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...ballooning prices at the gas pump. What appears to be an incurable addiction to automobiles resulted in scenes of cars frozen in gridlock or moving in endless lines at a snail's pace, as residents of Houston fled Hurricane Rita. This could well be what regular rush-hour traffic will look like a decade from now as we continue to build more cars than mass-transit vehicles and more highways than mass-transit infrastructure. The Bush Administration seems to be in denial about global warming, as it continues to ignore the Kyoto agreement in favor of Big Business. But warning...
...brainstormed ideas onto large notepads. While many attendees disagreed about economic problems such as rents and parking prices, other topics garnered much support. Although mentions of Harvard University were absent from much of the discussion, there was a palpable sense of nostalgia for the past—the foot traffic of the 1980s and a reinvigoration of independent businesses. Those in attendance offered concrete suggestions about stores that are missing from the Harvard Square mix. Owners expressed wishes for a centrally located grocery store, an Apple computer store, more liquor licenses, and fewer banks. They also expressed a desire...
...Harvard scholar Alain Leroy Locke, and their purpose is “to bring distinguished persons to deliver lectures on topics related to the field of African-American Culture and history.” Peebles’s intended topics at his evening lectures are “Tokyo Traffic & Sea Turtles Laying Eggs,” “Porsches & Pyramids,” and lastly “Urban Culture & Dreams Deferred.” Elaborating on his cryptic lecture titles, Mr.Van Peebles’s publicity release explains: “The starting point in each...
...ballooning prices at the gas pump. What appears to be an incurable addiction to automobiles resulted in scenes of cars frozen in gridlock or moving in endless lines at a snail's pace, as residents of Houston fled Hurricane Rita. This could well be what regular rush-hour traffic will look like a decade from now as we continue to build more cars than mass-transit vehicles and more highways than mass-transit infrastructure. The Bush Administration seems to be in denial about global warming, as it persists in ignoring the Kyoto agreement in favor of Big Business. But warning...
...effort to mitigate noise from traffic diverted to Cowperthwaite Street during ongoing construction, Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES) has agreed to build a six-foot high barrier in the middle of the street that will still allow traffic and pedestrians to pass through. A wider shuttle turnout area will also be constructed between Dunster and Mather Houses, bringing the sidewalk closer to the entrances of the Houses. Construction of the shuttle turnout area is set to begin sometime this week and should be completed within two weeks, according to Matthew R. Greenfield ’08, one of three Undergraduate...