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Miami Beach Condos In Downtown Los Angeles
The battle over property adjacent to SCI-Arc in a formerly-abandoned area will speak volume about the rebirth of downtown Los Angeles.
Sprawl Is Becoming A Bipartisan Issue
In Ohio, an increasing number of Republicans are embracing the anti-sprawl agenda.
Make Money With Your Electric Car
Your next electric car will create and store enough excess energy that you will be able to sell it back to the power grid to make extra money.
PV-TV: A Multifunctional, Eco-Friendly Building Material
What if a skyscraper’s outside wrapping could take a more active role in sustaining the building’s operational needs and engaging passers-by
How The West Was Done
At Greenwich Village, a preview of Manhattan's Hudson River Park.
All Aboard The Sprawl Train In Taiwan
A 200-mile high-speed rail line is spurring development in the rural counties along the island's west coast.
China's New Boomtowns: Too Much Growth, Too Fast
Chinese towns are developing nearly overnight into megacities -- but at tremendous economic, social and environmental costs.
Calif. Cabinet Secretary Endorses 'Anti-Dumb Growth'
California Secretary of Business, Transportation & Housing details the Schwarzenegger Administration's efforts to fight dumb growth.
Economic Development Vs. Historic Preservation
How does a small town encourage the vitality of its downtown while preserving its small-town feel?
Chicago's Loveliest And Ugliest Buildings
Patrick T. Reardon and Blair Kamin list the best-looking and ugliest buildings in Chicago's world-famous Loop.
Supreme Court To Rule On Eminent Domain
The high court has been asked to decide whether the use of eminent domain in non-blighted areas for economic development violates the Fifth Amendment.
E-Planning System In Scotland
A new e-planning system will receive applications for home alteration and objections to developments online.
Cincinnati Seeks To Plug Hole In Riverfront
Fifteen acres of prime real estate sits in limbo as the city scrambles to find developers.
Pro-business Residents Change Tune On Development
Activist residents are changing the way developers do business.
Pipe Dreams In The Dry West?
Western cities go beyond dams to pump water hundreds of miles from their expanding borders.
Refining the Architecture of Security
Efforts to protect the largest monument in the United States---the Gateway Arch in St. Louis---from terrorist attacks are complicated by architectural criticisms and lack of opportunity for public comment.
Ft. Lauderdale Officials Support Adding Downtown Homes
A majority of Fort Lauderdale City Commissioners agreed on July 26 to allow more than 13,000 new residential units to be built in the city's urban core.
Abandoning New Light Rail Line For Old Car
Delays, inconvenience and inefficient service force LA Times reporter to abandon use of Pasadena Gold Line.
I'On, South Carolina: More Sanitized Than Stepford?
This New Urbanist community attempts to replicate historic Charleston without the human gumbo.
Can Urban Infrastructure Be Saved By Corporate Naming?
Cities consider selling naming rights to subway stations, bus lines, bridges and tunnels.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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