon Valley or outside of Boston or outside of Seattle can be hard pressed to find in-city space that works for businesses of that size. Once businesses like this locate in suburbs, many people may choose to reduce their commutes by living in the suburbs as well, within easy commute distance of those big employers.
I don't know Houston, but I expect those kind of employers are locating outside the city and drawing their workforce to them.
Nov 19 2013: If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Any "solution" that starts with "If people would" solves nothing. There has been a great deal of research that demonstrates high-density living is bad for mammals. Even if one takes care of all material needs and ensures physical comfort, high-density living still produces severely aberrant behavior.
Nov 20 2013: Bryan,
Could you please provide information which supports your statements...."There has been a great deal of research that demonstrates high-density living is bad for mammals" and "...high density living still produces severely aberrant behavior".
The information I am aware of, indicates that for humans, living in sustainable, high density communities is more beneficial. I suggest that with your information regarding "high-density living is bad for mammals", you may be referring to wild animal's hunting/feeding habits?
If you cannot provide substantiating information for your comments, I remind you of your comment to another person in this discussion....
"Bryan Maloney
Nov 11 2013: Define, with examples. Otherwise, it is nothing but empty platitude."
Nov 20 2013: It's based on John Calhoun's work, although Freeman has shown that there might be individuals who could deal with the situation, nobody has refuted Calhoun's basic discovery that, even if all material needs are met, there is a level of population density that is pathological. We don't know what that threshold is for humans--do you want to volunteer to find the breaking point? How is it that per-capita crime is higher in dense areas than non-dense areas, if density is always better? Or are you relying on your little weasel word of "sustainable". What you call "sustainable high density" might not even qualify as "high density" on the level of the human experience in general.
For example, someone could say "X is bad for the environment." Someone else could come along and say "You are wrong, because sustainable X isn't." They don't bother to say that there is no actual valid comparison between "X" as practiced by the vast majority of the world and this "sustainable X". How does Calcutta get to "sustainable? How does New York get to "sustainable"? It's all well and good to live in a pretty little greenhouse let-them-eat-cake world, but it's an utterly useless experience unless there is a concrete way to get from the world as reality to the world as garden.
Nov 20 2013: Can you provide links to the information Bryan? it looks like you are depending on, and referring to one person's research.
No Bryan, I do not want to "volunteer to find the breaking point", nor am I using "weasel" words Bryan. That kind of comment does not seem helpful to the conversation.
Crime is not the only issue Bryan, there are other factors to consider and I am looking at the topic question...."How do we fix the sprawl?" It seems that you are arguing that it is not a good idea to "fix sprawl". Of course, as always, you are welcome to your own personal perceptions.
Sally MurrayNov 17 2013: HI Susan, Im from the UK so can only comment from the way we do things here but we call this Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Urban Design. Its sort of a multi pronged approach you will need to influence your local planning authority, development board and get green issues into local planning, through planning documents which are written to show what local governments plan to do over the next period whether that be 10 years or more. You can talk to your local politican and get them on this agenda. Read up on your Laws and what international commitments the USA has signed up to as by reducing the need for cars you are addressing climate change.
Talk to transport department and ask to see plans of what they already want to do as they are public record in the UK so hopefully are in US. Hope that helps its a gradual change through plans and policies.
Karen OsbornNov 17 2013: Hi Susan. This is a great question and one that Houston has been studying for some time. I too live in Houston. I moved inner loop after my daughter left for college. I literally moved close to my office in Williams Tower. I walk to work, dining, shopping and more. I have coworkers that do the same. In Chicago, residential supports the city which drives retail, services and more dining options. It would have been great if the Metro rail would have replaced the HOV lane on 45 S to 45 N connecting the suburbs to the city. You can reach out to Houston's city planner if you have suggestions. I do know that there are several developers trying to create connectivity between areas around City Centre and Memorial Hermann, Fluor's new land in Sugar Land, and the Medical Center.
Nov 16 2013: I think this could be solved, at least partially, with the adoption of a couple of strategies.
Firstly, I think that fostering neighborhood pride and individuality would make people more likely to invest in creating microcosms and supporting the local businesses that spring up as a result of it. This would create less of a need for travel for recreation and also help to foster mom and pop style businesses.
Secondly, I think that with our increased use of things like "telepresence", service jobs will be increasingly able to be done from home or neighborhood shared "workspaces". This limits the need for travel beyond biking and walking.
Karen Osborn
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Marcus CakeNov 11 2013: There is quite a lot of commentary that suggests that our urban sprawl and infrastructure is unsustainable at high oil prices. The current infrastructure was created on the assumption that cheap oil would be with us forever. We have plenty of oil, but will be 3-4 times the price. At that price, the current infrastructure and sprawl is unsustainable. We can't fix the sprawl, we need to change the paradigm that created it, to something that is more sustainable.
The solution is to make the sprawl redundant. Society is structured to bring people to the "things" within hierarchies and telecommunications (information transmitted between hierarchies). The result is a lot of physical movement and the need for individuals to go to places of employment (typically aggregated within cities). The solution is to restructure human time and attention. We need to move all communities onto the internet which bring all wisdom (data, information, community, collaboration, knowledge and wisdom) to the individual and their mobile device. This includes the organisation (ie work), education, health, equity market, regional and global wisdom. There is a 15 minute video crash course at www.wisdomnetworks.im which explains global wisdom (with 30 networks in 2-5 years), the SHIFT and a video introduction to what a Network Society could look like. The result means society can become virtual and more sustainable with less pressure on physical infrastructure and resources because society becomes more virtual.
Nov 11 2013: Oil prices will keep going higher, no matter what we do. Thus, the free market will sort this out. Local and state officials can encourage this by extending property tax credits to prudent land use/re-use and doing what is necessary for good sidewalks and comfortable, usable, "non-ghetto-y" mass transit.
Ben Jarvis 50+Nov 1 2013: why assume that sprawl is a bad thing? i live in japan where there is minimal sprawl. trains everywhere that are cheap, frequent, and run on time. everywhere is nearby, and when i go back to my native australia no and then i'm always struck by how inconvenient it is with supermarkets being a minimum 10 minutes drive away, friends' houses 20 minutes, the city centre 30 mins. but what we don't get here in japan is the space. a 50 m sq square of land is standard (actually i'm seeing more and more of 48 or 49 m sq advertised), so you can barely have a garden, definitely can't have a lawn, and have to choose between a 3rd car park for visitors or a small patio. i wouldn't call any of this bad though either. what we do is goto parks that are maintained by the city, and meet friends in restaurants and bars which are always nearby rather gathering at someone's house. it's just about which you prefer.
Oct 28 2013: Hi Susan!
To change sprawl into something more beneficial, we take one step at a time:>)
Houston has a planning/development board and already has a couple elements which support your goal...."Complete Streets Policy" & "How to preserve a neighborhood's character"
Get involved to whatever extent you are able....get on the planning/development boards...attend the public meetings as an interested resident....make suggestions....make sure to vote for any initiatives that support your goal....etc....
Here are some ideas from a program of the Northwest Regional Planning Commission of Vermont:
Economic Development
Community Health
Disaster Resilience
Complete Streets and Transportation
More information available on this site with more detailed description of our goals...
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Oct 26 2013: My first step would be to gather a group of registered voters who want the same because when you go to the city council their ears perk up when you have a list of thousands of registered voters who want "this". Or you could do it the old fashion way and meet them in a dark backroom some where with a bag full of cash with their name on it, that seems to work all the way to the supreme court.
Oct 26 2013: I live in Avignon, France and the city is designed for walking. I think the reason for this is that the city (most european cities, even the big ones, i.e. Paris) were build well before the advent of the automobile. While people have cars or similar devices I doubt the one can have a city designed for walking. Our bodies want to minimize the expenditure of energy. One structures the economy by the distance a person has the ability to move. American cities, for the most part were built around the automobile. It is now to the point where one MUST have a car to function in the society. To change that one must invest in mass transportation systems and then wait for the businesses to develop at all the stopping points. This will happen in America when the cost of operating personal transportation systems becomes impossible. American's seem to be obsessed with 'freedom' and unconstrained behavior. While people have cars, the cities will not be walking cities.
This is not true where I live. I use my car once a week or so. Everything that I need is within walking distance. I think the difference here is that the cites are already build and they are build with solid rock. The streets are too narrow to support much automobile traffic. The size of the cars in Europe have nothing to do with the price of gas; the roads are too narrow for even an American medium sized car and that is not going to change. All the surrounding buildings are made of solid rock. ;-)
Nov 21 2013: For those who say it cannot be done....check out this TED talk. It IS being done NOW.
"The person who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt the person doing it"
(Chinese Proverb)
Nov 20 2013: Sorry Susan, you can't fix sprawl.... it's akin to unscrambling eggs. By time, someone looks up and sees roof tops for 30 miles in every direction as in Houston, it is too late.
Even if some catastrophic event was to happen, like a meteor strike, destroys the city, people will go back and rebuild.
And .they will be honored for showing their determination to come back from tragedy.
Look at New Orleans, 300 years ago, a small group of islands at the outlet of a major river system harboring pirate ships preying on the Spanish going between Mexico and Spain. Who could not see all sorts of natural disasters coming... floods coming down the river, hurricanes going up the river... oh, and the river is a major fault line waiting for the next big earthquake. Katrina came 5 years ago, wiped out the city, death and destruction beyond imagination and what happens? "Look at all those brave NOLAs rebuilding their city" Into another great urban sprawl just waiting for the next catastrophe.
Sprawl ... You can't fix it or stop it or prevent it from happening again and your city leaders want to keep it going... more tax revenues.
What you can do is move from Houston to...
Kerrville Tx,. Open spaces, fresh air... except from where the cattle are grazing.... 20 miles to the next town, a long walk to your neighbors and sprawl is along time coming.
Nov 20 2013: Bryan and Colleen;
Like Karen, my wife and I are fortune to live in an older area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a 5 minute walk to the subway line and a 20 minute ride to the centre of the city. Now both retired, we live in a small home for which we paid just under $200,000 11 years age. It's an 1,100 square foot 2 bedroom, was originally built as one of many worker's houses for the then Massey Dairy Farm (of Massey-Ferguson Tractors). The home, with two parking spaces on a paved alley-way, is now valued at $300,000+.
NB this is not a listing
Nov 20 2013: Hi Don,
Your comment may be a follow-up to the section of discussion with you, me, Karen and Bryan, starting with your comment..." Live where you work"?
Living close to where we work, and being able to get around by walking or public transportation is one of the core ideas of densely populated sustainable communities. There are several advantages to walking/biking and doing business in the community....exercise, saves fuel, time, and also provides the opportunity to really know our community and the people in it.
I LOVE Toronto.....have friends there and have visited a few times:>)
DON RANKINENov 21 2013: Hi Colleen;
Yes, Toronto is an interesting city made up of many diverse communities and cultures, and the downtown core has been a residential neighbourhood and business centre for decades. The streets are alive with walkers and various activities into the late evening.
I was born and raised for the first 9 years of my life in a small town in New Brunswick on the northern border of Maine, but quickly adapted to the size and diversity of the big city. I am an avid people-watcher and love the diversity here; even in my immediate neighbourhood I am travelling the world. Where I was born, almost everyone still looks the same, talks the same and, horror of horrors, thinks the same. Yikes!
Nov 21 2013: Hi Don,
That's a nice image...."even in my immediate neighborhood I am traveling the world"
Did you watch Ellen Dunham-Jones' video? It's really good in my perception:>)
Nov 20 2013: Certainly the easiest way to fight sprawl is reduce or limit the population. The easiest way to limit the population is to limit immigration. If the U.S. eliminated immigration that would mean one million less people per year which would cause our population to level or decline. Of course there would be other problems but in my mind the large size of the human population on Earth is the driver behind many of the problems of our world.
I personally do not think small living spaces increase quality of life.
Of course their is nothing to stop us from creating large high quality living spaces in high density cities (at affordable prices).
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Nov 17 2013: To expand on previous remarks, A great way to bring about change is to bring market forces to bear. Currently in the United States, gasoline taxes only pay about 60% of the cost of maintaining our road infrastructure. This means the government is effectively subsidizing the price of gas, and of driving cars, thus making it less expensive for people to drive out to, and live in, the suburbs.
So increasing gas taxes to fully pay for the price of maintaining roads, and requiring developers not just to build the roads, water systems, sewer treatment plants, libraries, and schools, etc., but to provide for operation and maintenance of all that infrastructure, would increase the cost of building and living in suburbs. Put another way, it would reduce urban dwellers' subsidies of suburbs, and thus slow suburban sprawl.
With less profit incentive to develop outside the city, developers would be more likely to build up density, and thus walkability, in what are now suburbs. Q
Nov 17 2013: Look at models around the world that are all ready in place. There are benefits and detriments to sprawl as well as building a compact city.
If you truly want to fix sprawl, get someone behind it that sees a financial game of epic proportions. If someone sees massive value of building tightly together, you will see it happen quickly. If you don't see value, then it won't happen. Money talks in this case. Everything else is just window dressing.
Nov 16 2013: Sprawl is invariably tied to the needs of developers trumping the needs of the community they are expanding upon. Developers want the best return on their investment and developing so called "marsh" or "barren" or "wild" land is far cheaper and far easier to find on the outskirts.
Developers invest heavily in getting the 'right' people into local administrations who will, once elected or hired, dedicate their time to serving that developers needs over any local concerns that might arise.
Therefore, the very first place to start is with your local politics and who gets elected and what their agenda is. Or, even better, because local politics generally involves only a small number of issues each year, why not fist demand a binding referendum system with which the citizens themselves will decide yes or no on every major expenditure, bylaw change and re-zoning application? In this way the mandate always comes from those most affected - the citizens - and the backroom deal makers lose that access to the process.
Nov 13 2013: Public transportation that leads to a downtown area featuring at least a handful of unique, independently owned and operated shops and restaurants might help a suburb feel less like Sprawl and Mall and more like a community. Bike lanes are helpful too ... at least a bike trail that is actually useful and again leads to downtown ... throw in a Farmer's Market and a community garden and you are off to a good start. Be creative ... you may offer spoken word events, drawing workshops or music by local bands in this area as well.
Nov 13 2013: If the population density of Texas equaled that in the Netherlands all 7 billion humans could exist there. Although there is not enough water and you would need to have a few people running the rest of the productive farms. Paolo Soleri's designs for Arcologies ie cities in one building could also work but probably you would need a coherent society and a much better functioning educational system.
Nov 11 2013: We have a huge suburban sprawl problem here in Upstate New York. Unfortunately, most of the sprawl problem appears to be related to the population boom of the 1950's and 1960's and upward socioeconomic mobility. Essentially, (by the 1980s) a wide majority of the population wanted to live the McMansion lifestyle, and the cities could not keep up with the population growth.
As for "fixing" the infrastructure, try supporting local stores that are within walking distance, as opposed to driving to the giant shopping centers and big-box stores. Use public transportation, car pool, walk, or ride a bike wherever you can. Encourage friends and family to do the same.
If you want to get more actively involved, try to find other like-minded individuals who are just as fed up about the sprawl problem in your local area. Meetup.com might be a good start, or a local cafe, or other social gathering. From there, get your group together to petition local officials to improve the infrastructure (better public transportation, placing restrictions on big-box stores, more effective zoning laws, etc.), and try to get other people actively involved.
Molly DickieNov 13 2013: You are spot on there, Michael. Being forced to drive anywhere is not good for our health or for our air. There are places in North America that start with the premise of a "Hub". From the hub your transit system fans out to take you to high speed transport connecting to large metropolises and your jobs. More locally, every so many homes/miles the hub is created with schools, medical and other professionals, food stores, leisure/exercise places, mail drops/collection and especially outdoor spaces for people to run, play walk. We should never have to walk more than the majority of our neighbours can manage. That's how we create neighbourhoods. That's how we bond and make support systems.
Nov 14 2013: Interestingly enough, most old towns, villages, and cities were built around the premise of a "hub," where most businesses were centrally located and within walking distance. However, as the population boomed, we expanded our neighborhoods via McMansion communities that typically have no central "hub." Consequently, the small businesses located at these old "hubs" have started to close up due in part to the majority of the population migrating to the McMansion communities. This, in conjunction with the hostile takeover by mega shopping centers and big-box stores.
Nov 20 2013: I did not realize that all of urban history started only in the 1980s. McMansions did not exist until the 1980s. The suburbs and levittowns of the 1950s had ZERO McMansions in them. What are you basing your claims on? Mega shopping centers and big-box stores are also very late players to urban sprawl. They are products of urban sprawl, not causes. History did not begin in 1979.
Nov 20 2013: Bryan, while I definitely agree that the suburbs expanded, and were popularized, during the 1950s, according to the Census Bureau's "Demographic Trends in the 20th Century" (http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/censr-4.pdf), homeownership "increased in the 1990s, reaching the highest level in the century (66 percent) in 2000" (page 1). The major difference between this form of suburban expansion ("McMansion neighborhoods"), and the older neighborhoods of the 1950s, is that the older neighborhoods had a centralized hub, while the McMansion expansion in the 1980s popularized mega shopping centers and big-box stores as a way to accommodate for the increased population growth.
What I mean by a "centralized hub" is that most of the suburban neighborhoods of the 1950s had a "Main Street," which had grocery stores and various other specialty shops. These shops were centrally located within the town or village itself, and within walking distance. As the population growth in the 1980s pushed suburbia to the extreme, what we have seen is that much of the arable land along the outskirts of these suburban neighborhoods has been reallocated to make room for McMansion neighborhoods. Given that these new suburban communities are built along the outskirts of the town/village, there typically is no longer a centralized hub which is within walking distance.
On a personal note, I grew up in what was once a thriving 1950s suburban neighborhood. However, being a child of the 1980s, I saw firsthand how this new form of suburban expansion started to impact the small businesses on "Main Street." In fact, by the late 1990s, most of the small businesses on "Main Street" had closed up. By 1999 my family had moved to the McMansion neighborhood on the outskirts of a nearby city. Although this community was nice from an aesthetic standpoint, there was no "Main Street," only a Walmart and Mega Mall (both of which were 5+ miles away).
Nov 11 2013: We are talking about land tax not property tax. Much as it is hard to appreciate, the effect of each being taxed is different.
A land tax discourages it being held out of use and for its potential opportunity to be wasted. If indeed vacant lots are being taxed in the US, then that tax must be very small or the owners on whom the tax falls would either use the land properly or lease or sell it to somebody who will. Clearly with so much unused city land there is no serious attempt to solve this problem.
Poor people who occupy land for residence use the least good sites, which are all they can afford. When there is more opportunity for them to work on better land, they will be able to move closer to their place of work instead of having to inexpensively travel there, which is nevertheless a big drain on their small earnings.
Nov 11 2013: Restore/create comprehensive intra-city rail service. Then restore/create a strong inter-urban rail service. Good luck funding that. Actually make the system significantly cheaper to use than a car, meet the work AND domestic AND leisure needs of most people. Extend lines into poor neighborhoods where the workers live. Next-hahahahahahaha! I'm sorry, I just can't keep a straight face. That would actually happen here in Texas shortly after armadillos learn to fly.


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01-04-2001, 04:32 PM #1CFDENG23Firehouse.com Guest
Boots: Leather Vs. Rubber Reasearch Data
My department currently issues rubber boots as i am sure many others do. I am trying to convince the union safety committe to try for leather or at least get some sort of member partial reimbursement if they choose to buy them themselves. I am looking for good credible research data to support my views. I personally wear Pros both pull ons in my bunkers and zippers for station and think they are gods gift. Can you guys give me some ammo to support the pro leather push.
01-04-2001, 06:17 PM #2Rescue 21Firehouse.com Guest
We didn't really do any scientific research, we just got some for the guys to wear test and they love them. More comfortable, better traction especially on a pitched roof, better ankle support, etc. When the City switched to a quartermaster system for one for one replacement, leather boots are an option we can choose when we need new boots. Can still get rubber IF you want but most are going to leather. Was out for 4 hours on Christmas morning at a 2 alarmer. Temp around zero with -15 wind chill, and my feet were still warm. Didn't even have heavy socks on, just tube socks.
Hope this helps.
01-04-2001, 07:16 PM #3Kyle WickmanFirehouse.com Guest
We got them about 2 years ago for the whole dept. We like the low weight and ankle support. Try FDNY I think that every truck co. wheres them.
01-04-2001, 08:28 PM #4Stuart CobbFirehouse.com Guest
Try looking at http://www.warringtonltd.com/
I've been wearing the Warrington Pro's for 9 years now. The only time I ever wear my rubber boots is for flooded basements.
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01-04-2001, 09:53 PM #5lumpy649Firehouse.com Guest
Any reputable leather fire boot manufacturer should be able to provide you with the information necessary to further your cause. I've personally seen test data that shows that leather fire boots reduce overall firefighter fatigue, body core temps, and offer more foot/ankle support than their rubber counterparts. Personally, after wearing leather boots for almost all of my nine years in the service, I'd cry if we went back to rubber boots. And, if my opinion counts for anything, Warrington makes the best boots out there. I did own a pair of Ranger Firewalkers, but those wore out relatively quickly and were not nearly as comfortable or durable as the Pros. Good luck on your argument...
01-04-2001, 10:12 PM #6FitzBFDT2Firehouse.com Guest
I agree with Kyle, your best bet is to get in contact with the FDNY. Try their Research & Development Unit. The main # is 718-999-2000, then ask them to connect you with their R&D Unit. All their ladder, rescue and squad companies are issued the leathers. Hope this helps.
Kevin M. Fitzhenry, firstname.lastname@example.com
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01-05-2001, 09:48 AM #7RookieFireFighterFirehouse.com Guest
I hate wearing the rubber boots. Especially in cold winter climates. I usually wear heavy socks, but my feet still get cold. A lot of us also have "mysterious holes" somewhere in our boots where water seeps through them. I've checked mine many times and still can't locate a hole. I don't think that there are any members on our dept. (paid and vollie) that wear them, exept while at the station (oh yeah, the combat challenge team has them). As soon as we get a call, the driver's hop in their turn outs and we get dressed (if we have to) when the equipment van makes it to the scene. That's about the only time our boots are warm. I'd personally like to see the dept buy them for us, but we are on a limited budget (like so many dept's). I know this isn't going to be any help to you, but it's my 2 cents.
01-09-2001, 09:34 PM #8ffirefighterFirehouse.com GuestOriginally posted by CFDENG23:
My department currently issues rubber boots as i am sure many others do. I am trying to convince the union safety committe to try for leather or at least get some sort of member partial reimbursement if they choose to buy them themselves. I am looking for good credible research data to support my views. I personally wear Pros both pull ons in my bunkers and zippers for station and think they are gods gift. Can you guys give me some ammo to support the pro leather push.
Not only do they fit better, but they are easier to work in. The have more flexibility.
01-09-2001, 09:52 PM #9FitzBFDT2Firehouse.com Guest
Try this Warrington Pro link out. It has test data that was funded by the IAFF and FEMA. Should get you started in the right direction. www.warringtonltd.com/?i=test
Hope this helps.
Kevin M. Fitzhenry, email@example.com
Firefighter, Truck Co. 2
City of Bayonne (NJ) FD
01-13-2001, 09:23 PM #10CFDENG23Firehouse.com Guest
Thanks for the input guys, I tried the university of delaware website because they did the study found on warrington's website but no luck.
Views stated do not reflect that of my department or local.
01-14-2001, 08:00 PM #11MPreb362Firehouse.com Guest
watch what kind of soles you get. the cold weather climate that we live in has caused a few broken arms and elbows from sliding on the ice and snow. the flat structural soles on my older pros are no good for slippery surfaces. a more boot like type sole however works fine. I, like the rest of the posts, don't think i could go back to rubber. the comfort and sure footing i get from the leathers speaks for itself. good luck with your search and stay safe.
01-16-2001, 08:17 PM #12John_FordFirehouse.com Guest
Been wearing Warrington PRO for about 10 years. Won't go back to rubber. Did the Combat Challange in them. Don't EVEN think about it in rubber. I have a station pair for EMS and two sets of bunker boots. Bought my brother his first set when he got hired. I have a contact with Jim Walters who is connected with PRO. Drop me a line and I'll hook you up with him.
01-16-2001, 09:26 PM #13RADFIREFirehouse.com Guest
CFDENG23 Call The National Fire Academy library and state your interest. Their number may be in the federal pages of your telephone book. I forget where I got it. hey have all the data on file from all publications, manufacturers and studies or tests. I'll look and if I find it I'll send it to you. The info is free of charge, it's funded by the feds.
01-22-2001, 01:39 PM #14RADFIREFirehouse.com Guest
The number for info on equipment studies and implementation isn't on my material. It's the FEMA, Nat'l Emergency Training Center in Emmitburg Maryland. I have worn Warrington Pro's and a leather N5a and in have pushed in my old volly outfits to make them standard. The info I got was from the above address. I'm career now and lost all my attempts to change the volles. The above center gives you information compiled from magazines and trade publications for research for your project. Hopefully I helped you out. Good luck.
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What if ???
What if the rubber boots were now as light and as comfortable as the leather boots ?
Here is some info :
A rubber boot that looks fits and feels like leather, but its a rubber boot. Try it out would be me advice.
Good luck.
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I know this is a little off topic, and I am not trying to hijack your thread. Does anyone know if any actual test has been done by either FDNY or anyone else to see which is safer the tactical tubberware or a leather helmet? I know many of opinons, but I was looking for actual tests and research.
09-05-2006, 04:41 PM #17Originally Posted by MarcBouchard
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I respect the right to your opinion
Obviously you have the right to that opinion, but if you don't want to even try it out, then you'll never be 100% sure about what you stated.
I don't want to change your opinion on the matter, as I am sure that even if you do try a pair of our boots you will still say that leather is better, but we just want to let firefighters know that there is an alternative that costs less, offers better protection and the same level of comfort and weight as leather. Over 200 firefighters have field tested the boot so far, and they have told us that the boot is as light, as comfortable and fits as well as leather boots... and they have tried it on.
We'll even offer you a sample pair to try yourself, and you can see for yourself how they feel. No strings attached, and you can say what you want about them afterwards.
My e-mail : email@example.com
Have a good one !
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Thanks to all
I want to thank all of you that have taken us up on our offer to send out free sample pairs of our new BOSS CBRN fire boot. The feedback today has been incredible and we wanted to extend our thanks for helping us develop a better fire boot.
If any of you out there wish to take us up on our offer, please contact me at : firstname.lastname@example.com and let me know your boot size, what fire department you are from and what the exact mailing address for the boots is.
All the we ask in return is that you fill out a short questionnaire after about a month or so of testing the boot. That will help us make the boot even better in the future. We want to work with real firefighters to develop the best boot possible.
Also, you can take us up on this offer :
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