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The Coming Showdown Over Ground Zero
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's biggest challenge will be building consensus.
Rebuilding the Afghan Buddha Statues
With the help of advanced 3-D computer modeling techniques, researchers at a Swiss university have created digitized reconstruction images of the ancient statues destroyed in Afghanistan.
Struggling Strip Malls Invite Non-Retail Tenants
High vacancy rates in strip shopping centers are driving mall owners to welcome tenants other than the retail stores.
County To Rethink 2,200-home Mixed-use Development
A California-based company proposes to build 2,200 homes near Chapel Hill.
Secession Will Negatively Impact L.A. In D.C.
Congressmember Xavier Becerra opines on ahort- and long-term effects of secession on D.C. view Of L.A. region.
Lessons From An Urban Visionary
The Christian Science Monitor profiles urban visionary and former Indianapolis mayor, William Hudnut.
Atlanta Adopts Zoning To Encourage New Urbanism
Atlanta has adoped a new "live-work" zoning guideline to encourage mixed use development.
St. Paul's $1 Billion Housing Plan Approved
The St. Paul City Council approves the Mayor's plans for the creation of a creation of a $1 billion housing fund.
Rebuild It Big!
The World Trade Center is not a memory, but an aspiration.
Strong Regional Agency Proposal Failing
An effort to replace the San DiegoAssociation of Governments with a stronger agency is failing.
Inside Scoop On L.A.'s Billboard Ban
The Planning Report interviews a Los Angeles City Council member on the movement to ban billboards -- and not just in L.A.
Landscape Design For A Semi-Arid Climate
New York landscape and urban-design team wins design competion for Santa Fe's new Railyard Park and Plaza project with a design suitable for a semi-arid climate.
Breaking Up Los Angeles
A six-year campaign to break Los Angeles from the San Fernando Valley will finally go to the voters.
Casino Boom In The Midwest
Midwest cities are relying on casinos as a reliable generator of economic activity.
City Versus Suburban Living Debated
A Philadelphia suburbanite and city dweller debate the merits of city living versus living in the suburbs.
Making Downtown 'Pedestrian-Oriented'
Tom Gustafson, a former speaker of Florida's House of Representatives, has secured $400,000 to study how to make downtown Ft. Lauderdale more suitable for pedestrians.
Redrawing Neighborhood Boundaries To Combine Rich And Poor
Officials in St. Petersburg have looking at combining two older neighborhoods, one wealthly and the other depressed, to help create a better bond and hopefully increase investment in the depressed neighborhood.
The Future Of Mixed Use Town Centers
Developers met recently in Las Vegas to learn from several successful mixed use projects.
Apartment REIT Grief
Due to multifamily's short-term lease structures, it is the REIT most sensitive to shifts in the economic climate.
A New Model For Solving Urban Congestion
Los Angeles' $2.4 billion Alameda Corridor rail project required only a moderate amount of federal money.
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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