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Design For Affordable Housing Project Beats Out Luxury Condos
<p>Despite high-rise condo projects featuring name-brand architects sprouting up all over Philadelphia, an innovative design for low-income housing steals the top prize from the city's AIA.</p>
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Atlanta's Gridlock To Rival L.A.'s?
According to a new study, even with the proposed changes to MARTA and metro Atlanta's freeway infrastructure, traffic congestion could soon rival that of greater Los Angeles, if significant changes aren't made soon.
The Best And Worst World Heritage Sites
<p><em>National Geographic Traveler</em> recently conducted a survey of 419 experts to rank the 830 sites placed on the United Nations' list of natural and cultural treasures known as the World Heritage Sites List.</p>
Pedestrian Safety Is The Focus In Seattle
<p>After several recent fatalities, including the death of a city council deputy, local officials have launched a citywide pedestrian safety initiative.</p>
Globalizing Agriculture Drops Pops Worldwide
<p>As certain agricultural markets are globalizing, many small farming communities from South Dakota to Mississippi to Australia are facing a strong decline in population that shows little sign of rebounding.</p>
Does Runoff Have To Run Off?
<p>Can we green our streets and still preserve urbanism? Seattle and Portland may show us the way.</p>
Urban Ecosystems That Can Save Cities
<p>Well planned urban landscapes can do more than beautify a city, they can provide ecological stability and protect urban areas from threats.</p>
A Debate on the Desirability of Urban Rail Transit Systems
<p>An article in the Journal of Urban Economics concludes that rail transit is erroneously believed by the public to be socially desirable, because rail systems have been sold as an antidote to the social costs associated with automobile travel.</p>
London's Congestion Charge May Increase For Heavy Polluters
<p>A proposal has been made to increase the charge levied on highly polluting cars traveling into London's central congestion zone. The 8-pound fee could rise to 25 pounds for some drivers.</p>
The 25 Best Suburbs That Won't Break The Bank
<p>With suburban living getting more and more expensive, Business Week compiles a list of places where buying a single family house in a good neighborhood isn't a dream.</p>
New Policy To Address Mumbai's Severe Housing Crisis
<p>A new government policy aims to address the severe housing shortage in Mumbai, India, by promoting new construction and increasing foreign investment.</p>
A Citizens Guide to Subdivisions and Smart Growth
<p>A new guide helps citizens to identify the differences between good and bad subdivisions in Monanta.</p>
Saving Bucharest's 'Little Paris'
<p>The decision by local officials to demolish one of the oldest buildings in the city, which serves as a clinic, has brought civic groups together to protest the insensitivity towards the city's historic heritage.</p>
Encouraging New Mixed-Use Development Without Sacrificing Affordable Housing
<p>With Downtown Austin exploding with new mixed-use development, the redevelopment of a low-income apartment complex into a new mixed-use project has affordable-housing advocates worried that the city's supply of below-market-rate housing is vanishing.</p>
Nation's Capital Wants To Lead The Nation On Green Building
<p>A new proposal would make Washington D.C. the first major city in the country to require most large scale construction to follow green building standards.</p>
Building A Better Taxi Stand
<p>The current taxi system in New York is dysfunctional and needs a change. Here's one idea to change it through simple better street design.</p>
Altering Land Use For Healthier Food Access
<p>This article from <em>Smart Growth Online</em> looks at the increasing concentration of fast food restaurants in many cities and the resulting impact on public health, and also offers some advice to communities for using land use strategies to limit the i</p>
Carbon Tax Comes To The U.S.
<p>The City of Boulder, Colorado makes history by approving the nation's first carbon tax.</p>
When City Planners Oppose Elected Officials
<p>What happens when the professional planning staff advising an elected board disagrees with the conclusions of the elected board, and is required to submit a proposal that the planners opposed to a state regulatory agency for approval?</p>
Should Red-Light Districts Be Saved?
<p>In Baltimore, gentrification seems to be taking its toll on the red-light district known as "the Block."</p>
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