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The Big Dig: Nation's Largest Public Works Project

Boston's Central Artery project -- also known as the 'Big Dig' -- is the nation's largest public works endeavor. Does it suffer from a lack of vision?

May 21 - The Washington Post

U.S. Traffic Congestion Will Double By 2020

U.S. News and World Report takes an in-depth look at traffic and concludes that fundamental change is needed.

May 21 - U.S. News And World Report

City Loses Rights To Its Domain Name

An International court rules that an Australian city doesn't own the trademark rights to it's name.

May 21 - Government Technology

America's Best Schools

Time Magazine picks the best schools in America. The results may surprise you.

May 21 - Time

Growth Dries The Rio Grande

For the first time in recorded history, the Rio Grande no longer empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

May 21 - The Christian Science Monitor


Urban Runoff Top Cause Of Coastal Pollution

Experts discuss urban runoff pollution at a University of Connecticut land use seminar.

May 20 - Cape Gazette

Tax Structure Causes Suburban Sprawl

The city manager of Lynchburg, VA, says relying on development and tax revenue causes sprawl.

May 20 - The News & Observer


Zoning New York's Sex Industry

Did New York really clean up Times Square, or did it just relocate New York's sex industry?

May 20 - Reason Online

A Decade Of Innovation

The Spring, 2001 issue of NeighborWorks Bright Ideas focuses on a decade of innovation in housing issues.

May 20 - NeighborWorks Journal

Using High-tech To Protect The Border

San Diego's Operation Gatekeeper is using innovative technologies to stem the flow of illegal immigrants.

May 20 - Government Technology

Maryland Governer Signs Smart Growth Law

New programs aimed at reducing sprawl and expanding mass transit.

May 19 - The Washington Post

The Real Nevada

Statistics show Nevada, home to the glittering Las Vegas, is at the bottom of many lists.

May 19 - The New York Times

Kentucky Creates Smart Growth Task Force

Kentucky is growing faster than the national average.

May 19 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

San Francisco Hoping For A Sunny Future

This week, San Francisco law makers announced a plan to develop the largest solar power network in the U.S.

May 19 - The Los Angeles Times

Marketing Transportation Projects

Boston has the Big-Dig. Now, Denver is giving its $1.67 billion light-rail and highway expansion project a name that drivers can curse when they're stuck in traffic - T-Rex.

May 19 - The Denver Post

Arcology In The Arizona Desert

Architect Paolo Soleri's vision is 'arcology' -- the merging of architecture and ecology in the Arizona desert.

May 18 - The Christian Science Monitor

Chicago Is Not Getting Older

Analysis of Census 2000 data shows who is living in Chicago and lists the oldest and youngest communities.

May 18 - Chicago Sun-Times

Frank Gehry Meets Frank Lloyd Wright

An exhibition of the work of noted architect Frank Gehry opens in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum in New York.

May 18 - The New York Times

Voyeur Website Violates Zoning Code

An adult website being run out of a home in Tarpon Springs, Florida is fined $500 per day for no adult use permit.

May 18 - The St. Petersburg Times

Growth Vs. The Church

Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle is opposed to the urban growth boundary in King County, WA.Andrew C. Huff reviews court decisions in similar cases.

May 18 - The Seattle Times

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