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Inventor Makes Water Flow Uphill
Inspired by the mind-bending art of MC Escher, inventor James Dyson has created an impossible waterfall that appears to make water flows uphill.
Are Growth Plans Being Ignored?
A new study shows that development projects are often approved at density levels much lower than general plans call for.
The Buffalo Waterfront: Honoring The Erie Canal
Buffalo's Erie Canal Harbor Project will honor one of the nation's most prominent sites -- the "gateway to the West."
Can Corporate Philanthropy Promote Regional Growth?
Corporate community involvement is fundamentalto the economic vitality of the Philadelphia urban region and the future of business itself.
Fostering The Creative City
City planner Michael Gordon had a personal reason for wanting Vancouver's skateboarding rules relaxed this month -- he rides 22 blocks to work each day. But there's a lot more to it than that
Has The Big Dig Killed Megaprojects?
After two decades of mishaps, the $14.6 billion tombstone for Boston's Big Dig seems to be: "Don't try this at home."
Real Estate Agents Feel Threatened By Online Property Listings
Opponents of a National Association of Realtors' policy allowing realtors to keep listings off the Web say the policy restricts buyer choice.
L.A. Freeway Expansions Run Into Wall Of Opposition
Two high profile, multibillion-dollar freeway expansion projects were met with a resounding public and political outcry in the land of the automobile.
Church, State And Sprawl
Churches in Cleveland's older suburbs are fighting sprawl.
Setting East St. Louis On The Right Track
Kenneth Reardon recounts the decade-long successful effort to revitalize the once-devestated East St. Louis community.
Escaping The Traps Of Tourism
A team from the University of Cincinnati helps the Mediterranean island of Crete tackle the ill-effects of tourism.
Middle Eastern Investors Buy U.S. Properties Despite Tension
Middle Eastern investors are pouring more money into U.S. commercial real estate, even as anti-American sentiment runs high.
New Image For 8 Mile
Community leaders try to break image of road as barrier between have and have nots.
Ballot Approves Sprawling Development
Residents of Buckeye vote in favor of Arizona's largest master-planned community development.
Built-out Inner Suburbs Watch Eminent Domain Test Case
The city of Lakewood, Ohio has plans to redevelop a turn of the century residential neighborhood into the "Shops of the West End."
Los Angeles' Freeway Expansion Gets Rejected
After weeks of community uproar, planners drop plans to expand one of L.A.'s most notoriously-congested freeways.
Amended Everglades Law Sparks Debate
Opponents of the amended Everglades Forever Act say the new law changes the intent of the old -- lacking pollution limits, deadlines and requirements that polluters paywhile proponents say amendments authorize a sound plan.
Can Growth Visioning Save Los Angeles?
A worst-case growth scenario for Los Angeles would have devastating results for San Fernando Valley gridlock.
EPA Chief Whitman Resigns
Criticized by both environmentalists and industry groups, Christine Todd Whitman resigned after two years as the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A Rough Road Ahead
The National Journal offers an in-depth analysis of the growing debate over the highway bill and the road it must travel through Congress.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
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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