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Planning 50 years out is never easy -- in planning -- or in technology.<br /> <br /> Thanks to <a href="http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~pgordon/">Peter Gordon</a> and <a href="http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~dowell/">Dowell Myers</a> for the picture. <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//Rand_Home_Computer_1954.jpg" alt="Computer of the Future" />.<br /> <br />

December 3 - Chris Steins

Highlighting his recent encounter with "Mr Chrysler Pacifica Driver" John Kelly writes with biting sarcasm about the perils faced by pedestrians.

December 3 - The Washington Post

Washington state would follow California's lead in establishing tough new automotive standards to slash emissions of greenhouse gases under a proposed new bill.

December 3 - The Seattle Times

The number of U.S. teenagers licensed to drive is decreasing.

December 3 - The Los Angeles Times

Wide roads, speeding traffic and a lack of crosswalks or sidewalks can make walking a deadly activity.

December 3 - CNN

Developers and housing advocates disagree about the merits of mandatory affordable housing provisions

December 3 - The Washington Post

Population and job growth are flourishing in America's exurbs. But is this good news?

December 3 - USA Today

What are the moral and ethical issues at stake for the architects rebuilding Iraq?

December 3 - Useful & Agreeable

An architectural consultant outlines the city's need to connect its historical treasures.

December 3 - Philadelphia City Paper

The opening of a brand-new rail station for Metro's Red Line promises revitalization for a long-declining neighborhood.

December 3 - The Washington Post

The newly opened Clinton Presidential Library makes its mark on Little Rock.

December 3 - The Washington Post

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Merriam-Webster Inc. announced that the word "blog" was the "<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/30/words.of.the.year.reut/index.html">most looked-up word</a>" [CNN] this year. The word will be a new entry in the next edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.<br /> <blockquote><br /> A four-letter term that came to symbolize the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops U.S. dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 words of the year.</blockquote>

December 2 - Abhijeet Chavan

Firm offers 'biggest, wildest hybrid incentive' -- $5,000 to its employees who purchase qualifying vehicles.

December 2 - USA Today

Proposed Austin ordinances would criminalize common homeless activities -- but might some of these activities be more common than many realize?

December 2 - The Austin Chronicle

D.C. City Council passes baseball stadium bill, but mayor removes promised school and library funding.

December 2 - The Washington Post

Only 36,000 visited the museum in its first 15 months of operation.

December 2 - The Washington Post

Julie, the computerized answering system with a personality , has saved Amtrak $13 million.

December 2 - The New York Times

James Howard Kunstler says today's young people are owed an apology from the last two generations for how badly they've wrecked the built environment, and in the process committed "the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world."

December 2 - James Howard Kunstler

Environmental groups fear the worst during the second Bush administration.

December 2 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Neighbors are protesting construction of a New York City building, claiming it would make an especially explosive terrorist target.

December 2 - The New York Observer