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Rebuilding Historic Neighborhoods With Small Incentives

A new program in an old Maryland neighborhood could spark an historic resurrection.

January 13 - The Baltimore Sun

An Office Away From Home (But Not At The Office)

Telework centre offers best of the office and home while shortening commute times and feelings of isolation

January 13 - The Toronto Star

America's Most Stressful Large Metro Area

Tacoma is America's most stressful large metro area, according to the company that provides Money magazine's annual 'best places' rankings.

January 12 - Sperling's Best Places Guides

The Least Stressful City In America

A national demographics firm has determined that New York State's Capital Region is the least stressful large metropolitan area in the U.S.

January 12 - Times Union

Segway Clones Hit The Street

The 'Rad2Go Electric Chariot' is a $1,000 knock-off of the Segway, but without the gyroscope.

January 12 - PC Magazine


Best Value Procurement: The New Kind Of RFP

With a new rail plan, the Seattle region's public transit agency invents a new way to make transit developers engage the community.

January 12 - Seattle Weekly

Cities: The New Poverty Frontier

The world's cities are increasingly becoming the new front lines in the fight against poverty.

January 12 - The World Bank Group


Dead Man Walking

On a quest to find out why no one walks anymore, a reporter sets out on foot and discovers the dangerous truth about the nation's sidewalks and streets.

January 12 - The Washington Post

New York's Governor's Island Lives

Ending years of wrangling, a development advisor is selected to figure out what to do with the abandoned island. [Includes images.]

January 12 - The Slatin Report

Understanding The Dynamics Of Urban Change

The relationship between new housing construction and household growth is a fundamental factor in understanding why some central cities lose population and others suffer from a tight housing market.

January 12 - The Brookings Institution

State Departments Of Transportation Have Too Much Power

Something is very wrong with the nation's transportation policy infrastructure, writes Joel Hirschhorn.

January 12 - Planetizen

Private Bedrooms And Open Bathrooms - How Times Have Changed

Moving on from private houses that had separated uses and retreated from the outside, modern Australian housing design allows for "communal space and privacy, comfort but not excess" and communication with the world.

January 12 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Induced Travel: Frequently Asked Questions

The term "Induced Travel" is highly controversial but typically misunderstood by both highway advocates and opponents.

January 12 - U.S. Department Of Transportation

FEATURE

State Departments of Transportation Have Too Much Power

January 12 - Joel S. Hirschhorn

Planning: Not Like In The Movies

The president of the National Housing Institute looks at how community development is portrayed on the silver screen, and how it affects the work of urban planners.

January 11 - Shelterforce Online

The Wal-Martization Of Banks?

Canadian banks are closing branch offices and centralizing operations in new 'Super Banks'.

January 11 - New Winnipeg Magazine

International Historic Preservation

Historic preservation could be a key factor to future economic prosperity for international cities.

January 11 - The World Bank Group

Chicago's 'L' Car No. 6719

The Smithsonian's Bonnie Lilienfeld is behind a fascinating new exhibit about Chicago's transit history.

January 11 - The Chicago Tribune

What Has The Endangered Species Act Accomplished?

The Endangered Species Act recently turned 30. Before celebrating this landmark federal legislation, we should ask ourselves a sobering question. What has the ESA really accomplished?

January 11 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss

Many plant and animal species are unlikely to survive climate change, according to new research published in Nature.

January 10 - Nature

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