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Corporate America And The Environment

As government funds to support environmental R&D dry up, corporate American is finding it worthwhile to pick up the bill.

May 2 - Business Week

Chronicle Opines On SF Airport Expansion

The $3.5 billion battle plan to extend San Francisco International Airport runways appears to be dead.

May 2 - The San Francisco Chronicle

New Criticism Of Libeskind's WTC Design

New questions are being raised about Daniel Libeskind's vision for Ground Zero.

May 2 - The New York Times

MA Endangered Species Act Is Byzantine

The costs and delays of wetlands development rules prompt Massachusetts officials to consider changes.

May 2 - The Boston Globe

Jacksonville Seeks To Expand Skyway Rapid Transit System

Jacksonville weighs options whether expanded avenue would make a good corridor to run its underperforming Rapid Transit System.

May 2 - The Florida Times-Union


Life After Sprawl In Los Angeles

Civic leaders and the University of Southern California roll out a new urban policy "action plan" for Southern California.

May 2 - University Of Southern California

Transit Solutions Require Devolution And User Fees

Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation argues in support of devolved powers for transportation planning and for user fees to support new projects.

May 2 - The Metro Investment Report


Wright's Utopian Residential Neighborhood

Usonia -- 47 hourses over 97 acres of hills in the New York City suburb of Pleasantville -- was the community Frank Lloyd Wright developed.

May 2 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Operation Snow Fence: Saving Lives And Dollars

With PennDOT cooperation, high school students install miles of living snow fence along I-79 to improve safety, establish wildlife habitat, and beautify the countryside.

May 2 - Meadville Tribune

More Carpool Lanes For L.A.?

A proposed new 31-mile stretch of carpool lanes from Studio City to Thousand Oaks would cost $3.36-billion.

May 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Univ. And City Team Up For Neighborhood Revitalization

Ohio State is trying to improve its neighborhood by transforming a 7.4-acre site into a mixed-use project intended both to attract shoppers and stimulate investment.

May 1 - The New York Times

Smart Growth Plan Promotes Leapfrog Development?

Does the 1999 'Town & Country Plan' for Columbia, South Carolina promote leapfrog development?

May 1 - The Thoreau Institute

Structural Reforms Examined For California's Budget

California Director of Finance Steve Peace discusses the challenge ahead in brokering a state budget agreement.

May 1 - The Metro Investment Report

Sadfly's Struggle For Historic Preservation

A Georgia town struggles to fight growth by documenting its African American cultural past.

May 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Is There Rocket Fuel In Your Salad?

Study finds the water sources of major cities such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have been contaminated with a component of missile fuel and poses health risks to 20 million people.

May 1 - Environmental Working Group

Starter Mansions Popping Up All Over Inland Empire

Southern California's Inland Empire, once the home of inexpensive tract homes, is attracting more high-end development, leaving more homebuyers priced out of region.

May 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Special Report: The World's Water Crisis

BBC World Service investigates the world's growing water shortage.

May 1 - BBC News

Surveillance Nation, Part Two

MIT's Technology Review continues its in-depth examination of the proliferation of public monitoring technologies.

May 1 - Technology Review

Challenges Abound For Historic Preservation Efforts In Havana

Havana's chief preservationist discusses the challenges of preserving the past and avoiding the planning mistakes of wealthier nations.

May 1 - The Planning Report

London Underground's Tube Games

The London Underground offers a series of online games, including subway car racing.

April 30 - London Underground

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