New Hampshire

Rail supporters in New Hampshire are hopeful that the creation of a new rail authority will help bring long-sought commuter rail to the state.

The New England region's population growth rate continues to drop below that of the nation as a whole, measuring at a rate of just 0.2 percent between July 2005 and July 2006. This compares with a national growth rate of about 1 percent.

A study released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that nutrient pollution in New England and the Gulf of Maine has increased over the last 15 years, due to pesticide use, stormwater runoff, and sewage leaks.

Downtown living is an increasingly attractive alternative to suburban living.

The effects of development on New Hampshire watersheds are examined in this first part of a three-part series.

The region's transportation network is beginning to buckle under the strain of auto-dependence, write Neal Peirce and Curtis Johnson.

Sales of the E-ZPass have surpassed all expectations, driven by intense media coverage and government controversy.

Logan Darrow Clements, an activist associated with the group Americans for Tax Reform, has proposed building at hotel on Justice David H. Souter's property to retaliate against the Kelo vs. New London ruling.

One democratic presidential candidate puts the need for affordable housing in the spotlight; cites his personal experience as motivation.

A Segway attempts the brutal climb up New England's highest mountain.

the Granite State is a national leader in efforts to give these residents more control of their lives by turning them into park owners.

Roundabouts can calm down traffic.

Dan Burden audits the walkability of a Concord neighborhood, and offers a vision for a more livable city.

Trust for Public Land, a conservation organization, is planning to buy 171,000 acres of forest in New Hampshire to protect it from development.

Growth is inevitable -- will the anti-sprawl movement make enemies of us all?

America's universities are the most wired places in the nation. Why are they looking to 19th century architecture for guidance?

Donella Meadows,the world-renowed environmentalist will be remembered for her seminal work 'The Limits to Growth' and her contributions to environmentalism.

U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmland Protection Program offers $30 million to protect farmland from urban developmen.

A mysterious new technology gadget is rumored to be able to change the ways cities are designed.