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Sacramento Region Blueprint Published

The preferred scenario from Sacramento's (CA) new comprehensive plan is to arrive at the year 2050 with 53 percent of the region's housing in higher densities.

October 14 - Sacramento Business Journal

Fear of Terrorism Hurting Livability of America's Cities

Boston urban designer David Dixon thinks it's time to reconsider the emphasis on security when planning public buildings.

October 13 - The Hartford Courant

Malaysia's Five-point Guide On Planning

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister offers a five point urban planning guide for the country's municipal councils to follow.

October 13 - The Star (Malaysia)

Scientists Fear 'Runaway' Greenhouse Effect

An unprecedented leap in C02 levels over the past two years is leading some scientists to wonder if the Earth's atmosphere is losing its ability to absorb greenhouse gases.

October 13 - The Guardian Unlimited

Profile Of A Donald Trump Project

Peter Slatin profiles Donald Trump's revitalization of the former Delmonico Hotel, at the northwest corner of 59th Street in Manhattan.

October 13 - The Slatin Report


A Highway Runs Through It

Tiny town fights Virginia Dept. of Transportation plans for highway expansion.

October 13 - The Washington Post

What Happened To The EPA?

Is the campaign to realign the nation's environmental policies a needed adjustment, or a gutting of environment laws?

October 13 - Newsday


A Four-Wheeled Segway

Roll over SUVs, the Centaur is here.

October 13 - Segway

The New Market For Suburban Builders: Downtown

Large suburban developers are increasingly moving into blighted and urban properties.

October 13 - Business Week

Summerlin: One Of Nation's Best-Selling Planned Communities

Plannned community near Las Vegas is home to more than 87,000 people.

October 13 - The New York Times

Public Transit Riders With Two Cars

A growing number of commuters are taking public transit and keeping a car at both ends of the train trip.

October 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Improving Life in Mega-cities

Enrique Peñalosa on how life can be improved for people in mega-cities.

October 12 - Ode Magazine

The Benefits Of Scrapping Old Cars

Are vehicle buy-back programs reducing emissions?

October 12 - University Of California Transportation Center

A Turnaround For Southern California

The future isn't coming: it's already here, in Southern California. But is the region ready for what's in store?

October 12 - The Brookings Institution

A New Approach To Urban Economic Development

InnerCity Entrepreneurs represents a new approach to urban economic development -- channeling help to companies that have moved beyond the startup phase.

October 12 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Location Of Homelessness

Shelter downsizing, closure and relocation, as well as the creation of smaller facilities for specialized groups, appear to have spread sheltered homelessness to different locations throughout the metropolis over the 1990s.

October 12 - The Brookings Institution

Party Cars: Southern California's Transit Subculture

A subuculture common on East Coast commuter trains begins to emerge in Southern California.

October 12 - The Los Angeles Times

What Does A Typical Transit Rider Look Like?

An advertisement seeks to change the stereotype of a transit rider.

October 12 - Adweek

The New TOD: Technology-oriented Development

A North Philadelphia neighborhood includes technology as the foundation for an economic development plan.

October 12 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

An Unusual Transit Solution

A study commissioned by officials in Ogden , UT, concludes a gondola system would be cheaper than a light rail line.

October 12 - Daily Herald

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