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Center Of The World
An interview with Ric Burns, creater of the PBS American Experience documentary film series about the rise and fall of New York's World Trade Center.
Moscow Begins Construction Of A City Within A City
A site for a proposed airport near downtown will instead be developed as a mixed-use project.
How School Traffic Impacts A Community
How changes in society and preceptions have resulted in the death of the bus and each parent driving jr. to school.
An 'Invisible' House
Planners reject a design for an 'invisible house' designed by the architect behind the London Eye.
East Hampton Candidates Oppose 'Smart Growth'
Do smart growth and preservation go hand-in-hand? Are environmental and social goals directly pitted against one another?
Can L.A.'s River Be Saved?
A collaboration of local government agencies outlines a 10-year plan to restore and clean up the Los Angeles river.
Want To Stop Sprawl? Curb Immigration
Anti-sprawl activists criticize a study that suggest that curbing immigration -- not planning and zoning -- is the solution for urban sprawl.
A Revolution In The French Quarter
Critics say that recent efforts to clean up New Orlean's French Quarter threaten to turn it into a Disneyfied caricature.
Changing Urban Heirarchy Could Spark A New Era Of Urban Development
Joel Kotkin says the nation's biggest cities are weakening while smaller urban centers are gaining power. This dramatic shift will launch a new era of urban development.
Goodbye Car, Hello Bus
In a car crazy culture, a planner decides to make the switch to transit.
New York City's Growth Strategy Is 'Doomed'
Study says New York City's economic development strategy is "obsolete."
Milwaukee's 'Freeway To Nowhere'
Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist leads the effort to remove the city's 'freeway to nowhere' and reconnect a divided downtown.
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Goodbye Car, Hello Bus
In a car crazy culture, a planner decides to make the switch to transit.
WTC: What Footprint At What Price?
As the second anniversary of 9/11 attacks approaches, civility in the debate about the WTC footprint and an appropriate memorial is disappearing.
A Tale Of Two River Cities
St. Louis and Portland are renewing their connections with the rivers that make the cities important.
Spectacular Region Resists Airport Expansion
A ski town in an environmentally spectacular region debates the impact of an airport expansion.
Housing and Land Battles Loom in Brazil
As the backlog of housing in Brazil continues to increase, ranchers and the poor in search of housing outside of urban areas clash.
Survival Land Grabbing
Land grabs are occuring around Chicago suburbs, as towns try to steer development and pay for service and infrastructure costs.
Smart Growth or A Loss of Open Space?
Governor Romney is considering cutting off spending to protect open space in Massachusetts.
How Americans Really Live
Two authors argue that what is driving Americans into debt is not 'superficial luxury spending but necessities.'
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)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
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