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New Public Square Brings Life Back to Downtown Detroit
Detroit's new public square, Campus Martius, has brought life back to an infamously moribund downtown.
Mixed-use Projects To Reshape Downtown Riverside, CA
Mixed use comes to downtown Riverside (CA), with several housing, office and commercial projects scheduled to break ground in 2006.
Protest Over Development in Rural China Turns Deadly
The fatal rioting over a proposed coal plant shows that rural residents who are bearing the environmental and social costs of China's hyper-development may be running out of patience.
A Big Wave Of Mini-hydro Projects
Interest revives in hydropower on a small scale, sparked by the new energy bill and high fuel costs.
'Mall Backlash' A Growing Trend
Old-style downtowns benefit from comsumers' "mall overload".
Why Zoning Increases House Prices
With just six percent of US land developed, zoning laws should reflect community needs, writes Samuel R. Staley.
Residents Dislike Tourism Emphasis Of Gulf Coast Rebuilding
While politicians are leaning to New Urbanism for Gulf Coast rebuilding, residents are not so sure.
Smart Growth in Reno
Physical constraints force Reno planners to consider smart growth.
Designing For Intersection Safety
Crashes are twice as likely to occur at intersections where there is a signal compared to those with no controls (no signs nor signals) at all.
New Orleans Levees' Flaws Were Obvious
Concerns were raised decades ago about the design and stability of New Orelean's levees.
The New Sin City Chamber of Commerce
Feeling ignored by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, the region's adult industry forms its own
The Beer Game And The Bullwhip
Astonishing results emerge when Carlos Daganzo applies traffic flow theory to supply chains.
Recovery and Rebuilding In Louisiana
The Louisiana Recovery and Rebuilding conference covered a variety of topics, including goals and design principles for rebuilding, and community & economic development.
A Park Under The Freeway
Seattle's I-5 Colonnade Park, which is under a freeway offramp, is drawing both curiosity and disdain for both its placement and unusual features.
BusinessWeek's Top Green Companies
BusinessWeek evaluates how major companies are responding to the race against climate change, and are seizing the initiative to reduce greenhouse gases.
Greuel: Fixing Transportation In LA
Councilmember Wendy Greuel says that getting L.A. moving requires doing small fixes now and planning for big projects in the future.
Do Social-Environmental Economic Performance Indicators Work?
A new report reviews how well the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Economic Performance Indicators have been applied by 33 companies, including GE, McDonald's, Novo Nordisk, Shell, Starbucks, and Toyota.
Alaska's Shrinking Lakes
Researchers from at the University of Alaska Fairbanks find that Alaska's lakes are shrinking at a dramatic rate.
New Orleans Residents Struggle To Keep Homes
Three months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents face evictions as rents skyrocket.
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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