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Wright-Designed Mausoleum To Be Built

The only mausoleum designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright will built in Buffalo, NY.

August 14 - The Buffalo News

Denver May Have To 'Reduce Stress' Of Citizens

A ballot initiative demands Denver city council "reduce stress" of residents.

August 14 - The Denver Post

When Work Disappears

The plight of Douglas, GA, a small town on the outskirts of Atlanta, reflects the state of many small towns in rural areas suffering from the loss of a critical mass of manufacturing jobs.

August 14 - The Chicago Tribune

Sprawling In

Builders say market forces indicate a surprising trend -- the opposite of urban sprawl.

August 14 - Tallahassee Democrat

Legal Disputes Delay Ground Zero Development

Legal disputes between a property owner and insurance providers stand to delay the implementation of Libeskind's masterplan for the Ground Zero site.

August 14 - The Boston Globe


The Co-Workplace

An innovative new concept for telecommuting provides the benefits of telecommuting, without the drawbacks.

August 14 - The Toronto Star

In The Suburbs, Kids Are Too Expensive

The cost of educating children has made suburbs so expensive to run that many of the people who run them are trying to keep the school-age population down.

August 14 - The New York Times


The Subdivision That Started It All Turns 50

Don Mills, Canada's first planned community, often considered the mother of all subdivisions, turns 50.

August 14 - Town Crier

Families To Protest Rebuilding On WTC Site

People who lost families in the 9/11 attacks are staging a rally to protest rebuilding on the site where the towers touch the earth.

August 14 - Associated Press

Toronto's Newest Improvement Area: Bloor

A new business improvement area aims to transform Toronto's most important shopping district, which has been declining rapidly.

August 13 - The Toronto Star

Success Of Phoenix Transit Plan Up To New Mayor

Arizona cities get ready to vote on specifics of a regional transit plan, whose implementation will be overseen by the new Phoenix mayor.

August 13 - The Arizona Republic

Healthy Forests Or Timber Industry Giveaway?

President Bush promotes a "healthy forests" initiative, which would protect homes by thinning dense undergrowth.

August 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Did Eli Whitney Begin The Trend Toward Sprawl?

Eli Whitney's invention of methods of mass production to build American muskets in 1800 create a way of thinking that leads us to sprawl.

August 13 - Daytona Beach News Journal

Four Principles To Avoid A 9/11 Memorial Disaster

Columnist Michael J. Lewis offers insights into selecting finalists from the 5,200 designs submitted the for 9/11 memorial.

August 13 - Wall St. Journal

The New Immigration Capital

Why does this city attract more immigrants than New York or Los Angeles? And how does it house them without expanding into rural areas?

August 13 - The Economist

Fading Rodeo Drive Gets A New Urbanist Makeover

The most famous street in Beverly Hills, CA, is apparently not the draw it once was. So it's getting a new urbanist makeover.

August 13 - The Los Angeles Times

From Place To A State Of Mind

Locals in Orange County, CA are outraged by the inaccurate portrayal of their home on the new television show, 'The OC.'

August 13 - U.S. News And World Report

Portland's South Waterfront District Gamble

A $1.9 billion South Waterfront District plan is the riskiest that Portland has ever undertaken.

August 13 - The Oregonian

Artists Search For Affordable Studio Spaces Outside The City

Boston area artists are making reverse commutes to escape the escalating costs of studio space in the city.

August 13 - The Boston Globe

L.A.'s Newest Landmark

Newsweek reviews the shimmering, soaring Walt Disney Concert Hall. It could rival Gehry' Guggenheim Museum.

August 13 - Newsweek

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