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Ten Most Wired Cities
Yahoo! Internet Life publishes its list of the ten most wired cities. Silicon Valley, CA, still leads the list.
How Land-use Controls Influence Housing Prices
A study by economists explains how housing prices are influenced by land-use controls, zoning, and politics.
Cities Pressure San Francisco To Repair Hetch Hetchy
Worried about water reliability and feeling neglected, Bay Area water agencies are taking the situation into their own hands.
Detroit To Allocate $100 Million For Redevelopment
A tourism tax will fund efforts to redevelop distressed urban areas.
The Role Of Universities In Urban Revival Efforts
Few, if any, institutions have more to offer for the revitalization of urban communities than colleges and universities.
Mortage Program Favors Public Transit
Pittsburgh home buyers purchasing property near mass transit stations will be eligible to borrow more money under a new test program by Fannie Mae.
New Theme Park Opens In Bangladesh
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, gets a multiple-million dollar theme park.
Wall Street Applauds Fannie Mae
The Wall Street Journal congratulates Fannie Mae for improving financial disclosure rules. But more is needed.
Are Museums Facing An Identity Crisis?
Museums were originally intended to narrow the gap between art and the common man. Are they losing that focus?
Sprawl in Europe
European planners seek strategies for countering the effects of sprawl.
Segway Rules Are Changing
Six states have adopted laws to permit Segway use in places normally off-limits to motorized vehicles.
More High Rent, Mixed-use Development For Stamford
Stamford works to add to its already abundant supply of luxury downtown housing with another mixed-use development in the works.
Sprawl Stopped By A Sacred Sanctuary
New Mexico sprawl from Albuquerque to Taos has been stopped in Chimayo. A church is part of the miracle.
Sports Arenas Are Not Economic Engines
According to experts, a new $225 million arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins would contribute next to nothing to Pittsburgh's economy.
Beyond Clustering
Joel Kotkin writes on emerging high-tech location strategy.
More Golf Courses In The Desert
Environmentalists and a developer clash over a proposed 9,000-acre development near the Joshua Tree National Park in California.
Illicit Financing Of Georgia's Northern Arc
A "secret deal" to use toll funds from Georgia 400 to fund the $2.5 billion Northern Arc is called deceitful.
The New High Tech Retail
The New Yorker pans the latest attempt by architect Rem Koolhaus and Prada to redefine retail space in "epicenters".
Proposed Law Aims To Limit Cars In Driveways
Opponents say proposed law unfairly targets immigrants.
Downtown Dallas: A New Farmer's Market
When planners and developers work together, the result can be greater than the sum of its parts, argues a Dallas News editorial.
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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