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Creating A Massive New Urbanist Sin City

Two new 'mini-city' developments in Las Vegas could alter the Las Vegas landscape by the end of the decade.

November 16 - Wall St. Journal

Do Ballparks Really Spur Revitalization?

What comes first, the brew pub or the stadium?

November 16 - The Washington Post

Restaurant Recycling Eases Landfill Burden

California's expanding restaurant food waste recycling program gives back to agricultural areas and draws international attention.

November 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Open Source Web Strategies For E-government

In a time of increasing expectations and tight budgets, e-government initiatives can benefit from the flexibility and freedom offered by open source web content management systems.

November 15 - Urban And Regional Information Systems Association

Reclaiming A Historic Town Square

Savannah's City Council has approved the conversion of a parking garage back to its original use as a town square.

November 15 - Savannah Morning News


Is East Atlanta Losing Its Soul?

An inner city Atlanta neighborhood struggles with gentrification.

November 15 - The Next American City

Forcing The State To Complete Required Transit Projects

Approval of Boston's $14-billion Big Dig included an array of mitigating transit projects. Now the State is having second thoughts.

November 15 - The Boston Globe


High-end Mixed Use On The Strip

Three billion dollar project in Vegas emphasizes living spaces and other nongambling features.

November 15 - Las Vegas Sun

New Urbanism And The Popsicle Test

CNU offers a simple "popsicle test" to determine if your neighborhood is a New Urbanist neighborhood.

November 15 - The Charlotte Observer

Gentrification Of Queens

Manhattanites are doing what was once unthinkable -- moving to Queens.

November 15 - The New York Times

Do You Really Want To Stop Urban Sprawl?

Reason's Chris Fiscelli offers his prescription for how planners can stop urban sprawl.

November 15 - Planetizen

New Social Idealism For Architects Needed

A call for modernism to recover the sense of social purpose it enjoyed in the early 20th century.

November 15 - INTBAU

A Primer On Workforce Housing

Thanks to incentives and increased demand, some developers are find workforce housing a viable development option.

November 15 - The Los Angeles Times

FEATURE

Taking a Lesson in Math to Limit Urban Sprawl

November 15 - Chris Fiscelli

Does The Market Prefer Smart Growth?

Governments should get out of the way and let the market drive the real estate industry to smart growth.

November 14 - Star Tribune

Map Unveiled For California Bullet Train

California's High-Speed Rail board has published it's propsed alignment for the state's futuristic 'bullet train'.

November 14 - California High-Speed Rail Authority

$100-Million University Boulevard Architectural Design Competition

Creating a world-class college town is the impetus behind the competiton hosted by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

November 14 - Vancouver Free Press

TV On Transit - A Denver Experiment

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver is considering adding televisions to public transit.

November 14 - CBS News

Michigan Cities' Four-Point Urban Agenda

Detroit's Kilpatrick and Grand Rapids' Heartwell partner for urban progress.

November 14 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Prison Or A Mixed Use Community?

The needs of prison expansion are pitted against demand for housing.

November 13 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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