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Bus vs. Rail
Are fast and efficient buses 'the wave of the future,' or just a cheaper alternative to rail?
Historic Reuse: The New Development Ethic?
Historic preservation has become an enlightened rallying cry -- and new ethic -- for many forward-thinking cities.
Secure and Demure
Street furniture,'reinforced with internal bars of hardened steel buried deep in concrete,'is becoming a popular design solution for anti-terrorist strategies.
Improving Metropolitan Decision Making In Transportation
A daunting set of transportation challenges threaten to undermine metropolitan areas' competitive edge in the global economy.
Developers Gone Wild
'Backers of a new housing development in rapidly growing St. Croix County intend to share the woods and water with wildlife through a unique effort that many hope will become commonplace.'
How To Heal The Electricity Grid
Our electric power grid our the nation's circulatory system. Scientific American examines how to keep the nation healthy.
The Anti-Sprawl Catch-22
New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey promised the nation's toughest anti-sprawl campaign. Nine months later...
LA's Transit And Grocery Strikes? Yawn.
In jaded Los Angeles, most find the dual strikes that would cripple other cities merely an inconvenience.
New Urbanism From A Policing Perspective
Is there a conflict between New Urbanist design principles and accepted safe community design practices?
Smart Growth Critic Accused Of 'Journalistic Fraud'
The Columbus Dispatch will no longer publish opinion pieces by Samuel Staley following an accusation that he "borrowed ideas".
Keeping Them Honest
How a non-profit is testing for housing discrimination in Maine.
Preservation Or Housing?
San Francisco's housing crisis is partly a result of an overemphasis on neighborhood preservation at the expense of housing, writes Jim Chappell.
Are Massachusetts Cities Slowing Development?
Gov. Mitt Romney criticized Massachusetts cities for obstructing efforts to build housing and commercial projects.
The McMansion Next Door
Homes are the one item where spending more doesn't guarantee good design. The 'American house needs a makeover.'
Skybuses: An Alternative For Congested Cities?
India's Skybus project will cost less than half a traditional metro railway system, will not displace people, and will provide a comfortable and relatively inexpensive transportation alternative.
Speed It Up
Indiana lawmakers are stalling on plans to connect the state to a Midwestern high-speed rail network.
New Building Music To L.A.'s Ears
The new Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles is drawing praise for its beauty as well as its functionality.
Some Of The World's Worst Environmental Violations
The Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning takes on the issue of environmental enforcement around the world.
A Small Southern City Thinks Big
With road-building budgets shrinking, its time to get creative about moving traffic while enhancing 'community'
Land That's a Goldmine
In many states, a trend to recycle abandoned quarries for residential development 'is accelerating.'
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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