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Smart Growth Governor Revamps Game Plan
Michigan's Jennifer Granholm thinking bigger, playing tougher
Smart Growth, Slowly
A major transit-orienteddevelopment in Atlanta is moving at its own measured pace.
Farmers Harvest A New Crop -- Wind Energy
Farmers and tility companies explore tapping wind energy potential of farmlands.
Why Amtrak Matters
Proposed budget cuts to Amtrak leave advocates wondering why the U.S. generously subsidizes other forms of transportation, but not passenger rail.
Wal-Mart's Latest Loop-hole
Wal-Mart's latest solution to ordinances that limit the size of stores is to build two smaller stores side-by-side.
An Open Letter To L.A.'s Next Planning Director
The Center for Law in the Public Interest publishes an open letter to the city's next mayor and planning director calling for a new vision.
Eminent Domain Abuse In Bay Area Redevelopment?
Use of minent domain for redevelopment activities in some San Francisco Bay Area cities is controversial.
Bush's EPA Pick Comes With Outsider Insight
Stephen Johnson is praised by environmentalists but must serve an administration with focused on economic growth.
Bush Nominates New EPA Chief
President Bush nominates Stephen Johnson as the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Fixing Los Angeles
Los Angeles was never designed to be a dense, East Coast or European-style city dominated by a strong central core.
Walking, Cycling Levels Linked to Green Space Availability
Study explores the relationship between transportation options, health, and open space in urban areas.
Watching Suburbia Take Shape
The Imperial Valley is Southern California's last affordable market. It's rapidly becoming a massive suburb.
Pod Sweet Pod
A new exhibition asks whether top designers can rescue manufactured housing from the public's disdain.
Seattle's Monorail: An Indecent Proposal?
Would you pay $6 billion for a 13-stop system?
America's Public Finances Cause Worry Abroad
If something major isn't done soon to solve the United States' intractable budget problems, the world will face an economic shakeup unlike anything ever seen before.
Don't Drink The Water
The Washington, D.C. sewer system –- which will eventually outsize its subway system -– needs a little work.
L.A.'s 'Secret Search' For A Planning Director?
Hardly anyone knows that the second largest city in the nation is seeking a new planning director.
Build West, My Son
Washington suburb is opened to unrestricted development.
And Then There Were Three
D.C. Sports Commission names three finalists in baseball stadium design competition.
'Place-Based' Governance Needed for Canadian Cities
Today's public policy issues are playing out in cities; yet Canada's three levels of government have not made much progress toward adapting their programs and delivery mechanisms to this new reality.
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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