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Colorado Mountains Become An 'Attractive Nuisance'

The winding Interstate 70 has become the "Main Street" for towns and resorts across Colorado. As traffic becomes worse, resorts and residents feel the impact.

June 14 - The Los Angeles Times

Wal-Mart Gets More Than $1 Billion In Govt. Subsidies

How Wal-Mart benefited from more than $1 billion in government subsidies.

June 14 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Hayek's View Of New Urbanism

Owen Courrèges offers a view of New Urbanism from the perspective of free-market capitalism.

June 14 - Planetizen

Reagan's Environmental Record

A look back at the environmental legacy of Ronald Reagan.

June 14 - Grist Magazine

Beverly Hills' Battle To Stop Mini-Mansions

After the loss of many of Beverly Hills' original one-story Spanish style homes to mini-mansions, the city adopts strict new design codes.

June 14 - The Los Angeles Times


The New Home Builder Strategy: Build To Order

The new strategy for subdivision developers is build homes only after they have secured buyers.

June 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Urban Ecology Advocate Discusses Land Use

Diana Williams, executive director of Urban Ecology, fields readers' questions on everything from gentrification to bike lockers.

June 13 - Grist Magazine


Former Industrial Ghost-Town Becomes Sweden's Film Capital

Trollhattan, once faced with 20% unemployment, remodeled its abandoned factories into movie studios, drawing new investment from around the world.

June 13 - BBC News

S.F. Mayor Goes Door-To-Door For Suggestions

Under "Project Connect" one hundred city workers will canvass the city's poorest neighborhoods to find out what people really need.

June 13 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The War At Home

Baltimore will launch a regional network of 24-hour surveillance cameras to monitor public spaces.

June 13 - The Baltimore Sun

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Hayek's View of New Urbanism

June 13 - Owen Courreges

LAX Modernization Plan Faces Criticism, Crucial Vote

The Mayor's $9 billion overhaul could be radically modified, even scrapped, by neighborhood concerns over a new off-site check-in facility in Manchester Square.

June 12 - Yahoo! Newswire

Twenty-three-acre Lake Disappears Into Sinkhole

Water buildup from recent thunderstorms causes a sinkhole under man-made Lake Chesterfield.

June 12 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cultural Anchors Chosen For WTC Site

LMDC passes on biggest names, opting for a new museum, two theater companies, and an art center.

June 12 - ABC News

Unravelling The Mystery Of Traffic

Michael Cassidy turns the mysteries of congestion and tailgating into science.

June 12 - The Sacramento Bee

A Network Of Networks In San Diego

The Envision San Diego initiative hopes to shape a vision for the future of San Diego.

June 12 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

New Jersey's War On Sprawl: Historic Bill Approved

In a sweeping act NJ Legislature approves a bill to preserve the northern Highlands and protect the water supply for half the state.

June 11 - The Star-Ledger

Fortress America: Locking Out The Public From Public Places

Balacing ecurity and public access in post-9/11 America

June 11 - The Washington Post

New British Embassies Blend Security And Style

The new buildings will embrace local design while reflecting today's global environment.

June 11 - The Guardian Unlimited

Traffic Stuck On Detroit's Dated Freeways

Transportation engineers failed to predict the movement of jobs in the metropolitan region, causing suburban job centers to go unserviced.

June 11 - The Detroit News

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