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June 6 - John Norquist

Peter S. Rummell, CEO of The St. Joe Company, outlines a vision for the development of new real estate products based on a concept he calls 'the New Ruralism'.

June 5 - Business Wire

The Florida city once known for rowdy spring-break parties redefines itself as the second gateway to Latin America (after Miami).

June 5 - The Los Angeles Times

At a San Francisco event to mark World Environment Day, 50 international mayors set sights on international standards for green urbanism.

June 5 - Common Dreams

32 antique-style poles installed in downtown LA in 1990 as part of a beautification project are finally turned on.

June 5 - The Los Angeles Times

An artist and writer assembles a metropolis of his own imagination using children's building kits.

June 5 - The Globe and Mail

Ventury, CA city manager Rick Cole says great cities are built from the neighborhood up.

June 4 - The Planning Report

Smart City Radio interviews Alex Garvin on planning for the Olympics to Atlanta's Beltline.

June 4 - Smart City

Albany institutions of higher education contribute funds to lure workers to buy homes in near-campus neighborhoods.

June 4 - Times Union

Australia's top city deserves a world-class transportation system.

June 4 - The Sydney Morning Herald

70 acres near Piedmont Park to be used for new mixed-living area.

June 4 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Los Angeles cyclists come together to organize "Bike Summer" -- a month long festival of bicycle-related events this June.

June 3 - The Los Angeles Times

The meaning, purpose and future of both the WTC redevelopment and the "war on terror" with which it has been associated for almost four years are growing more uncertain as opposition to the war in Iraq deepens.

June 3 - The New York Times

A major city center development is expected to have a $1 billion impact on Spokane's economy.

June 3 - Spokane Journal

Popular website Craigslist launches environmental nonprofit network.

June 3 - Grist Magazine

Planning has come a long way -- just look at Nashville.

June 3 - The Courier-Journal

After almost a year of delays, the affordable-housing law may get heard in the Los Angeles City Council

June 3 - LA Weekly

The city of Phoenix is seeking partners for a new housing development in the downtown area.

June 3 - The Arizona Republic

The controversy over what to build at ground zero has been complicated, but is also "very New York". The real catastrophe would be to let the crater sit empty any longer than it must.

June 3 - Newsday

After years of delays and false starts, Denver-area veterans are finally getting a new medical center.

June 3 - The Denver Post