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Wal-Mart Cancels Plans To Build 'Supercenter' Over Aquifer
Wal-Mart cites environmental concerns for abandoning plans to build a "supercenter" over an aquifer but the retail giant also faced strong community opposition.
Does Suburbia Deserve A Warning Label?
Is the smart growth movement confusing the cultural impacts of convenience with the impacts of sprawl, wonders columnist John King.
Designing for Gold
NYC organizes a design competition for the Olympic Village for if the city wins the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The Malling Of America
The unabated malling of America is a trend that may end badly -- for communities and households.
Gray Davis Celebrates Ahmanson Ranch Preservation
California Gov. Gray Davis and supporters gather at the Ahmanson site to celebrate its preservation and tout his record.
Plans Underway for the World's Tallest Building
A lot is at stake as Taipei's slumping property market hopes to pick up from the popularity of Taipei 101, which will be the world's tallest building when completed.
Getting Back on Track
As transit improvement projects fall behind schedule in Boston, several groups are trying to get to the bottom of it.
$275 Million Public Land Purchase Lesson For Developers
A California agency votes to spend $275 million to keep Ahmanson Ranch and Ballona Wetlands public.
Study: Road Construction Does Not Create Sprawl
Contradicting smart growth advocates, a study concludes that road construction does not lead to more sprawl.
Traffic Congestion Getting Worse
USA Today summarizes the recent Texas Transportation Institute survey on the top 75 most congested cities.
The Means and Ends to Creating Great Spaces
TIME Magazine reviews _Great Fortunes_, a book on the tumultuous development of what it considers 'the handsomest great space in the U.S.'
The Link Between Gays And Gentrification
Cities are finding strong links between a gay population and urban revival.
Neal Peirce: How Bad Politics 'Struck Out ' TEA-21
TEA-21, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century gets a "lame" extension.
Wal-Mart's 2004 Expansion Plans
Watch out -- Wal-Mart will add 50 million net new square feet in 2004.
New Mexico: A Dangerous Place To Walk
In Albuquerque, NM, pedestrian fatalities account for almost 23 percent of all traffic deaths.
Managing Metropolitan Growth: The Twin Cities Experience
This overview of growth policy in the Twin Cities region recounts the evolution of a number of policy tools—for infrastructure, parks and open space, and transportation—and their interaction.
Urban Tours By Rental Car: Sao Paulo
Wendell Cox tours Sao Paulo by rental car, offering a unique perspective on the city most 'reviled by the urban planning community'.
Eastern Rail Line In South Florida Eyed As Passenger Option
A special trip billed to showcase Florida's East Coast Railway as an important alternative to trucks on the highway gave local officials a glimpse of what passenger service on the FEC might be like.
Circuitous Trips to the Airport--A Thing of the Past?
Boston Globe writer Anthony Flint gives readers an inside look into the changing landscape of direct transit access to airports in major cities across the U.S., and offers tips for planners.
'Camden Hub's' Regional Strategic Revitalization Plan
A summary of Camden County's regional strategic planning efforts for 15 municipalities.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Portland
City of Laramie
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