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Beautifying Iowa, One Vision At A Time
The Living Roadways Community Visioning Program has enabled over 100 small towns in Iowa to improve themselves visually through small urban design improvements that can make a big difference.
The Next Kelo?
A small town on the Jersey Shore has turned into a battleground in the eminent domain debate.
Providence's Downcity District Comes Of Age
New England's second biggest city is experiencing a wealth of revitalization, and nowhere else is it more evident than in downcity, a district reconceptualized by Andres Duany in the 1990's.
Displacement And Discrimination: The Politics Of Re-Housing New Orleans' Poor
Despite a Senate report that recommended FEMA be dismantled and replaced, the troubled agency is still "holding the purse strings" on recovery in New Orleans, and tens of thousands of residents may be cut off from rental assistance monies next month.
Communities Uncomfortable With Smart Growth, Higher Density
Planners find it difficult to convince Southern California communities that the region needs higher density and transit oriented development.
Do Urban Planners Still Misunderstand Jane Jacobs' Lessons?
The Reason Foundation's Leonard Gilroy charges in a WSJ opinion that despite planners' respect of Jacobs, they continue to "largely ignore or misinterpret the central lesson" of Jacob's most famous book.
Bolivia Begins Renationalization Of Gas Industry
Only four days after President Morales' decision, gas companies in Bolivia are making decisions about nationalizing, or leaving. They have 180 days from May 1 to decide.
Struggling To Protect Remnants Of New Orleans' Architectural Heritage
Despite an official "embargo" of the practice, there are reports of people removing "truckloads of architectural elements" from New Orleans every day. Preservationists fear that what isn't stolen will end up in landfills.
India's Widening Infrastructure Deficit
Private developers in India have recently done very well, but has the government kept pace? The Narmada Dam dispute highlights the enduring shortcomings in the government's ability to facilitate fair and sustainable development.
World's Biggest Embassy Will Be Visible From Space
While most aspects of the American reconstruction in Iraq is either behind schedule, over budget, or under investigation for fraud, the United States is building a massive "city within a city", an embassy so large it will be visible from space.
New York's Mayor Bloomberg Supports Eminent Domain
Mayor Bloomberg warns that without the power of eminent domain, New York City could lose millions in private investment and thousands of jobs.
New Orleans To Receive Millions In Government Aid -- From Qatar
Several prominent institutions in New Orleans are to benefit from the generosity of Qatar and other Persian Gulf States.
New Study Resolves Question About Global Warming
A new study shows that there is no discrepancy between warming rates on the earth's surface and in the upper atmosphere, resolving an uncertainty about global warming.
Bangalore To Add Suburban Centers To Ease Growing Pains
Tired of congestion and looming water shortages in the central city, the government has approved plans to develop two new ring roads around Bangalore. The roads are intended to trigger growth of five new satellite towns, all in the next three years.
Designing For Security: Post 9/11 Architecture and Planning
How has American architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning responded to the need to design secure public spaces and buildings in the post-9/11 era?
Can Cities Be 'Natural'?
Most people think of nature and cities as separate. According to a new Urban and natural environments are not necessarily conflicting notions but must be integrated at many different scales, for sustainable, healthy settlements to occur.
Winners Announced For Canada's Most Prestigious Design Awards
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts announce the Governor-General's Medals in Architecture.
Bringing New Urbanism To New Orleans
To fund a week-long charrette with over 40 architects, planners, and engineers, New Urbanism founder Andres Duany chipped in $150,000 of his own money. As a result, one neighborhood is much further along in the planning process than its counterparts.
Evaluating Urban Sprawl From Space
A team of researchers use satellite data to create a grid of 8.7 billion data cells tracking the evolution of land use in the continental United States. The findings are surprising
Fix A Road, Finance Rapid Transit In Michigan
Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm works with Republicans to break new ground on funding public transportation.
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