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Smart Growth Blooms Amid Sprawl
New Urbanist project in Santa Clara fills gap in Bay Area development scene.
HUD Acts On RESPA
Housing agency expected to loosen up on kickback rules.
Celebration Facing Growth Pressures
Celebration residents fight to keep hotel rooms out.
WTC Re-design Needs Bold Strokes, Not Banality
Paul Goldberger questions the rationales behind the proposed WTC re-designs unveiled last week.
L.A. Transit Agency Breakup?
The Los Angeles Valley MTA Transit Chief is trying to prove transit doesn't have to be part of secession. But bigger is not always better.
Maya Lin Discusses Ground Zero
Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Memorial, reluctantly offer her thoughts about Ground Zero.
Detroit Housing Commission To Be Independent
The Michigan Court of Appeals allows the Detroit Housing Commission to become an independent agency, thwarting City Council efforts to maintain oversight.
D.C's Largest Building A 'Wonder Of Architecture'
The new Washington Convention Center, ten years in the making, will be completed in March 2003.
L.A. Secession Would Change Rent Control
Los Angeles rent control laws won't survive in the new Valley or Hollywood cities if they are successful in their bid for secession.
A Housing Bubble?
Some experts believe high home prices are a result of a housing bubble that is "doomed to burst."
Home Buyers Want A 'Backyard Forest'
A new zoning category called "conservation subdivision" allows developers to build communities with forests.
A Change Of Cultures On Main St.
The "heart of Korean America" in New York moves on.
Ranchers Resist Sprawl In Colorado
Ranchers create a conservation agreement to form a massive 11,000-acre green belt and limit new development.
Business Owners Oppose Aesthetic Regulations
Winter Garden, Florida, faces vocal opposition of its plans to implement signage, landscape and architectural controls along the city's businest commercial corridor.
WTC: Ideas And Alternatives
The political, aesthetic and commercial interests involved complicate the project to rebuild at the World Trade Center site.
Tough Questions For Toronto
Politicians are avoiding the tough questions faced by the Greater Toronto area.
How To Bring Density To Pleasant Neighborhoods?
Architecture Week reviews Southern California housing projects by Elizabeth Moule and Stefanos Polyzoides.
Report Calls For Better Housing For Elderly
With the aging of the Baby Boom generation, the current lack of appropriate housing and services for seniors will be even more critical.
S.F. Planning Chief Took Money From Developer
San Francisco's Planning Commission President violated conflict of interest law by taking $20,000 from a developer.
WTC Plans: A Conversation
Reactions by architects to a petition about the future of Ground Zero.
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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