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San Jose Inspires Ottawa Smart Growth Summit
San Jose, CA, inspires the Ottawa 20/20 Smart Growth Summit.
Subway Sponsorships Overestimated
Plans to sell advertising space on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail have been a bust.
California's Booming Power Plant Industry
Facing an electricity crisis, the hottest California real estate market is suddenly power plants.
The Worst Cars And SUVs For The Environment
Microsoft's CarPoint details the cars, trucks and SUVs that are worst for the environment.
New Jersey Commission Approves New State Plan
The updated State Development and Redevelopment Plan is intended to curb suburban sprawl and rebuild cities.
Carpool Web Site Calculates Commute Time
A website developed by the Virginia Department of Transportation enables commuters to calculate commute time.
Moving Beyond Bland Cluster Housing
The Urban Land Institute will develop creative solutions to the problem of uninspiring and congested housing in Anchorage, Alaska.
DC Mayor Debates Free Mansion
Location of donated property irks city residents.
California Housing Caps Won't Go Away
The growth management tool of choice these days seems to be the growth boundary, not the growth cap.
Nation's Infrastructure Crumbling
Engineers warn that roads, airports and power plants are headed for multiple breakdowns.
Godmother Of The American City
An interview with the renowned urbanist Jane Jacobs.
Denver's Downtown Success
Denver has sprawl -- but also a counterweight to sprawl.
Sprawl Hits The Wall In Los Angeles
A new study reports that the Los Angeles region is at a crisis point.
The Malling Of Manhattan
Are our cities turning into suburbs?
Maryland County Struggles With Open Space Plan
Montgomery County, MD, is having trouble with its open space plan as opponents raise concerns over cost and property rights.
Futuristic Shanghai's Risky Bet: Train On Air
Shanghai, striving to be the city of the future, begins construction on the world's first commercial railway based on magnetic levitation technology. Will MagLev succeed this time?
Charlotte: A Better Version Of Atlanta
Unlike sprawling Atlanta, Charlotte has focused its development in the urban core.
E-commerce And The Environment
On the surface, e-commerce seems to be an environmental benefit. But on closer inspection, there are many unseen costs.
The Green Space Race
Across the nation billions of dollars are being spent on parks and land preservation. Atlanta is part of this national trend.
Planners Predict Airport Growth
Regional planners forecast huge increases in passenger traffic for Burbank and Palmdale over the next 25 years.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
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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