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  "textContent": "\n\nDid you know the first urban growth boundary in the US was instituted in Lexington, Kentucky? Now you do.\n\n* * *\n\nGeneral sale now on for my April 24, 2026 event at Hunter College in New York City. Ticketing link: https://bit.ly/HC-4-24\n\n* * *\n\nWant to help promote thoughtful urban development that makes Lexington vibrant and livable, and keeps the rural areas rural? The Fayette Alliance is the perfect place to start!\n\nhttps://fayettealliance.com/get-involved/\n\n* * *\n\nPatreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what I want to talk about every week, and get out to the cities I want to highlight. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons!\n\nhttps://www.patreon.com/CityNerd\n\n* * *\n\nResources:\n\n  * Fadi Alhomaidat, Valerian Kwigizile, Jun-Seok Oh,\nImpacts of freeway speed limit on operation speed of adjacent arterial roads, IATSS Research,\nVolume 45, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 161-168, ISSN 0386-1112, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iatssr.2020.08.007\n\n  * J. Phillips & E. Goodstein, 2000. \"Growth management and housing prices: the case of Portland, Oregon,\" Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 18(3), pages 334-344, July. https://www.columbia.edu/~jhp2121/publications/GrowthManagementAndHousingPrices.pdf\n\n  * https://ukathletics.com/news/2024/10/22/kentucky-boasts-nation-leading-29-players-on-nba-opening-day-rosters/#:~:text=LEXINGTON%2C%20Ky.,25%20season%20with%20significant%20momentum.\n\n  * https://parkingreform.org/resources/mandates-map/\n\n  * https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government\n\n  * https://lextran.com/schedules-fares/bus-routes-schedules/\n\n  * https://www.imaginelexington.com/plans-projects/corridor-studies/imagine-nicholasville-road\n\n  * https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-food-cities-in-the-us-readers-choice-awards\n\n\n\n\n* * *\n\nImages:\n\n  * Lexington flag via Getty, Credit: Yevhen Borysov, Creative #: 1724105701, License type: Royalty-free, Collection: Moment\n\n\n\n* * *\n\nInstagram: @nerd4cities\n\nBlueSky: @nerd4cities\n\nThreads: @nerd4cities\n\nLinkedIn: /raydelahanty\n\n* * *\n\nMusic:\nCityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)\n\n* * *\n\nBusiness Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv",
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