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Freeway Tunnel Would Be Nation
Congress has approved $2.4 million to study a five-mile, $2 billion tunnel that would be the longest continuous highway tunnel in the US.
Saving Water Means Saving Money
More and more Michigan companies discover new profits in water conservation.
Experts Debate Desirability Of Density
Staten Island has been seized with a passion for 'downzoning,' or limiting housing density.
Dumb Growth Award?
Should landscape architects give out "awards" for bad development as a way of highlighting sprawl?
Personal Emission Cards
Brits consider radical plan to measure personal emissions.
Moosehead Lake Development To Boost Local Economy
A newly released study finds that a resort development would bring much-needed tax revenue and economic growth to four Maine counties.
A Million-year Health Standard
The EPA creates a million-year health standard for Yucca Mountain dump.
Bush's Energy Bill Is A Missed Opportunity
President Bush's energy bill is a "feeble initiative" that will not solve the nation's enormous energy problems writes Joe Conason.
Chernobyl: Evolution On Steroids
Nineteen years after the radioactive explosion in Chernobyl, the ecosystem has returned, and with greater biodiversity than before.
Bush Signs Huge Transportation Bill
President Bush says the $286.4 billion transportation measure will spur the economy.
Is Sydney Australia's Answer To Los Angeles?
Is Australia's capital on its way to becoming an urban sprawl nightmare comparable to Los Angeles?
President Bush Signs Energy Bill
President Bush acknowledged that the major overhaul of the nation's energy policy may not bring down high gasoline prices immediately.
Land Of The Mega Garage
Many homeowners in the midwest are "supersizing" their garages.
Gentrification In North Philadelphia
Amid the city's development boom, residents and local groups in one neighborhood wrangle with developers, the city and each other.
Law, Endowments And Property Rights
Ross Levin explains what accounts for differences in protection of property rights across different societies.
Massachusetts Seeks To Limit Eminent Domain
Kelo vs. New London continues to raise questions, as state and local officials in the Commonwealth discuss its implications.
Economic Development From A Regional Perspective
Richard Hollingsworth, director of a economic development organization, discusses the value of regional planning.
Living At The Mall
Condos and loft apartments are going up at retail meccas around the Phoenix area.
Housing Prices Outstripping Salaries
A new study shows that a great many working class Americans are unable to purchase their own homes.
America's Crumbling Infrastructure -- And How To Fix It
An interview with president of the American Society of Civil Engineers on how to get our public works back in shape.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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