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World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets

Cushman & Wakefield researches the most expensive retail location in the world. Would you believe $700 per square foot?

February 5 - National Real Estate Investor

Barracks To Townhomes: Public Housing

A young architect returns to the East L.A. projects to make them safer and more livable.

February 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Kansas City: Three Strategies For Success

Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.

February 5 - The Kansas City Star

Myth Of Social Capital In Community Development

The traditional understanding of "social capital" is fundamentally flawed.

February 5 - Fannie Mae Foundation

Los Angeles Goes Green

Los Angeles is no longer content to be the smoggy, energy-hogging city of the past.

February 5 - Environmental News Network


Downtown Los Angeles Poised For Renewal

The prospects for downtown Los Angeles, the "last big urban frontier in the US," are bright.

February 5 - GlobeSt.com

Why Isn't The Bay Area A Center For New Urbanism?

Even though New Urbanism wouldn't exist without the Bay Area and its visionaries, the movement still lacks a presence in the region. Why?

February 4 - The San Francisco Chronicle


The Most Crowded Communities In CA

Analysis of the 2000 census indicates that the most crowded communities in California are desolate rural towns.

February 4 - The Los Angeles Times

Architects Envision The Future For WTC Site

Noted architects envision the future of the World Trade Center site.

February 4 - The Washington Post

The Fiasco Of Suburbia

Author James Howard Kunstler takes an incisive look at the dilemma of open space conservation as a means of salvaging community.

February 4 - Orion Online

What Makes For Good Ferry Design?

San Francisco Bay Crossing Magazine offers up a curmudgeonly-review of the new Alameda – Oakland ferry, Peralta.

February 4 - Bay Crossings

A Medieval Model: The Future Of Urban Planning?

Steven Johnson discusses the challenges urban planners face in creating the cities of the future that offer protection from terrorism.

February 4 - Wired

Sarasota's Urban Services Boundary Working

Sarasota's urban service boundary has worked remarkably well in encouraging in-fill development. But a shift in strategy may change things.

February 4 - Florida Herald Tribune

A New Sprawl Index In The Making

"Sprawl" has become a common, everyday word, yet until now it had little definition other than "I know it when I see it."

February 4 - Fannie Mae Foundation

California Cities Under Pressure

A new report examines local growth controls and residential development policy in California cities.

February 4 - Public Policy Institute of California

HUD's 2002 Income Limits Published

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development releases fiscal year 2002 income limits.

February 4 - HUD News

Eco Terrorists Convicted

It's much harder for the FBI to catch and convict these anti-growth terrorists than you might expect.

February 3 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Texas' Big, Bold Transportation Plan

Texas Governor Perry's transportation plan would create 4,000 miles of new transportation corridors across Texas for $175 billion.

February 3 - Dallas News

Eco-friendly Development With 'Rain Gardens'

"Rain gardens" can filter and cleanse polluted urban storm water.

February 3 - Sun Spot

Broward County Losing Ground In Green Space Battle

Broward County, FL., is losing the battle over the last remaining pristine green space.

February 3 - Sun-Sentinel

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