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Nashville's Cultural Cluster

Nashville civic leaders seek to create a 'cultural cluster' through quality mixed-use infill projects.

March 20 - Nashville City Paper

Using Markets To Help Clean Waterways

Virginia is taking the advice of economists and using markets to help clean waterways.

March 20 - Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond

Making Inner-Ring Suburbs Redevelopment-Ready

Michigan Suburbs Alliance creating standards to certify inner-ring suburbs as redevelopment-ready.

March 19 - The Detroit News

Take The Stairs

Designing inviting stairways in buildings makes it easier for people to get exercise and lose weight.

March 19 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Land Use Power: Raising The Stakes

Florida county and its cities fight over land use power.

March 19 - Sun-Sentinel


Public Transit And 'Fractal Stupidity'

British management consultant Peter Cochrane wonders if society's belief that public transit is the answer is in fact, 'fractal stupidity'.

March 19 - Silicon.com

The Mall Before The Sprawl

A 50th birthday retrospective of a mall that started it all and the sprawl that followed.

March 19 - The Detroit Free Press


A Gated Community On Every Corner?

Are gated communities a legitimate alternative to increase safety, or a fundamental breakdown of the social fabric.

March 19 - The Guardian Unlimited

Nation's Top 50 Destination Cities

A national migration trend report by U-Haul ranks the top 50 Destination Cities in the U.S.

March 19 - U-Haul

A Brief History Of The New Times Square

Times Square has changed with the city. The New Yorker offers a brief history of the Square's unique transformation.

March 19 - The New Yorker

Is 'Personal Rapid Transit' A Realistic Alternative?

PRT works in its promoters' heads, but has yet to work in reality after 40 years of trying.

March 19 - Light Rail Progress

NIMBYism With a Twist

Low-income residents of Brewerytown, PA are saying no to the development of 200 new upscale townhomes.

March 19 - The Philadelphia Daily News

The Safest Skyscraper In The World?

Architects designing the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero have to battle gravity, wind, ...and fear.

March 18 - The New York Times

Recreating an Urban Center Without Big Business

Berlin's unification promised an infusion of global investment and development. When that didn't materialize, a vibrant counterculture arose in its place.

March 18 - The Washington Post

Urban Greening: A New Approach

A new solution for vacant lots in blighted neighborhood works in Philadelphia.

March 18 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Arizona Establishes 'Aging 2020 Plan'

State agencies must prepare for influx of baby boomer retirees.

March 18 - The Arizona Republic

Designing Gang-Resistant Urban Parks

Across the nation, designers of urban parks address the growing gang problem.

March 18 - The Washington Post

More Roads Increase Traffic and Pollution

A recent report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund supports linkage between highway construction and air pollution.

March 18 - PIRG

Avoiding The 'Traffic Mess' That Lies Ahead

If we neglect rail today, we are heading for for a "great snarled traffic mess" warns Neal Peirce.

March 18 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Oil Field Mega Projects

The world is likely to be entering an era of permanently-declining oil supplies in the next decade.

March 18 - Petroleum Review

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