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HUD Housing Discount Extended To First Responders
<p>A program that allows police officers and teachers to buy foreclosed homes in designated neighborhoods at half of their appraised value has been extended to include firefighters and emergency medical technicians.</p>
South African Infrastructure Projects Slowing Private Development
<p>Large-scale infrastructure projects in South Africa are rapidly increasing land costs and the costs of building. Some fear these projects may create a slow-down in private development.</p>
Church Pins Hope On Downtown Growth
<p>The historic Trinity Episcopal Cathedral looks to downtown Miami residential growth as a way to fill its half-empty pews.</p>
Supreme Court Considers Global Warming Rules Case
<p>The long-awaited Supreme Court case, Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 05-1120, that will determine whether the EPA should regulate carbon dioxide as an air pollutant from motor vehicles was heard on Nov. 29.</p>
A Building That Eats Smog
<p>A new church outside Rome designed by architect Richard Meier has been built with a self cleaning exterior that also destroys pollutants in the air.</p>
Planning For Regional Transit Along The Front Range
<p>Redevelopment plans for Denver's Union Station could create a hub for a regional transit system that connects the growing Rocky Mountain region.</p>
The Online Real Estate Craze
<p>The ups and downs of real estate have become popular fodder on a growing number of popular blogs.</p>
Michael Dukakis Takes On Parking
<p>The former presidential candidate successfully lobbied Los Angeles officials to crack down on sidewalk parking around UCLA.</p>
Ground Zero: Back to the Future?
<p>Todd Seavey believes that if Ground Zero's designers took a cue from New York City's iconic Art Deco architecture, they would be making an optimistic statement about the future.</p>
Shrinking Smart: A New Planning Paradigm?
<p>How to adequately plan for cities in decline is a growing problem that has received little attention.</p>
Wal Mart Supercenters Banned in San Diego
<p>A law banning large retail stores, intended to keep WalMart Supercenters out of the city, is approved by San Diego officials.</p>
Voters, Ballots...Action!
<p>In both Red and Blue states, voters cast their lot with getting things done during this year's midterm election. The Brookings Institution provides a rundown of all the ballot box results.</p>
New Reserve For Florida As Fish Stocks Deplete
<p>The state of Florida has approved a marine reserve area off it's west coast to help counter a recent warning that the world's seafood stocks would be depleted by 2048. The reserve will be the largest in the continental U.S.</p>
Finding Exurbia
<p>The Brookings Institution sheds some light on the growing number of "exurbs" in the United States.</p>
EPA's Million-Year Regulation
<p>EPA is expected to issue a regulation for Yucca Mountain, Nevada -- the proposed site for a massive nuclear waste repository -- that will extend one million years into the future. A universal warning sign that will last 10,000 years is selected.</p>
Measuring The Impact Of Universities
<p>Describing the impact of universities can be challenging for both higher education and Technology-Based Economic Development (TBED). Two new reports demonstrate the importance of higher education institutions to a local economy.</p>
Most Americans Oppose New Development
<p>The latest results from an annual survey once again confirms that a large majority of citizens are unsupportive of more growth and development in their communities.</p>
Kansas City Considers Wireless Light Rail
<p>This month Kansas City, Missouri, voters approved a petition-initiated light rail plan that specified the use of wireless technology. Will the city be the first in the U.S. to use it?</p>
University Seeks To Enlighten, Uplift Its L.A. Neighborhood
<p>Often reviled for its gritty neighborhood, the University of Southern California is reaching out to its surrounding communities and putting forth initiatives to bridge the town-gown divide and spur economic development.</p>
Photo Tour Of A Venezuelan Barrio
<p>This photo slide show gives a detailed look at one of Venezuela's most populated barrios. With more than 120,000 people in 237 acres, the barrio is in control of its infrastructure construction, as well as its transportation planning.</p>
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