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The New Trend: Hotel Theme Parks
A growing number of travelers are looking for hotels that have been transformed into little theme parks.
A Sign Of The Times
A $20 million Reuters sign in New York City's Times Square, brings groundbreaking digital interactivity to public spaces.
If You Build Roads, Will They Come?
If you build additional road capacity, will traffic volume increase? Maybe, maybe not, according to the results of a new study.
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Conventional Rail vs. 'Gadgetbahnen'
Do "innovative" transportation solutions such as MAGLEV monorail and personal rapid transit offer greater utility than conventional steel wheel and rail technology? Or are they simply clunky and expensive alternatives?
A Search For The Perfect Home
A Washington, D.C. couple searches across 350 metro areas for the perfect community -- and finds it in Tampa, Florida.
Jesus Would Take Transit
A response to the new religious campaign against SUVs pokes fun at the question, 'What Would Jesus Drive?'
Using Parks To Revive Cleveland's Economy
Non-profit and city leaders join forces to revitalize downtown greenspaces.
How Would You Solve Gridlock?
Motorists submit a plethora of ideas for solving transportation problems at the request of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta.
Place Marketing
How do you market a place? Can a city be sold like soap?
Template Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente lauches a new program that will establish standardized models for design and construction of its hospitals.
London's Traffic Nightmare
Urban driving in London has never been so bad. With looming congestion charges, residents wonder: Will things get better?
Minorities And Poor Harmed By Anti-Sprawl Policies
A new study concludes that smart growth hurts the underclass at disproportionately high rates.
Big Plans Afoot For Downtown New Rochelle
A series of ambitious development plans for downtown New Rocelle look promising.
New WTC Plans: Innovative, Creative, Exciting
Plans developed by seven design teams comprising of prominent architecs for rebuilding at the World Trade Center site have drawn praise for being creative.
Sprawl Draining Groundwater In Lake County
Rapid growth in Lake County, FL, is depleting groundwater resources.
Eco-friendly Stores In Canada
The outdoor-gear retailer's new store will consume half the energy used by "big box" stores.
Learning From L.A. Secession
Tavis Smiley speaks with regular commentator Connie Rice about the wider implications of Los Angeles' failed secession initiative.
Water Supply Disaster Forecast For West
Global warming will have a devastating effect on the availability of water in the western United States, according to a new study.
Project Uses New Urbanism To Prevent Sprawl
A development project in Clarksburg, MD, looks different from traditional subdivisions.
The Multi Purpose Platform Bunker
The MPP is portable, watertight and bombproof. Though not-yet priced for Home Depot shelves, this clever pod has multiple applications.
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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Planning for Universal Design
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