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Continued National Housing Growth Predicted
A study by Harvard University predicts continued growth in the national housing market.
L.A. Secession: It Can't Be Worse Then Being Ignored
L.A.'s San Fernando residents feel like they've been ignored or rebuffed at every turn by L.A.'s City Hall. Secession couldn't be any worse.
A Quiet Revolution: Neighborhood Councils
Nearly unnoticed in the debate surrounding secession, Los Angeles' neighborhood councils are a revolution in the making.
Top Five Housing 'Bubble' Cities
A new index called the The Housing Cycle Barometer identifies metropolitan areas with overpriced housing markets.
Trouble In Smart Growth's Nirvana
Recent developments in Portland and Oregon suggest that smart growth is driving down housing affordability, and increasing traffic congestion.
Immigration, Crime Destroying National Parks
According to a new study, immigration and drug traffic are destroying the environment in Arizona's national parks.
WTC Footprints To Be Memorialized
In October, 2001 several prominent planners suggested that the footprints of the Twin Towers be preserved. The rest of the nation is catching up.
FEATURE
Trouble In Smart Growth's Nirvana
Recent developments in Portland and Oregon suggest that smart growth is having only a modest effect, while driving down housing affordability, increasing traffic congestion and losing popularity in neighborhoods.
Warchalking
During the Depression, hobos drew signs to indicate where they could find meals. Now, technology fans are using a similar system to identify wireless Internet connections.
At The Head Of The Smart Growth Pack: Earl Blumenauer
Offbeat lawmaker presses Congress to get in step on quality of life.
A New Model For Regional Governance
A newly-formed regional association of governments in California would have unprecedented responsibility for planning and building transit.
The New Model For Development In Britain
England's anti-modernist crusade seems to have taken hold: The Village of Pondbury is the new model for environmentally sensible town planning.
L.A.'s Airport Plan: Political Finesse Or Regional Solution?
L.A. Mayor James Hahn is shopping around a $8 billion modernization project for LAX...but does it address any of the region's key air transportation needs?
British Rail Network Given A Fresh Start
As Amtrak's financial problems deepen, Britain's rail network is starting to see light at the end of its financial tunnel.
The Romance Of Rail
A journey from Chicago to New Orleans on the City of New Orleans, a train service that is fighting for its life.
Russia's Land Reform Revolution
Russian Parliament approves a historic bill that will allow Russians to buy farmland.
Green Groups Scare Away Dracula Theme Park
Opposition from environmental groups has prompted the Romanian government to abandon plans for a Dracula theme park in the Transylvanian town of Sighisoara.
Satellite Data Aids Fire-fighting Efforts
Satellite data and new software helps predict, locate, and observe fire outbreaks.
Lessons In Privatizing Rail
Britain tried to privative rail in 1993. After several high-profile failures, it is now renationalizing part of the system
Global Warming Endangers U.S. Parks
A new report charges that the climate change "threatens the ecosystems of every national park, refuge and seashore" in the United States.
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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