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Comparing Stadium Deals In Big And Small Cities

Smaller cities pay a much higher price to build professional sports stadiums than big cities do.

May 22 - Civic Strategies

Oil in an Age of Scarcity

The Canadian national newspaper The Globe and Mail begins a week-long look at what 'peak oil' will mean for the world.

May 22 - The Globe and Mail

Nature-Deficit Disorder

Is is possible to reconnect childhood with nature?

May 22 - The Washington Post Writers Group

In Search Of A City

A new book depicts Los Angeles in all its multiplicity.

May 21 - MetropolisMag.com

A Clean-Energy Mega-Mall

Who would believe that the next big thing in renewable energy is being driven by a tenacious commercial developer with strong GOP affiliations and 25 mega-malls under his belt?

May 21 - Grist Magazine


132 U.S. Mayors Embrace Kyoto Treaty

A bipartisan coalition of 132 U.S. mayors are pledging to have their cities meet the Kyoto Treaty that President Bush has rejected.

May 21 - The New York Times

Mapping A Community's Health Needs

A Toronto website sheds light on community 's health needs.

May 21 - The Toronto Star


Mapping The Probability Of Earthquake Shaking

The USGS begins publishing maps that show the probability of earthquake shaking in the next 24 hours in California.

May 21 - Government Technology

WTC Redesign: Trump Vs. Libeskind

Celebrity developer Donald Trump clashes with celebrity architect Daniel Libeskind over the redesign of the World Trade Center.

May 20 - The Australian

Friday Funny: Chicago's Supersized McDonalds

McDonald's tries to pack value into design in its huge new 50thanniversary restaurant, which opened in Chicago.

May 20 - The Slatin Report

Foiling Global Warming WIth A Local Band-Aid

Switzerland employs a local solution to counter the impact of global warming on Alpine glaciers.

May 20 - The Times

Design For New World Trade Center Cultural Complex Revealed

The design will work hand in hand with the already proposed Performing Arts Center complex.

May 20 - The New York Times

Teenagers Expedite $100 Million Redevelopment Project

Seven teenagers use sheer will and charm to get 12-screen theater built.

May 20 - The San Francisco Chronicle

LA 'Crash Pads' Increasingly Popular

Crash pads (or the pied-à-terre) have long been popular in Paris, Hong Kong, New York and Chicago. Now they're becoming popular in Los Angeles.

May 20 - The Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump Wants To Rebuild Twin Towers

Labelling the stalled Freedom Tower design a "junkyard," celebrity developer Donald Trump has supported a plan to rebuild the Twin Towers in the same form as the lost towers...but one floor taller.

May 20 - Chicago Sun-Times

FBI Targets Eco-Terrorists

FBI identifies eco-terrorists as the nation's top domestic threat.

May 20 - CNN

New Waterfront 'Neighborhood' Announced

New $225 million mixed use development announced for prime riverfront area.

May 20 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

San Francisco's Bicycle 'Policy Framework'

San Francisco moves closer to being bicycle-friendly by approving a policy framework to make pro-bicycle planning part of The City's general plan.

May 20 - San Francisco Examiner

Are College Campuses Turning Into Country Clubs?

As competition for students heats up, universities are expanding campuses and physical amenities.

May 19 - Wall St. Journal

Trinity River Restoration Finally On Track

Plans for the California river finally overcome all obstacles.

May 19 - Los Angeles Times

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