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How Will 400 Million Americans Get Around In 2043?
<p>With traffic congestion already growing intolerable in many cities, how will Americans be able to get to work when there are 400 million of us, asks Neal Peirce.</p>
Canada Replaces Traffic Lights With Roundabouts
<p>Canada tries out traffic roundabouts in an effort to reduce traffic in some of the country's busiest areas. Some cities are reluctant to replace traffic lights with roundabouts because of safety concerns.</p>
Restrictions On SF Pier Restoration Inhibit Placemaking
<p>Restoring and redeveloping aging piers in San Francisco is helping to create a vibrant pedestrian promenade. But some feel the costs and developmental restrictions associated with the renovations are hindering the full potential of the area.</p>
Disguising Cell Phone Towers
<p>Telecommunication companies are camouflaging cell phone towers in elaborate disguises</p>
Fighting Obesity With Urban Planning
<p>CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a look at several New Urbanist communities changing that are encouraging walking and physical activity.</p>
Build It With Brick
<p>One community in Georgia is making use of several masonry ordinances that require brick facades to try preserve the history and aesthetic appeal of the city.</p>
Affordable Housing By Ikea
<p>The Swedish furniture retailer is expanding its market to include ready-made and modestly-sized homes. Already selling well in Scandinavia, the homes are part of a new plan to address Britain's affordable housing shortage.</p>
Expensive Gas Equals Less Driving
<p>Reflecting the power of market price signals in influencing behavior, the average American traveled fewer miles behind the wheel in 2005 -- the first time in 25 years.</p>
HUD Housing Discount Extended To First Responders
<p>A program that allows police officers and teachers to buy foreclosed homes in designated neighborhoods at half of their appraised value has been extended to include firefighters and emergency medical technicians.</p>
South African Infrastructure Projects Slowing Private Development
<p>Large-scale infrastructure projects in South Africa are rapidly increasing land costs and the costs of building. Some fear these projects may create a slow-down in private development.</p>
Church Pins Hope On Downtown Growth
<p>The historic Trinity Episcopal Cathedral looks to downtown Miami residential growth as a way to fill its half-empty pews.</p>
Supreme Court Considers Global Warming Rules Case
<p>The long-awaited Supreme Court case, Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 05-1120, that will determine whether the EPA should regulate carbon dioxide as an air pollutant from motor vehicles was heard on Nov. 29.</p>
A Building That Eats Smog
<p>A new church outside Rome designed by architect Richard Meier has been built with a self cleaning exterior that also destroys pollutants in the air.</p>
Planning For Regional Transit Along The Front Range
<p>Redevelopment plans for Denver's Union Station could create a hub for a regional transit system that connects the growing Rocky Mountain region.</p>
The Online Real Estate Craze
<p>The ups and downs of real estate have become popular fodder on a growing number of popular blogs.</p>
Michael Dukakis Takes On Parking
<p>The former presidential candidate successfully lobbied Los Angeles officials to crack down on sidewalk parking around UCLA.</p>
Ground Zero: Back to the Future?
<p>Todd Seavey believes that if Ground Zero's designers took a cue from New York City's iconic Art Deco architecture, they would be making an optimistic statement about the future.</p>
Shrinking Smart: A New Planning Paradigm?
<p>How to adequately plan for cities in decline is a growing problem that has received little attention.</p>
Wal Mart Supercenters Banned in San Diego
<p>A law banning large retail stores, intended to keep WalMart Supercenters out of the city, is approved by San Diego officials.</p>
Voters, Ballots...Action!
<p>In both Red and Blue states, voters cast their lot with getting things done during this year's midterm election. The Brookings Institution provides a rundown of all the ballot box results.</p>
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