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Buying The Farm
Voters in northwest Michigan will decide in November whether to pay farmers to waive their development rights.
Rail's Problems Of Success
Growing ridership is causing crowding and delays on the Orange Line in Northern Virginia.
I'On: Columns Sell Houses
Architectural columns signify New Urbanism for I'On, a luxury subdivision in the South.
Web-Based GIS Essential For Cities
A data-rich Web site that displays GIS-generated maps is now an essential tool for cities seeking to recruit new business.
Benefits Of Social Equity Policies
A report by the Economic Roundtable for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency analyzes the direct economic impacts of six social equity policies.
Libeskind, Arad, And Calatrava Discuss WTC
Daniel Libeskind, Michael Arad, and Santiago Calatrava, meet for the first time and discuss the WTC Project.
Nashville's New Plan: Remove Downtown Interstates
The new 'Plan of Nashville' offers a new vision of downtown which replaces the interstate loop that circles downtown with parks and mixed use development.
UK's Housing Market The 'Mother Of All Bubbles'
Housing prices in Britain have risen so high and so quickly that experts fear a dramatic drop in prices is inevitable.
Toward A Science -- And Art -- Of Better Places
The challenge for architecture is to be more firmly rooted in the real patterns of human activity.
City With Smallest Ecological Footprint In Canada
The mining city of Sudbury -- once so polluted and denuded that NASA astronauts practiced for their moon landings there -- is being recognized for its innovative energy conservation strategies.
Nevada's 'Ornamental' Water
Developers in Nevada begin importing water for decorative fountains to get around water conservation efforts.
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Toward a Science -- and Art -- of Better Places
The challenge for architecture is to be more firmly rooted in the real patterns of human activity. Michael Mehaffy reports on the 'New Science, New Architecture' Conference in London.
Transit Fact Book
A new TCRP manual contains background, statistics, and a framework for measuring transit availability and quality of service from the passenger point of view.
Orange County Grows Up
Orange County, CA, responds to urban sprawl with high-rise housing.
Essential Public Facilities: Protection Against NIMBYism?
What saved Seattle's light rail project?
Questioning Whether Sprawl Really Makes You Sick
Samuel Staley challenges the allegation that "living in the suburbs cuts fours years off your life."
Community Based Regionalism
The notion of "community-based regionalism" is increasingly capturing the attention of academics, activists, policy makers, and funders.
More Military Base Closings Likely
Congress clears the way for another round of up to 100 controversial military base closings.
Taipei Tower Crowned World's Tallest Building
Architects crown Taipei 101 the world's tallest building.
Battling Rising Costs Of Physical Inactivity
When do issues of obesity and overweight become a societal issue in need of government intervention? According to a recent report in the Journal of Obesity Research, the public sector — counties, states and the federal government — cover
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
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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