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Watching The House Price Bubble Burst

How the current housing boom ends could decide the course of the entire world economy over the next few years.

June 17 - The Economist

Britain Driving Ahead With Road Pricing

Charging drivers for the use of roads may be in the only way to slow the growth of urban traffic congestion.

June 17 - The Guardian Unlimited

California's Home Prices At An All-Time High

The lack of affordable housing is reaching epic proportions all across the state.

June 17 - The Los Angeles Times

Why America Is Seeing A New Stadium Boom

New ballparks blur the line between sports venue and shopping mall, all in the name of drawing more fans.

June 17 - The Christian Science Monitor

U.S. Corporations Thinking Global

Recent Congressional hearings indicated a shift by several large corporations to adopt more environmentally friendly ways.

June 17 - The Los Angeles Times


What Ever Happened To Smart Growth?

Does investment in smart growth represent a billion dollar misunderstanding?

June 17 - Property & Environment Research Center

Posters Are Not Urban Clutter

Why posters are an essential part of a city's cultural and community life.

June 16 - Maisonneuve


Tijuana's Pedestrian Transformation

The Mexican border town must transform if it is to realize its full potential.

June 16 - Worldview

Seattle City Council Okays Streetcar

A controversial streetcar is approved for a Seattle neighborhood being rebuilt by Paul Allen.

June 16 - The Seattle Times

Yankees To Get A New Stadium

Plans were unveiled to build a replica of the old Yankees Stadium across the street from its current location.

June 16 - The New York Times

The Painful Cost Of Transportation

Transportation costs take toll on both households and communities

June 16 - Los Angeles Daily News

Hybrids in HOV Lanes a Pandora's Box

Provisions that would give over High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to Hybrid vehicles could send a "bogus message" to consumers.

June 16 - Working for Change

Housing Boom: Good News, Bad News

The housing boom is likely to last. That's the good news...and the bad news.

June 16 - The New Republic

Alleys Making A Comeback, New Urbanist Style

Several Phoenix citiess are integrating alleys as part of redesigning retail and neighborhood communities.

June 16 - The Arizona Republic

Martin County, FL Initiates Affordable Housing Rules

After years of simply talking about the area's affordable housing "crisis", Martin County commissioners unanimously adopted "inclusionary zoning."

June 16 - Palm Beach Post

How Many People Use Your City's Parks?

Counting users may be a challenge, but it can make all the difference when it comes to getting parks funded.

June 16 - Parks & Recreation Magazine

Clone Towns: When Chain Stores Take Over

More than 40 percent of British towns have been so overrun by chain stores that they have become "clone towns," according to a new report from the New Economics Foundation.

June 15 - Home Town Advantage Bulletin

Queens -- NYC's Fall-Back Borough

Once again, Queens is preparing to bail out its other, more glamorous boroughs, this time by offering itself for a new stadium in time for the 2012 Olympic bid.

June 15 - The New York Times

Botanical Garden Would Bring Tourists To Louisville

The Louisville Botanica gardening group is betting that if they build a botanical garden, tourists will come.

June 15 - The Courier-Journal

Green Building Matrix

The APA publishes a matrix surveying municipalities with green building guidelines.

June 15 - American Planning Association

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