What We’re Reading – Fire, Wal-Mart & the Earth at Night

by Alison Berry

Hey folks, here are some highlights from the World Wide Web this week:

Check out these cool bus stops.

Thinking about fire in the wildland-urban interface. There is a lot about how fire moves that we don’t understand. (watch the video!)

Wal-Mart’s biggest problem: You might be surprised. Interestingly, the only stores that are performing well for the mega-retailer are smaller, urban stores that can be accessed without a car.

Home buying and selling by generation. Take a look at the infographic.

Rent or Buy? The math is changing. Try the online calculator to see what’s right for you.

Have you seen those photos the Earth at night from space? It turns out they can tell us a lot about economic activity. Read the story.

Shenyang and Sujiatun, China at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 10/09/12)

(Cross posted from Community Builders)

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Editor James A. Bacon publishes the blog with financial support from Smart Growth America. A life-long journalist, Jim was publisher & editor-in-chief of Virginia Business magazine before launching Bacon’s Rebellion, a blog dedicated to building more prosperous, livable and sustainable communities in Virginia. He is the author of “Boomergeddon: How Runaway Deficits Will Bankrupt the Country and Ruin Retirement for Aging Baby Boomers — and What You Can Do About It.”

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