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Prince Charles Blasts UK Planners
Prince Charles launches an attack on the 'cavalier attitude' of Britain's architects and planners.
University and City Butt Heads On Density
Tallahassee, FL, envisions a denser, more walkable future near Florida State University than the university's administration.
Can American-Type Sprawl Happen In The U.K.?
A professor from England visiting Arizona wonders if America's dangerous exurban growth will find its way to the UK.
Louisville Plans 'City Of Parks'
Louisville, KY, plans a 15-year $20 million upgrade of its park system, expanding it to its suburbs.
World City Competitiveness Index
A new Brookings Institution report ranks world cities based on competitiveness.
Tapping Into The Urban Unconscious
Magazines and new media are unearthing our cities' hidden stories and stressing the need for quality public space.
Evaluating Census Data On Gated Communities
A first look at the Census' "Gated Community" data examines the differences among different types of gated communities.
Supreme Court Likely To Uphold Eminent Domain
In Kelo v. City of New London, oral arguments seemed to favor city's redevelopment plan.
Transportation Justice
Grist Magazine correspondent Ansje Miller reports from a conference on transportation and justice.
Eminent Domain Case At The Supreme Court
Landowner challenges use of eminent domain to allow private developer to build baseball stadium.
Jolts Of Economic Juice
ULI's Maureen McAvey discusses "catalytic projects" and how they can transform troubled neighborhoods in positive directions.
College Town Redux
East Lansing works to reinvent itself with a balance of students and young families.
The Parkmaker
National Geographic Magazine publishes a feature-length profile of Frederick Law Olmsted's impact of America's urban plarks.
Large Merger Of Land Trusts Aimed At Slowing Sprawl
Eight land trusts dedicated to saving farmlands and forests in nine Northeast Ohio announce plans to merge.
Designing For The Homeless
Sam Davis was awarded in 2002 a Guggenheim Fellowship to write his new book, Designing for the Homeless: Architecture that Works.
Groundwater Features In Development Debate
A half-billion-dollar residential and commercial complex development will incorporate an extensive rainwater collection and groundwater replenishment system.
University Builds For The 'Millenial Generation'
Xavier University creates a building plan to address the needs and desires of college students born after 1982.
Federal Backlog Delays Development Projects In Florida
A backlog in getting development permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers is delaying development projects such as new housing, shopping centers, and roads.
Nary A Drop To Divert
A rash of water-rights lawsuits in California worries conservationists.
The Reality of 'New Urbanism'
Why New Urbanism does not appeal to the vast majority of buyers.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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