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Senate Spins Its Wheels On Fuel Economy Talks
Senate rejects new fuel mileage standards.
Do Mega-mansions Reduce Sprawl?
USA Today evaluates the premise that tear-downs of older homes and the mega-mansions rising from the ashes are helping to reduce sprawl.
A Passenger System Worthy Of A Great Nation
Neal Pierce wonders when we will start diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from new "spaghetti bowl intersections" to a passenger system "worthy of a great ...nation."
Affordable Housing: Six Serious Obstacles
Roger K. Lewis summarizes the most serious obstacles encountered when developing affordable housing.
Models For Harlem's Revitalization
Harlem has been heralded as the last great fontier of Manhattan real estate.
Skyscapers Won't Be As Tall Anymore
The height of planned skyscrapers has been scaled back following September 11.
Cohousing In Arizona
A Tuscon cohousing community opens -- a "community in balance with nature."
Rural Advocates Winning Sprawl Debate
Recent decisions in Seminole County, FL., favor rural advocates determined to protect rural areas from urban sprawl.
Creating Tampa's First Urban Neighborhood
24-year-old architect Marica McKeel will develop downtown Tampa's first urban neighborhood.
Macon-Atlanta Line Rail Plan Gains Support
Commuter rail is becoming a reality in Georgia.
Planning Can't Keep Up With Development
A Boston Globe editorial charges that new development and gentrification are outpacing planning efforts in Boston's Chinatown.
Tax-Sharing Bill Forces Regionalism Issue
A California tax-sharing bill forces the regionalism issue, but opposition holds firm.
Architects Developing Security Measures For New Buildings
Designers of new buildings are employing a variety of security measures to make structures more resistent to terrorist attacks.
Empty Big Boxes: Communities Rethink The Strip Mall
Retail closings can hurt communities. Some are looking at new uses for the empty "big-box."
EPA Chief's Growing Influence
EPA chief Christie Whitman, considered to be ineffective a year ago, is beginning to assert her influence with the Bush admninistration.
Who Drives The Most?
Robert Dunphy, ULI's transportation expert, comments on who drives the most and the least among large U.S. metropolitan regions.
Wal-Mart Wins At The Polls
For the third time in Arizona, Wal-Mart has won its zoning at the polls.
Reclaiming The Lake
Cleveland plans to open its lakefront to the public.
Commission Tries To Return Initiative Process To The People
David Broder analyses Robert Hertzberg's reform effort
Square Pegs In Round Holes
Planners in engineering firms? It's a better fit than you'd think.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
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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