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Context-Sensitive Design In Wisconsin
Milwaukee transportation planners and consultants explore ideas to make a large highway reconstruction project more neighborhood-friendly.
L.A.'s Most Civil Neighborhood
Los Angeles' Lafayette Square is a model of civility in a city of grittiness. And it's not your average gated community.
A Call For Sound Coastal Planning
At a conference on coastal growth sponsored by the Georgia Conservancy and other environmental groups, Edward T.McMahon, director of land use programs for The Conservation Fund called for careful growth control along Georgia's coastline.
Local Codes Prohibit New Urbanism
While smart growth is a hot topic, cities don't have any regulations that allow compact development.
Sprawl: Wildlife Enemy Number One
A new report finds that urban sprawl is the most dangerous threat to native animals and plants and their habitats.
Building An Urban Soul
More and more communities are realizing they need a downtown -- and trying to build them from scratch.
Cleaner Air Or Better Classrooms?
Officials are considering a rule to take polluting school buses off the street, but opponents say it will only take more money from schools.
A Florida City's Consultant Confusion
A Hallandale Beach City Commissioner who constantly complained that City staff is wasting funds on a consultant studying ways to revitalize a declining area, learns no consultant was ever hired.
When Planners Go Bad
Ontario, CA police caught a planner accepting bribes. Now it looks more like a pervasive pattern of corruption.
Boston's Bold Transit Guarantee
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority now guarantees on-time bus and subway service; if it's late, it's free.
Berkeley's Bicycle Boulevards
Berkeley, CA, hopes newly unveiled bicycle boulevards will draw cyclists away from major arterial roads.
Wreckreation: Selling The Nation's Natural Resources
It's been called "wreakreation" and "ecotainment." How will it impact the nation's natural landscape?
World's Best Tap Water
Contest for the city with the best public tap water draws international attention to drinking water quality.
Amtrak To Introduce Express Trains
Amtrak will introduce more high-speed Acela Express trains.
Cuomo HUD Reports Criticized
In the last day of the Clinton administration, HUD spent $200,000 on reports that have been criticized for being aimed at promoting then-Secretary Andrew Cuomo's political career.
The Limits Of Growth
Donella Meadows,the world-renowed environmentalist will be remembered for her seminal work 'The Limits to Growth' and her contributions to environmentalism.
Sprawl Index: Cities Ranked By Sprawl
USA Today publishes its "Sprawl Index" of 271 metro areas and a seven-page feature on the impact of sprawl on America.
St. Paul's Urban Villages
Planners have chosen mixed-used development to revitalize underused land for four major projects in St. Paul, MN. Will the strategy work?
The De-Malling Of America
A number of dying, first-generation malls are being transformed into compact, mixed-use centers.
Money Back Guarantee On Transit
Boston-area transit riders have been promised on-time service or their money back.
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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