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Acting New Jersey Governor Suspends Fast-Track Permits
Conservationists applauded the measure, but some business groups are worried that it may stop growth.
Should A Developer Sit On The Planning Commission?
A developer who sits on the City Planning Commission is at the center of a dispute that pits a university's desire for more student housing against a community's desire for open space.
The Revolution Will Be Localized
Local politicians are taking the fight against global warming past Washington politics and directly to the people.
Eminent Domain Forces Out Construction Firm
The Clearkin Construction Company was given seven days to vacate the property they'd maintained in Philadelphia for over 50 years to make room for housing.
City Approves Municipal Fiber Network
Facing stiff opposition from cable and phone companies, voters in Lafayette, Louisiana approve a municipal fiber to the home network.
New Housing Market Slowing Down?
For the second month in a row, developers have slowed down the pace of building new homes.
Urbana Renewal
Renewable energy sources like wind and sun could supply 8 percent of Illinois' electric supply by 2013.
Chinese Riot Over Industrial Pollution
Frustration with ongoing industrial contamination of water supplies and the failure of corrupt officials to deal with the problem is leading to protests across China.
Traffic Calming Backfires
Large-scale, aggressive traffic calming efforts to ease traffic in an upscale Westside Los Angeles community backfires.
Driven To Do-It-Yourself Bio-Diesel
Computer programmer converts his car to run on discarded cooking oil from the company cafeteria.
Where's The Real Surf City, USA?
A dispute over the slogan has California's Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz up in arms.
In Local Fruits, Vegetables, A New Prosperity Beckons
Michigan Food Council aims to connect food, people, and jobs.
SUVs Down, But Not Out
Despite a five-month downward trend in SUV sales, experts warn that it's too soon to say SUVs are becoming extinct.
Many States Rushing To Blunt Eminent Domain Ruling
Lawmakers in several states are trying to limit the impact of the Supreme Court's eminent domain ruling
A Greener Plan For Affordable Housing
A new report describes how state housing agencies are advancing health and sustainability in the development of homes for low-income people through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
How Art Can Revitalize A City
Culture is drawing people to downtowns.
On The Secret Trail Of Trash
With proper treatment, even the story of garbage can sparkle.
Wal-Mart Goes Green
Wal-Mart opens its first environment-friendly superstore.
Engineering Human Evolution
Will US cities begin to self-segregate the 'naturals' from 'enhanced' humans, asks Joel Garreau.
Greater Funding Needed for Public Transit Security
The tragedy in London should make policymakers place more importance on public transit security funding, writes Neil Pearce.
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FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
