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7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality
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Maeve Weston and Robin King
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:00:00 +0000
Urban Development
access
Ahmedabad
乐动在线娱乐
community engagement
data
energy
equity
finance
global south
governance
housing
inequality
informal economy
informal workers
infrastructure
investment
Kampala
land use
Medellin
Nairobi
policy
Porto Alegre
poverty
sanitation
subsidies
Surabaya
Surat
sustainable cities
transformative change
transportation
urban services
urbanization
vulnerable communities
water
世界资源报告
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Owusu lives with his wife and four children in the Tantra Hills neighborhood of Accra, Ghana, where he shares his residence with five other tenants and their families. The house has a toilet and electricity, but the costs for both ...
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How More Equal Cities Can Be Climate and Development Solutions [PODCAST]
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Nicholas Walton, Ani Dasgupta, Anjali Mahendra and Robin King
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:54:31 +0000
Urban Development
Ani Dasgupta
Anjali Mahendra
citiesforall
equity
inclusive planning
inequality
podcast
Robin King
sustainable cities
urban services
世界资源报告
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Cities are places of opportunity — and inequality. They are where more than half the world’s population will experience the impacts of climate change. They’re also part of the solution. This podcast highlights Seven Transformations for More Equitable and Sustainable ...
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A Green Recovery Starts with Cities
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Nick Godfrey, Robin King and Freya Stanley-Price
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:27:20 +0000
Energy + Climate Change
active transport
air quality
Brazil
buildings
clean energy
climate action
乐动在线娱乐
Coalition for Urban Transitions
COVID-19
decarbonize
economic opportunity
economic stimulus
electric vehicles
emissions
green infrastructure
green recovery
inclusive cities
India
Indonesia
inequality
jobs
local action
low-carbon development
Mexico
national policy
net zero
poverty
private sector
public transportation
Public-Private Partnership
recovery
resilience
South Africa
sustainable development
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National governments face an enormous triple challenge right now: recovering from COVID-19, creating sustainable and inclusive development, and addressing the climate crisis. New research shows that focusing on cities is key to overcoming these challenges while generating considerable economic, social and environmental benefits. A ...
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Tackling Inequality in Cities Is Essential for Fighting COVID-19
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Jillian Du, Robin King and Radha Chanchani
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:16:36 +0000
Urban Development
access
Bangalore
community engagement
coronavirus
COVID-19
data
Delhi
equity
government
housing
India
inequality
informal settlements
informal workers
Jillian Du
migrant workers
Mumbai
pandemic
public health
Radha Chanchani
resilience
Robin King
sanitation
slums
Surat
urban poor
urban services
urban water access
water
世界资源报告
WRI India
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a disruptive new normal for everyone through shelter-in-place orders and social distancing guidelines. But for the billions of urban poor, these guidelines aren’t just burdensome; they’re essentially impossible. Social distancing is a critically important response ...
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To Fix City Slums, Don’t Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts
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玛丽亚·哈特and Robin King
Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:00:07 +0000
Urban Development
affordable housing
housing
housing construction
Indonesia
informal housing
informal settlements
玛丽亚·哈特
Robin King
slum
slum upgrading
Surabaya
世界资源报告
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Many cities, particularly in the global South, have large areas of informal settlements ‒ poor neighborhoods that grew organically, but which often lack structurally sound buildings and services like running water, sanitation and waste management. The traditional approach to upgrading ...
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Better Transport Should Mean Better Access: Assessing Infrastructure Investments in İzmir, Turkey
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Thet Hein Tun, Robin King, Meltem Bayraktar and Eric Mackres
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:26:26 +0000
Map of the Month
access
accessibility
data visualization
economic opportunity
Eric Mackres
infrastructure
International Finance Corporation
Izmir
jobs
Meltem Bayraktar
mobility
public transportation
Robin King
Thet Hein Tun
tram
transport
Turkey
WRI Türkiye Sustainable Cities
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The previous Map of the Month showed the power of accessibility data – comparing average travel time to different services in Mexico City – as a proxy to understand inequality in cities. But similar analyses can also help us to ...
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India’s Boom Pushed Cities to Their Limits. Here’s How Pune Coped.
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Valeria Gelman and Robin King
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:35:55 +0000
Urban Development
bus rapid transit (BRT)
citiesforall
civil society
government
India
metro
public transportation
Pune
Robin King
transformation
urban mobility
urban mobility planning
Valeria Gelman
waste management
世界资源报告
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Like many Indian cities, Pune’s population exploded over the last three decades. Between 1981 and 2011 it more than doubled as thousands came to work in manufacturing and IT. And like other cities, Pune expanded, eventually engulfing 23 previously separate ...
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WUF9 Beyond the Convention Center: A (Very) Brief Tour of Kuala Lumpur
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Adna Karabegovic, Valeria Gelman and Robin King
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:03:48 +0000
Communications
Integrated Transport
Adna Karabegovic
bus rapid transit (BRT)
citiesforall
green space
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
monorail
parklets
pedestrian crossings
public space
Robin King
UN-HABITAT
Valeria Gelman
video
世界资源报告
WUF9
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What happens when 22,000 urbanists descend on your city for the biannual World Urban Forum? We present, we dialogue, we attend high-level sessions, side events, training events, and networking events. Maybe most importantly, we benefit from the open exchange of ...
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The Crisis in Affordable Housing Is a Problem for Cities Everywhere
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Robin King
Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:43:45 +0000
Urban Development
affordable housing
equity
Grenfell Tower
housing
Robin King
世界资源报告
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There has perhaps been more attention paid to affordable housing this year than any in recent memory, but it took a tragedy to make it so. The horror of Grenfell Tower touched off a national conversation in the United Kingdom ...
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Confronting the Urban Housing Gap
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Robin King
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:01:47 +0000
Urban Governance
Bolivia
citiesforall
housing
informal housing
informal sector
informal settlements
Robin King
slum redevelopment
slum upgrading
slums
South Africa
Thailand
urban development
世界资源报告
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More than 1.2 billion city dwellers – one of every three people living in urban areas – lack access to affordable and secure housing. This housing gap is a major drag on the economy and the environment. The impact is ...
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What About the People? Unlocking the Key to Socially Sustainable and Resilient Communities
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Cathy Baldwin and Robin King
Tue, 06 Jun 2017 14:16:29 +0000
Climate Resilience
Urban Development
cathy baldwin
community
community engagement
resilience
Robin King
social networks
social sustainability
socially-aware planning
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Rapid urbanization, economic growth and climate change are putting increasing pressure on urban communities around the world. While strong physical structures are important, social relationships play a key role in determining urban communities’ resilience during adverse weather events. Community resilience ...
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克服the Knowledge Gaps for Transit-Oriented Development: What’s Lacking?
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Michelle Juma and Robin King
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:14:37 +0000
Urban Development
Brazil
CONNECTKaro
Curitiba
Michelle Juma
Poland
Robin King
transit-oriented development (TOD)
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With an increase in their rate of urbanization, many low- to middle-income countries are feeling additional demand for services, amenities and infrastructure. To address this, several cities have followed unorganized development practices (like building bigger and faster), only to meet ...
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Three Challenges to Safe and Affordable Urban Housing
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Robin King and Terra Virsilas
Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:37:41 +0000
Urban Development
affordable housing
HABITAT III
housing
Robin King
Terra Virsilas
UN-HABITAT
世界资源报告
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Urban leaders from around the world are meeting in Quito, Ecuador, October 17-20, 2016, to set the global agenda for the future of cities at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, known as Habitat III. Through ...
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Lima’s Villa El Salvador: A Story of Structured Informal Development
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Thomas Abbot and Robin King
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:17:20 +0000
Urban Development
Urban Governance
community engagement
informal development
Lima
Peru
public participation
Robin King
Thomas Abbot
urban development
城市管理
Villa El Salvador
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Although Lima’s Villa El Salvador neighborhood was just a dusty plain called the Tablada de Lurín in 1971, it would soon become home to some of the city’s poorest residents. At the time, there were no electricity lines, no wells, ...
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3 Ways Land-Use Planning and Zoning Can Increase Urban Density
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Mona Qureshi and Robin King
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:09:31 +0000
Urban Development
Urban Governance
density
Gujarat
Land-use planning
Mona Qureshi
Robin King
Singapore
Toronto
urban development
城市管理
working class
zoning
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Where would you feel safer walking alone at 3 A.M: a busy, heavily trafficked street, or a loosely populated section of a sprawling city? Most people would likely choose the former. Indeed, higher population densities can make city streets feel ...
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Why Planning for Expansion Helps Build Sustainable, Equitable cities
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Robin King, Rejeet Mathews, Thomas Abbot and Tejas Pande
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:07:18 +0000
Urban Development
Urban Governance
compact development
equity
finance
Rejeet Mathews
Robin King
São Paulo
smart growth
sprawl
sustainability
光辉潘德
Thomas Abbot
urban planning
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Consensus is building around the many benefits of compact cities. Overall, compact cities use fewer resources, produce fewer carbon emissions, and provide better quality of life for their inhabitants than their sprawled counterparts. In rapidly urbanizing countries in the global ...
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Why smart growth cities are safer, healthier, and wealthier
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海伦Mountford和罗宾王
Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:41:26 +0000
Urban Development
Ahmedabad
car culture
乐动在线娱乐
economics
emissions
Helen Mountford
New Climate Economy
Robin King
smart growth
sprawl
sustainable cities
transit-oriented development (TOD)
urban development
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Developing countries are projected to gain 2.2 billion new urban residents between now and 2050. Governments and city leaders have a choice: they can develop cities that are sprawled and auto-dependent, or they can develop cities that are connected, compact, ...
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Bridging the divide between vendors and local governments for more inclusive cities
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Thomas Abbot, Sonal Shah and Robin King
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:04:41 +0000
Urban Development
Asia
economic opportunity
entrepreneurship
inclusive planning
India
Indonesia
inequality
informal economy
Robin King
Sonal Shah
Thomas Abbot
vendors
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As previously discussed on TheCityFix, many cities worldwide are facing a series of challenges around informal economic activity. As they begin to modernize and transform public spaces, street vendors are often left behind or swept away. Yet, these efforts at ...
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Public transport and the informal sector: Competing visions of Bogotá’s future
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Thomas Abbot, Sonal Shah and Robin King
Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:47:56 +0000
Urban Development
Bogota
buses
Colombia
economic opportunity
informal sector
Integrated System of Public Transport
pedestrians
public space
public transportation
Robin King
Sonal Shah
南美
Thomas Abbot
urban design
urban planning
urban policy
vendors
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There is an entire ecosystem of informal commerce along Bogotá, Colombia’s streets. Some vendors sit at traffic signals or bus stops, waiting for a bus that’s not too full and not too empty. When they spot a good candidate, they ...
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People-oriented Cities: Demystifying transit-oriented development
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Robin King and Luis Zamorano
Thu, 29 May 2014 15:55:38 +0000
Urban Development
accessibility
air quality
built environment
community engagement
emissions
land use
Luis Zamorano
Mexico City
People-oriented cities
physical activity
public health
road safety
Robin King
sprawl
transit-oriented development (TOD)
urban design
Women's Rights
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The “People-oriented Cities” series – exclusive to TheCityFix and WRI Insights – is an exploration of how cities can grow to become more sustainable and livable through transit-oriented development (TOD). The nine-part series will address different urban design techniques and trends ...
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Why we need sustainable urbanization: A response to the Medellín Declaration
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Robin King
Mon, 05 May 2014 13:53:45 +0000
Urban Development
accessibility
Colombia
equity
HABITAT III
Medellin
opportunity
Robin King
南美
sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals
Urban Reform
urbanization
WUF7
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Over 22,000 attendees gathered in Medellín, Colombia for the Seventh World Urban Forum (WUF7) from April 5 – 11, 2014, sharing ideas, experiences, and challenges for creating more sustainable and equitable cities. The conclusion of the WUF7 saw the release ...
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A safe city is a just city
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Ben Welle and Robin King
Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:45:06 +0000
Road Safety
Urban Development
accessibility
Bangalore
Ben Welle
bus rapid transit (BRT)
equity
Medellin
Metrobus
Mexico City
Morar Carioca
pedestrians
public space
Rio de Janeiro
road safety
Robin King
sprawl
Sustainable Development Goals
transit-oriented development (TOD)
UN-HABITAT
urban design
urban development
urban parks
World Urban Forum
WUF7
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As cities in the developing world continue to grow, so do their traffic safety concerns. Latin America, for instance, now sees three times as many deaths from traffic crashes as Europe, the vast majority of which occur in cities. Vulnerable ...
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4 ways cities benefit from bus rapid transit
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Robin King
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:00:35 +0000
Integrated Transport
Urban Development
Bogota
bus rapid transit (BRT)
emissions
Istanbul
Johannesburg
Mexico City
physical activity
quality of life
research
road safety
Robin King
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Around the world, cities are searching for sustainable ways to transport residents quickly, efficiently, and safely throughout their streets. One such solution is bus rapid transit (BRT), which is already widely implemented in both the developed and developing worlds. New ...
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UN World Habitat Day stresses importance of urban mobility
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Robin King
Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:39:26 +0000
Integrated Transport
Urban Development
active transport
bus rapid transit (BRT)
Curitiba
emissions
Global Report on Human Settlements
mass transport
quality of life
road safety
Robin King
Singapore
UN World Habitat Day
UN-HABITAT
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Today is the United Nations’ World Habitat Day – a day established to reflect on the state of our cities and towns, and remind us of our shared responsibility for their stewardship. On this day, UN-HABITAT is releasing the ...
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Accessibility for all
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Robin King
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:46:29 +0000
Urban Development
accessibility
Brazil
bus rapid transit (BRT)
Curitiba
disabilities
disabled
elderly
feeder
Holger Dalkmann
mass transport
Robin King
UN
United Nations
United States
USAID
Vulnerable Road Users
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In order for a system to be truly accessible, it must be accessible at all links in the transport chain. Photo by EMBARQ. Ten percent of the world’s population has a disability. That’s 650 million people, 80% of whom live ...
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Science Fiction vs. Reality on the Streets of Tomorrow's New Cities
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Robin King
星期一,2013年3月04 20:35:38 +0000
Urban Development
Andre Dzikus
Billy Cobbett
Curitiba
Eric Dumbaugh
George Orwell
Mexico
Michael Kodransky
population growth
Ray Bradbury
Robin King
sustainable cities
UN-HABITAT
urban design
urban development
urban planning
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In Guy Montag’s city, it is illegal to be a pedestrian. The main character in Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian American classic, Fahrenheit 451, commutes by subway. He thinks little of the circumstances and of the culture which gave rise to ...
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Returning to the Tradition of Sustainable Urban Development in Mexico City
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Robin King
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:27:51 +0000
Urban Development
EMBARQ Mexico
transit-oriented development (TOD)
urban development
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Nestled within Mexico City and home to approximately 1.2 million residents, Ciudad Neza has grown into one of Latin America’s largest slums. Salvador Herrera, Deputy Director of EMBARQ Mexico, remembers a time when Mexico City led the world in the ...
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What does good urban development mean to you?
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Robin King
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:10:10 +0000
Urban Development
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Urbanization offers a tremendous opportunity to support a growing global population efficiently and humanely. Developing countries alone are expected to build more new city-area during the two decades leading up to 2030 than all of humanity has built throughout history ...
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Urban mobility UN-Habitat quick guides open for review
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Robin King
Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:54:29 +0000
Urban Development
Robin King
UN-HABITAT
United Nations
urban mobility
urban mobility planning
urban planning
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Two guides on urban mobility planning prepared by EMBARQ are now open for review. Two more guides will be released later today. The revised versions will then be released in March as part of a UN-Habitat-EMBARQ partnership. The recommendations from ...
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