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Cutting-Edge Parking Garages
At the Grove, electronic display boards tell how many spaces are open, two SUVs can use ramps side-by-side and angled parking is extra wide.
Pedestrian Deaths Are Dropping
Nearly one in five pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is the victim of a hit-and-run crash.
WTC Rebuilding Planner Resigns
The director of planning at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, Alexander Garvin, has resigned.
From Historic Tower To Housing
A prime example of 1960s office architecture in downtown Los Angeles has been purchased and is likely to become housing.
The End Of The Suburban Dream?
It is time to realize that the 1950s dream of suburbia is over. The integration of shopping and homes with public transit is critical for reviving our cities.
The Most Dangerous Intersection In The Country
tate Farm Insurance Co. has named two streets in Broward, South Florida the most dangerous intersection in the country.
Choking In A 'Collar Of Concrete'
Security fortifications such as slab barricades and jumbo planters are suffocating our public spaces.
Big Box Proposal Tests Regional Planning In Pennsylvania
Wal-Mart must convince six neighboring communities to approve its plans for a giant supercenter in a rural township.
Opposition Grows For New Florida Airport
Plans to build a new Panhandle airport on property owned by Florida's largest private land owner have encountered serious public opposition.
Needed: A Catchy Name For The Train
Phoenix's Valley Metro Rail, in search of catchy name for its light-rail system to last the ages, is taking suggestions from the public.
A Roundabout Turnaround
Some cities are rediscovering the one-way, counterclockwise traffic circles known as roundabouts.
The Woman Behind The Exhaust-free Car
A GM engineer is eyeing a hydrogen-fueled car that would replace the internal-combustion engine. By Todd Wilkinson
Dr. Gridlock: SUVs, HOV Lanes, And Hybrid Cars
Should hybrid cars be allowed to travel solo in HOV lanes?
Overhauling A Beloved Public Space
While it's still the place that Cincinnti instinctively gathers for large public events, Fountain Square needs a significant overhaul to reverse a trend of declining use.
London's Controversial Road Pricing Program
Why London politicians came to implement a controversial road pricing program.
From Housing Project To New Urbanist Development
The Philadelphia Inquirer follows the story of a seven-year, $91 million effort to revitalize the city's most notorious housing project.
'Top Gunn' Puts Amtrak Back On Track
Amtrak's "non-nonsense" CEO is reviving the troubled railroad and winning over longtime foes.
Market-Oriented New Urbanism
New Urbanism would do well distance itself from the smart growth agenda of restrictive land-use controls, writes Chris Fiscelli.
Can The Nation's Pre-Eminent Edge City Turn Into A Real Downtown?
Tyson's Corner, the commercial district in suburban Washington, DC featured in Joel Garreau's classic book Edge City: Life on the New Fronter, has plans to become a real downtown.
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Market-Oriented New Urbanism
New Urbanism would do well distance itself from the smart growth agenda of restrictive land-use controls, and gain greater public acceptance by positioning itself as market-oriented with respect for personal freedoms.
Borough of Carlisle
Smith Gee Studio
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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