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The Link Between Teen Births and Poverty
A 40-percent decline in teen births since 1991 has reduced problems of poverty in Baltimore.
A History of Housing Segregation
Baltimore's public housing has been segregated since the 1930s, leading to concentrations of poverty in the inner city.
Shutters Offer a Window of Opportunity
Shutters could be more than quaint decorations on American homes in the 21st century.
The Perfect L.A. Car
Organizers of the L.A. Auto Show challenge designers to come up with the "perfect L.A. car."
AIA Honor Awards 2005
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the 2005 recipients of the AIA Honor Awards.
High Hopes For Harlem
A group of investors is betting $220 million on a new Harlem renaissance, in the form of a new office, hotel and retail complex.
Hybrids Causing Congestion
The explosion of the clean fuel vehicle market in Washington has caused heaches for carpoolers.
Metropolitan Planning Organizations Reviewed
Have MPOs undertaken actions consistent with environmental justice andtransportation equity mandates?
Land Bank Goes To Work On Flint
County uses new state laws to redevelop abandoned properties
Encouraging Downtown To Reach New Heights
Proposal would allow Seattle downtown buildings to be taller in an effort to increase density, attract jobs, and curb sprawl.
Condo Conversions Are The New Residential Reality
Low mortgage costs and high home prices have launched a rash of condo conversions--a new trend that's bound to continue.
Exurban Development Generates Discontent, Arson
Why did a group of young men attack an upscale sub-division? Investigators encountered a puzzling scenario.
Boomburbs At Buildout?
Many 'Boomburbs,' or large fast-growing suburbs, are nearing their buildout, argues Robert E. Lang.
EPA Enforcer Unruffled By Political Crossfire
EPA Inspector General's reports stir up political storms.
CA Transportation Systsem 'On Verge Of Collapse'
California's transportation program is in crisis and on the verge of collapse", according to the California Transportation Commission's annual report.
Washington D.C. Area Economic Forecast
Even as it slows down from rapid growth in 2004, the economy of the Washington D.C. area will expand faster than the rest of the nation.
The Rise of the 'Eco-Renovators'
Ecologically-sensitive design, building and decorating has entered the mainstream development community -- in some places.
'Mom And Pop' Motels Will Disappear
Small motels along the "Space Coast" are disappearing.
The Future Of Homes And Housing
One expert sees more Americans living in midsize cities near large urban centers.
Downtown Buildings Lure University Tenants
Universities are investing heavily in Providence, RI.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
