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Struggling Luxury Malls
The contrasting success of the Merrick Park and Bal Harbour luxury malls in Miami's surburbs are a reminder of the importance of neighborhoods.
Boston Zips Through The Big Dig...and Actually Likes It
After over a decade of work, the Big Dig is partly open for traffic and it is delighting drivers.
Why Arizona Housing Bubble Will Not Burst
Rising housing values in Greater Phoenix may remind us of the recent speculative bubble of Wall Street, but there is reason to be optimistic.
Texas County Leads Nation In Growth
Rockwall County near Dallas boasts nation's highest population growth while almost half of the state's counties have lost population.
Bechtel Selected For Iraq Infrastructure Contract
For the first time in history, an American corporation will be rebuilding an entire foreign country.
A Master Of Mass Housing
Samuel J. LeFrak, an outspoken champion of middle-income housing, dies at 85.
A Good Deal Or 'Sweetheart' Deal?
Is the deal involving a 1,000-car parking garage at the beach, built at no cost to the city and the developer of proposed 1 million square foot high rise condo in Fort Lauderdale a sweetheart deal?
'Two Towns, One Community'
Real estate agents promote the area's racial and ethnic diversity as an inclusiveness campaign helps increase property values.
Redevelopment In The U.K.
A UK panel finds that national redevelopment policies are 'disjointed and wasteful.'
Businesses, Students Collaborate To Transform A Streetscape
A collaboration between store owners and architecture students aims to transform the streetscape of University Avenue.
Tourism And Transit
A new research brief argues that strategies for placing public transport at the heart of leisure and tourism mobility need to be developed.
Slow Sprawl With Smaller Lots
Zoning rules that require large lots are contributing to sprawl.
Seattle Monorail Declared Historic
Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board has declared the Seattle Center monorail historic, complicating plans for a new line.
$100 Million Plan To Revitalize Downtown Brooklyn
Revitalization plan includes rezoning to encourage commercial and residential development.
New York Needs A 21st-century Transit System
City Limits explains why New York can't afford not to build a 21st-century public transportation system.
A Green Solution To Improve Cities
Big cities like Chicago and Atlanta are discovering the benefits of urban trees.
Placemaking: Smart Growth And The Arts
Artists need places and places need artists -- how the arts and smart growth can work together.
Top 20 States Losing Farmland To Development
Farming on the Edge presents the top 20 states losing prime farmland to development, as well as posters and images.
APA Researchers Brief Michigan Land Use Leadership Council
Urge Council Members to "Fix What's Broken" Before Addressing Complex Issues
GPS Technology Is Vulnerable
Attempts to jam GPS-based weapons and navigation systems are a reminder of just how vulnerable GPS technology really is.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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