Orange County Register

Irvine Park Construction Timeline Doubles

Just four percent of Irvine's Great Park has been built in six years, compared to an early estimation that it would be completed in 10. Now, it may take 20. And it's no one's fault, writes Jeff Overley.
8 October 2011 - 5:00am
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OC City May Snatch Up Foreclosed Properties

Huntington Beach is one of a few cities that is weighing the option to purchase its own foreclosed properties, and eventually making them affordable housing.
18 December 2008 - 8:00am
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Urban Renewal Plan Translates To Job Loss And Gentrification

This editorial from the Orange County Register bemoans the urban renewal process proposed in a new specific plan for the city of Santa Ana that some say will gentrify the city's downtown and eliminate many industrial jobs.
28 December 2007 - 8:00am
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Time For A Vision In Little Saigon

After about 30 years of organic developments, Little Saigon, also named "the capital of Vietnamese America", is seeking a planning and architecture vision.
6 October 2007 - 7:00am
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60 Million Californians? Maybe Not

Despite estimates that the state of California's population will grow to 60 million by 2050, Wendell Cox argues that growth in the state is slowing.
6 September 2007 - 11:00am
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Don't Treat Suburbs As A 'Sin'

Columnist Steven Greenhut argues that Smart Growth ideologies mistakenly treat suburbia as a sin, and examines contracy evidence from a new study on suburban isolation and Wendell Cox's book, "War on the Dream."
12 December 2006 - 1:00pm
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Why High Speed Rail Shouldn't Ride In California

Wendell Cox weighs the true costs over the reported costs of creating a high speed train system for cities between San Diego and Sacramento. He offers opposition to a very expensive and likely underused project.
16 June 2006 - 8:00am
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New Urbanism Is The Only Choice For Orange County

Jack Eidt argues that the best way to combat sprawl in Orange County, California is to embrace New Urbanism.
7 July 2005 - 7:00am
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Is The 'Epitome of Sprawl' Such A Bad Place?

Orange County Register columnist Steven Greenhut lashes out against New Urbanist who consider successful Orange County the poster child for sprawl.
27 June 2005 - 1:00pm
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Update From CNU 2005 Pasadena Conference

At the Congress for the New Urbanism Conference in Pasadena, arguments were made for both sides of the issue on sprawl in greater Los Angeles.
14 June 2005 - 9:00am
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Top Ten Safest U.S. Cities

The Orange County Register analyzes FBI crime statistics and ranks the safest cities in the nation.
9 June 2005 - 8:00am
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Being Cool Isn't Enough, A City Needs A Soul

To be successul and vibrant, cities should have a sense of moral purpose, says Steven Greenhut.
23 May 2005 - 10:00am
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Is Leasing Toll Roads A Smart Move?

A key factor in toll road lease agreements is shifting risk from the public sector to sophisticated investors.
24 April 2005 - 1:00pm
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Don't Demonize New Urbanism

New Urbanists don't demand to eliminate suburbia -- only to be able to build walkable and mixed-use communities.
19 April 2005 - 11:00am
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A Call To Oppose New Urbanism And Smart Growth

Steven Greenhut calls on citizens to oppose urban planners' "utopian" ideals of New Urbanism and Smart Growth before it is too late.
4 April 2005 - 8:00am
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Transit Planners Have It All Wrong

Columnist Steven Greenhut explains why public transit will never replace the auto, and chastises planners trying to use transit for social engineering.
21 February 2005 - 7:00am
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City Living In The Suburbs

East Coast-style "brownstone" townhomes begin to appear in Southern California.
28 January 2005 - 10:00am
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The Stupidity Of Smart Growth?

Columnist Steven Greenhut see the impact of smart growth in Bozeman Montana, and warns readers to "be afraid, be very afraid."
27 November 2004 - 9:00am
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California Considers Tracking Your Car

As fuel efficiency has increased, gas taxes have declined. California considers an alternative tax on mileage rather than gasoline.
19 November 2004 - 7:00am
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Schwarzenegger Favors Curbing Sprawl

Governor-elect of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger favors restoration of declining urban environments. His website criticizes "fiscally unsustainable sprawl" and promises new incentives revitalization of blighted areas.
11 November 2003 - 2:00pm
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