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Township Wants Voice In Land-use
The nation's oldest form of local government is seeking to gain land-use authority long reserved for cities -- a change that would likely alter patterns of urban growth and development.
Urban Planning Has Lessons For Business
The bustling urban streets of New York in the 1960s could be a template for the modern office and workplace.
Texas' New Property System
Bell County, Texas has built an innovative Web-based GIS system to provide property and tax information.
Anti-Sprawl Arsons In Arizona
Luxury homes are being built at the edge of the desert near Scottsdale. Anti-sprawl activists are burning them.
Houston's Transit: Just Build It
Then 25-year debate over Houston's rail line has many frustrated. A member of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Board shares his opinion.
Amtrak Shares Plans For High-speed Rail
At a high-speed rail presentation held at the University of Illinois, Amtrak official talks about what it would take to make high-speed rail successful in the U.S.
Arizona City Adopts Slow Growth Rules
Scottsdale, AZ, adopts new ordinances to force scrutiny of large-scale projects.
Passenger Rail Service Can Work For Us
Building more highways won't solve our transportation problems, says Dave Zweifel in an editorial about bringing passenger rail to Madison, WI.
Linking Environment, Sustainability, and Businesses
Oregon state government has launched a website that links environmental and economic sustainability efforts.
Eco-Arson
Luxury homes in Phoenix are the latest targets by an eco-terrorism group.
A Building Renaissance In Downtown LA
There will be a new school built on Grand Avenue. It will hold its own with the new cathedral and Disney Hall.
California's Water Shortage
A water shortage seems likely to compound the state's crippling electricity shortage.
Seattle Light Rail Project Cost Increases
After intense discussion, light-rail in Seattle will serve the Southcenter Mall, increasing costs.
Sustainable Design For Schools
PPRC's guide for designingsustainable schools includes three successful case studies.
Two More Cities Served By Seattle-Tacoma Line
The Sounder heavy-rail system adds stops at two Washington cities; will they see a rail-related boom?
VA Lawmaker To Block Western Bypass Highway
Proposed outer belt around the nation's capital draws ire.
Environmental Extortion On CA Coast
In a move that conservationists say is a trap, Hearst Corp. says that it has a compromise to get its resort approved.
City Rail Crossing Curbs Are Rejected
Judge overturns Seattle's efforts to restrict freight train activity.
Ideas For Limiting Growth
Leaders from the San Diego Association of Governments dicussed proposals for coping with the region's growth.
Are Truck Emissions The Real Enemy?
A debate over the danger of diesel emissions and what to do about them is raging between environmentalists and truckers.
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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