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Santa Monica, CA is succeeding where other larger cities have failed, creating a public WiFi system that actually makes money.

The downturn in the economy could bring about major changes to the pattern of suburban sprawl development.

One out of five homes in central Jerusalem is owned by someone living abroad, and sit empty for most of the year. With housing prices soaring, a group of students wants to try and make use of the underused apartments.

Despite all the problems associated with urban sprawl and city growth, Christopher Flavin of the environmental research group Worldwatch Institute says they hold the key to solving climate change in this audio report from Marketplace.

FEMA may subsidize coastal sprawl in hurricane areas, since market rate insurance would be too high for most.