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Efforts Near Stadium Not A Home Run

The U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago hopes to benefit from the redevelopment efforts occuring in its vicinity.

July 14 - The Chicago Tribune

New Mexico Revives Light Rail Idea

New Mexico is looking seriously at a long-debated concept to establish a light-rail line between Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

July 14 - Santa Fe New Mexican

FEATURE

Power To The People

Affordable and user-friendly technology could provide an exciting new platform for discussing planning and development issues.

July 14 - Abhijeet Chavan

Rail Ridership Exceeds Expectations

A study of rail-based public transit systems in nine U.S. cities finds that rail systems have boosted redevelopment around transit stations.

July 13 - Metro Magazine

How GPS Is Changing Our World

GPS technology is transforming businesses.

July 13 - Fast Company


Colorado's Big Straw

Is Colorado's plan to pipe its river water back over the Rocky Mountains to support new communities audacious or absurd?

July 13 - The Los Angeles Times

ShoreBank to Lend In Developing Countries

ShoreBank, known for its investments in community development in the U.S., is expanding its services to developing countries.

July 13 - Chicago Sun-Times


Beltway HOT Lanes Proposal Endorsed

Public-private partnership proposal to add four new managed lanes to virginia's portion of the Beltway moves ahead.

July 13 - The Washington Post

Legislation Would Target School Overcrowding

Decision by the Harford County Council in Maryland delayed in considering a bill designed to slow residential development to ease overcrowding in public schools.

July 13 - The Baltimore Sun

Rebirth Of Downtown Los Angeles

A critial mass or residents is achieving what past revitalization efforts haven't: a 24x7 downtown in Los Angeles

July 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Wright's Grandson Continues Architectural Tradition

Frank Lloyd Wright's grandson hope to build his grandfather's plan for a dream city.

July 12 - Voice Of America

Coastal Dilemma

The California Coastal Commission is caught between environmental activists and a persistent landowner on issuing a permit in an environmentally-sensitive area.

July 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Building A Wright-Designed Gas Station

A 1920s design by Frank Lloyd Wright to be built in Buffalo.

July 12 - The Buffalo News

More Buzz About 40B

Massachusetts "anti-snob" zoning law continues to foreground tension over the need for affordable housing and how many units communities are willing to accept.

July 12 - The Boston Globe

America's Sweatiest Cities

Deodorant company publishes the results of a survey on the sweatiest cities in the U.S.

July 11 - Old Spice

Job Fair Addresses Employment Challenges Faced By The Homeless

Local employers in Austin, TX participate in a job fair for the homeless.

July 11 - KnowledgePlex

Growing Smart With Land Conservation

This workbook series is a guide for communities seeking to create a greenprint conservation program.

July 11 - The Trust for Public Land

Half Of Downtown Is A Parking Lot

Group offers a tour of downtown Buffalo that showcases parking lots and ramps in "all their glorious splendor" to draw attention to the fact that parking occupies much of downtown.

July 11 - The Buffalo News

Top Planner Says Toronto Is Crumbling

Toronto's public transit, housing, and social services, sidewalks, streets, and parks are in trouble.

July 11 - The Toronto Star

Retail Projects Barred For Community and Economic Development

A change in a Texas law precludes the ability of development boards to fund retail projects.

July 11 - KnowledgePlex

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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.