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Residents Resist Dense Development
While planners prefer dense development around a Metro station, residents resist "Urban Village" concept.
Legislature Is Asked To Mediate City-developer Squabble
The Texas Legislature has been asked by a developer to intervene in a land development regulation conflict with a growing community.
City Halts New Development
Concerned about straining exisiting infrastructure, the mayor of Frederick, MD, order a halt on new development.
The Barbarian At The AICP Gate
Contrarian planner Rich Carson spoke at the AICP Symposium in New Orleans and provided his negative assessment of professional certification.
Preservationists Win Victory In California
The State high court ruled that cities cannot lift landmark status from historic homes without environmental review.
A New Ethnic Order In Southern California
Latinos have ascended to dominance in L.A. and nonwhites came to outnumber whites according to census data now out.
Fort Lauderdale To Revitalize City's Poorest Section
After a decade of debate on how to revitalize Fort Lauderdale's northwest area, city leaders agreed this week to pay for a $45 million, five-year project aimed at revitalizing the City's poorest section.
Is California Running Out Of Land?
A shortage of developable land in California may change how the state grows.
Pittsburgh Tests New Bus Safety System
A new collision avoidance system is being tested by Carnegie Mellon University on 100 city public transit buses.
The Internet Changes Land Use Planning
How will the development of the Internet and telecommunications change the nature of land use?
San Francisco Will Lose 80% Of Dot-Coms
A report by real estate company Cushman & Wakefield Inc. predicts that the dot-com industry in S.F. will collapse in the next year.
Park On A Bridge
Planners are looking to put a park-on-a-bridge over Fort Washington Way in downtown Cincinnati.
Regional Tax Revenue Sharing Would Slow Sprawl
A new report from the Sierra Club touts the benefits of regional taxrevenue sharing with the ultimate aim of curbing sprawl.
Federal Buildings And Revitilization
A large federal facility can have a dramatic impact on the vitality and livability of a community. Government planners are recognizing this.
Sun City Project Scales Back
This Texas developer is taking the unusual step of limiting development in order to increase revenues.
The Politics Of Smart Growth
An slate of "Smart Growth" Supervisors get elected ... and then threaten their mandate by actually trying to define the term.
Is Smart Growth A Bad Idea?
Critics say "smart growth" is great if your dream is to live in a noisy apartment, take a crowded train to work and never see a tree, but it is hardly a model for a utopian society.
The Tale Of Two Cities: L.A. & The Valley
The LAFCO report is out and it says that the Valley City proposal is viable. A secession vote is sure to come.
Recycling Sewage Water Into Tap Water
A $600-million program to convert recycled sewage for taps is nearing approval in Southern California.
The Most Polluted City In America
Can Butte, Montana -- perhaps the most polluted city in the U.S. -- capitalize on its contamination?
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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