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Ground Zero: Underground Work Will Take Years

Years of underground rebuilding must be completed at the site of the World Trade Center before anything can be built above ground.

March 27 - The New York Times

EPA To Support Air Quality Standards

In a victory for environmentalists and public health advocates, federal appeals court uploads air pollution standards.

March 27 - The Washington Post

New York's New Mayor Puts Public Transit Above Cars

In contrast to Mayor Giuliani, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is favoring transit as an alternative to private cars.

March 27 - The New York Times

Bush And Critters

It's how you interpret the species law, not what it says.

March 27 - California Planning and Development Report

Two Studies Raise Questions About Gentrification

Two new studies suggest that gentrification empowers lower-income residents.

March 27 - The New York Times


Tribal Casino Development Outlook

With the billions of dollars being poured into tribal gaming operations, there exists a wide vista of outside development opportunities.

March 27 - REIS

Land Conservation Builds Community

Peter Forbes of the Trust for Public Land offers an essay about how land conservation can change a community.

March 27 - Terrain


Greensboro's Regional Progress

A new high-speed rail corridor lays a template for a network of rail lines from Washington to Charlotte.

March 26 - News-Record

New York: Transit By Example

New York's Mayor Bloomberg is making the battle against gridlock one of his administration's top priorities.

March 26 - The New York Times

New Songdo Intelligent City

A U.S. company has been selected to build South Korea's $12.5-billion massive 'New Songdo Intelligent City'.

March 26 - Business Wire

States Cutting Funds For Anti-sprawl Programs

A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council says states are reducing funding for anti-sprawl initiatives.

March 26 - National Center For Policy Analysis

Is Architecture Magazine Closing?

Architecture Magazine's Editor-in-Chief discusses rumors predicting the magazine's departure.

March 26 - ArchNewsNow.com

Shaping The City: Gray And Green Infrastructure

"The Green Infrastructure Guide" published by the Regional Planning Partnership, a nonprofit organization based in Princeton, N.J., offers suggestions for protecting a city's green infrastructure.

March 26 - The Washington Post

Anti-sprawl Budgets Drying Up

According to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, states are cutting funds for open-space and "anti-sprawl" initiatives.

March 26 - USA Today

The 'Real Backbone' Of Cities

How do cities work? Neal Peirce looks at how cities are adopting a "neighborhoods approach."

March 26 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Paramount,, CA: A Brave Turnaround

Declared a "disaster area" in a 1982 HUD study, the city of Paramount, CA, is fighting blight and remaking itself.

March 26 - The New York Times

A 'New Deal' For Lower Manhattan?

Herbert Muschamp writes about the challenges architects, planners, and engineers face in rebuilding Lower Manhattan.

March 26 - The New York Times

Baltimore Region Transit Plan To Expand

Baltimore region transit system will extend to Howard and Columbia counties.

March 25 - The Washington Post

A History Of Andres Duany And New Urbanism

American City and County features an in-depth discussion of the history, evolution, benefits and criticisms of the New Urbanism.

March 25 - American City And County

Using Transit For Community Development

A church-based community development organization is leveraging new rail transit to transform one of Chicago's roughest neighborhoods.

March 25 - Michigan Land Use Institute

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