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Japan has cooler cell phones than us. We just have to accept. My sister-in-law lives over there, and every time she comes to visit, her phone does more stuff than mine. I get a camera; she gets a camera with a flash. I get downloadable ringtones, she gets to play MP3s. Grrr.<br /> <br /> Now, Japanese cell-phone app company <a href="http://www.navitime.co.jp/ja/topics/20050310.html">Navitime</a> (in Japanese) is offering a navigation service that gives you overhead maps (with real pictures) to guide you to destinations.
Commerce Vs. Construction
The only thing people hate worse that a hole in the road is when the road is closed to fix the hole.
The Problem With The Environmental Movement
Why the environmental movement is unable to achieve its goals and what it needs today to succeed.
Unsprawl Case Study: Cohousing In Tuscon
After years of planning, three Sonoran Desert cohousing developments provide lessons about living in the desert.
Doomsday For Suburbia?
New York Times reviews the independent film "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream."
What 'Lifestyle Segment' Are You?
Corporations are using "psychographics" to label neighborhoods everything from "Bohemian Mix" to"Gray Power" in an effort to maximize economic development profits.
Chinese Architecture Becomes Fashionable
Most expensive property prices in mainland China are in areas surrounding Xintiandi, where traditional Shanghai art deco features have been preserved.
Environmentalism Is An Issue For The Privileged
Dramatizing the death of environmentalism doesn't help people of color.
Nation's Oldest City Can't Afford To Preserve Its History
The city with nation's oldest and largest collections of historical structures cannot afford the tens of millions of dollars needed to acquire and preserve them.
Does A New Highway Increase Home Value?
Will the development of a new highway 500 feet from a homeowner's property increase or hurt a home's value?
King County Metro Mulls Ferry Service
King County Metro in King County, WA, is considering starting a passenger ferry.
So Did Smart Growth Make Portland Unaffordable?
Randal O'Toole pushes back against Philip Langdon's article that questions whether Portland's growth boundary made the city less affordable.
Information And Market-Based Community Development
In two complementary papers, Robert Weissbourd and Riccardo Bodini examine the role of information resources in spurring markets and creating investment strategies to boost urban neighborhoods.
California's Reliance On Real Estate May Be Its Downfall
Half of the private sector jobs in the last two years are related to California's hot real estate market -- which is destined to start cooling off.
The 'Super Slab'
A private company plans a super highway through rural Colorado.
The Million Solar Roofs Initiative
New California bill would provide funding for solar power in homes.
Wal-Mart Is Upsetting The Gods In Mexico
The big box store has set up shop in the shadow of the Pyramid of the Sun in San Juan Teotihuacan.
Michigan
In Grand Rapids, smart investments spur Smart Growth.
Ethnic Enclaves: Coming To A Suburb Near You
The Northern Virginia suburb of Annandale has become widely known as "Koreatown" over the past decade and a half, but not everyone is happy.
Backlane Condos?
Designer Trevor Kruse has a vision for Toronto -- horizontal condominiums for the city's alleys.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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