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New Jersey's E-ZPass Troubles Caused By Popularity
E-ZPass, New Jersey's electronic toll system is being called an "unmitigated disaster." Others say the barely one year old system's problems are not unique and are caused by its popularity.
Massachusetts Gives OK For South Shore Rail Service
After a 17 year legal battle, commuter rail service will return to the South Shore
Broward County's Rules For Naming Streets?
Broward Country, FL, deals with the tricky issues of naming streets after people. Naming streets after a politician create additional complications.
Agritourism Vs. Sprawl
Agritourism might be the next big thing -- an economic alternative to sprawl.
Contractual Agreements And Neighborhood Evolution
This academic paper presents a simulation of urban neighbourhood formation and growth based on the economic theory of property rights.
Hybrid Cars And SUVs Missing In The Marketplace
Hybrid cars and trucks are here and ready for the road, but are car makers, politicians and the American consumer ready for them?
San Francisco's San Quentin May Become Suburbia
Thanks to skyrocketing housing prices, San Quentin -- the oldest penitentiary in California -- may be razed and replaced with housing.
Raleigh Tries Villages To Curb Sprawl
Planners struggle to figure out how avoid the sprawl and gridlock that are expected to accompany two big shopping malls in Raleigh and Durham.
Ecotourism Disney Style
Disney is creating a resort in the center of the African forests -- in Florida.
Monumental Mistakes: Blocked Sidewalks
Ugly contruction sites are blocking off sidewalks; this is "irritating, costly, dangerous, stupid and contrary to...common-sense."
Monumental Mistakes: Incomplete Transformation
The task of saving the Old Post Office is left unfinished.
Citizens Take Charge In Declining Neighborhoods
Residents of declining neighborhoods in Greenvill, SC, are creating their master plan at a charrette.
Orange County, CA Faces More Development
With ever higher rents and low vacancy levels, Orange County's only choice may be to move ahead with more development if it wants to house its work force.
Developers Look For The Road Name Less Traveled
Planners in the fast growing Charlotte area say growth is making it harder to christen streets.
Cape Cod Train Would Spur Development
Opponents of the proposal to bring passenger train service to Cape Cod say the plan could derail years of careful planning and land management.
Monumental Mistakes: Temporary Turns Permanent
Ugly temporary structures last a long time.
Monumental Mistakes: Jersey Barriers
An ugly "concrete necklace" surrounds the Washington monument.
Successfully Blending In Affordable Housing
A postive lesson for advocates of mixed-income housing.
How Golf Can Revive A Blighted Neighborhood
Tom Cousins is building what "experts say is one of the most impressive mixed-income communities in America" around a golf course. Will it work in other cities?
Gated Communities: Security Or Social Isolation?
Are gated communities popular because they provide security or because gates increase the resale values of home? Critics say gated communities promote "social isolation" and "civic fragmentation."
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
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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