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A Silver Bullet For Downtown Phoenix

Downtown Phoenix will be reshaped if officials purchase $30 million worth of land for a downtown ASU campus.

22 September 2004 - 11:00am

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Phoenix Transportation Debate Gets Heated

Political warfare erupts in Arizona over Maricopa County's $15.8 billion transportation plan. Mayors crash an opponent's private press conference.

17 September 2004 - 1:00pm

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Leave The Tap Running; You're Saving Water

Water providers in Arizona have been recharging underground resources by dumping billions of gallons over dry desert.

21 August 2004 - 1:00pm

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The Problem With Tax Incentives

Phoenix Mayor, Phil Gordon, explains why tax incentives for retailers is a poor public investment strategy.

10 August 2004 - 1:00pm

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Phoenix's Toxic Plume Spreading

A plume of toxic groundwater under Phoenix neighborhoods continues to spread hundreds of feet per year.

21 July 2004 - 5:00am

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ASU Is Reshaping Downtown Phoenix

The expansion of ASU to a brand new campus in downtown Phoenix has the potential to revitalize the city's moribund downtown.

13 July 2004 - 5:00am

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Tempe Staff Can Pedal To Work On Free Wheels

Tempe offers free bicycles to employees who promise to ride them to work.

27 June 2004 - 7:00am

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Two Cities: Different Lessons

Phoenix may be America's fifth largest city but it has a lot to learn from the city it passed, Philadelphia.

22 June 2004 - 8:00am

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Phoenix Invests In Urban River Restoration

The desert city is spending almost $200 million to recreate 12 miles of lost estuary in the heart of the city.

21 June 2004 - 11:00am

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South Scottsdale's Renaissance

One of the Scottsdale's most controversial pieces of land may become an ASU's research campus.

31 May 2004 - 7:00am

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Growing Economic Benefits From Amateur Sports Add Up

The Tempe Convention and Visitor's Bureauu finds that people visiting for amateur events, stay longer and spend more money than other tourists.

16 May 2004 - 7:00am

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Looking To The West

East coast cities are becoming old school as the American West exemplifies new urban patterns.

3 May 2004 - 8:00am

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Chasing Taxes

Arizona's tax structure leads cities to battle across borders for residents and revenues, and to push coordinated development decisions aside.

21 April 2004 - 10:00am

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Colorado River Not The Most Polluted, But Getting There

The Colorado River is in the news again as doubts emerge over it's long term health, with a new report citing active pollution sources and naming it 'most endangered'.

16 April 2004 - 12:00pm

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Arizona Establishes 'Aging 2020 Plan'

State agencies must prepare for influx of baby boomer retirees.

18 March 2004 - 11:00am

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Searching For The Ideal Downtown

Using surveys and town meetings, as well as other citizen input, to chart the future of downtown Pheonix city leaders develop a vision for the city center.

19 February 2004 - 2:00pm

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