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Employer Offers Hybrid Car Purchase Incentive
Firm offers 'biggest, wildest hybrid incentive' -- $5,000 to its employees who purchase qualifying vehicles.
Fighting The Homeless?
Proposed Austin ordinances would criminalize common homeless activities -- but might some of these activities be more common than many realize?
D.C. Stadium Wins Approval, But Community Reinvestment May Lose
D.C. City Council passes baseball stadium bill, but mayor removes promised school and library funding.
Why Did The D.C. City Museum Fail?
Only 36,000 visited the museum in its first 15 months of operation.
The Voice Of Amtrak
Julie, the computerized answering system with a personality , has saved Amtrak $13 million.
Kunstler: An Apology for Sprawl Needed
James Howard Kunstler says today's young people are owed an apology from the last two generations for how badly they've wrecked the built environment, and in the process committed "the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world."
Environmentalists Worried About Second Bush Term
Environmental groups fear the worst during the second Bush administration.
Planninng For Terror
Neighbors are protesting construction of a New York City building, claiming it would make an especially explosive terrorist target.
Sales Tax For Metro?
Can a dedicated source of funding be found for the DC Metro?
Is Sprawl Unhealthy?
A new academic article in JPER critically examines the relationship between sprawl and health.
252 Lane Miles Planned For Long Beach Freeway
Most important goods movement freeway in America will mimic American children-the freeway is expanding.
A Mall Is Not A Town Square, Court Rules
Texas courts uphold a controversial ruling on privately-owned shopping centers to regulate solicitation on center properties.
Equity In Access To The Waters?
As condo owners buy up Florida's marinas, recreational boaters are left in the cold.
Wanted: Utilitarian City Planning
Will a San Francisco bus plan beneficial for the city as a whole be stopped by the protests of a few?
Why Sidewalks Alone Don't Make A Walkable Community
There's a science to making a pedestrian-friendly streetscape.
A Neighborhood Made Of Music
Raising rents could destroy the musical culture of the mariachis in East Los Angeles.
Extreme Commuting
3.4 million Americans who endure a daily "extreme commute" are the fastest growing segment of commuters.
Oregon Cities Prepare For Planning Backlash
Oregon cities gear up to fight Measure 37, a voter-passed property rights law. Is this a response to overly restrictive planning, or property rights run amok?
Is China Ready To Embrace Sustainability?
Representatives from China's Ministry of Construction have announced an ambitious sustainable growth plan for the country.
The Market Works: Congestion Charging Reduces Air Pollution
The academic journal, Atmospheric Environment, includes an article on the air pollution effect of congestion charging in central London.
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