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MUSEUM OF DISABILITY

The Museum of disABILITY History is dedicated to advancing the understanding, acceptance and independence of people with disabilities.

The Museum's exhibits, collections, archives and educational programs create awareness and a platform for dialogue and discovery.

The online site is a great reference point.

The Buffalo-based bricks and mortar museum is an unsung hero.

http://www.museumofdisability.org/home.asp

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THE CRESPOGRAM REPORT

He's a probably poco loco.

He admits upfront that he's a former bank robber who has made his share of mistakes.

And he's on the money more often than all of Miami's supposed best print and electronic reporters combined.

Henry Crespo, you might not be Miami's most lovable, but you are its most in-the-know.

You are a must-read by the politicians that loath you, and an essential site bookmarked by the rest of use who wade through you foul language and obsessions to get the best breaking news in town.

http://www.thecrespogramreport.com/

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TRANSIT MIAMI

Transit Miami has some of the great city's best young thinkers and advocates analyzying policy, calling out politicians and raising awareness of this mega region's need for more fixed rail transit, bike lanes, safe streets, etc.

http://www.transitmiami.com/

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TERRAIN -- A JOURNAL OF THE BUILT & NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

Terrain Editor-in-Chief Simmons B. Buntin works tirelessly to produce this "twice yearly online journal searching for that interface—the integration—among the built and natural environments, that might be called the soul of place."

We quote:

"It is not definitely about urban form, nor solely about natural landscapes. It is not precisely about human culture, nor necessarily about ecology. It is, rather, a celebration of the symbiosis between the built and natural environments where it exists, and an examination and discourse where it does not."

"The literary, journalistic, and artistic works contained with Terrain.org are of the highest quality, submitted by a variety of contributors for a diverse audience, including some of the finest material previously appearing in Terra Nova: Nature & Culture. The works may be idealistic, technical, historical, philosophical, and more. Above all, they focus on the environments around us—the built and natural environments—that both affect and are affected by the human species."



http://www.terrain.org/

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SMART GROWTH AMERICA

Smart growth is about Main Street.

Smart growth is about an easier commute.

Smart growth is about properly budgeting our shrinking federal, state and local revenues to make sure we enhance communities that promote quality of life and transit options -- not sprawl and unstainable lifestyles.

http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/

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STREETSBLOG

Above all else, Streetsblog is the defender of the pedestrian.

It carries news stories about truck drivers, motorists and others who selfishly fly through crosswalks and bump over curbs, seneselessly killing pedestrians, bicyclists, wheelchair users and others.

The site also has a lot of information on turning streets into more livable places.

http://www.streetsblog.org/

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WALK FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES

We quote:

"Walk Friendly Communities is a national recognition program developed to encourage towns and cities across the U.S. to establish or recommit to a high priority for supporting safer walking environments."

"The WFC program will recognize communities that are working to improve a wide range of conditions related to walking, including safety, mobility, access, and comfort."

http://www.walkfriendly.org/index.cfm