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Land Use Vs. Religion In Seattle

Seattle churches want an exemption to the area's growth limits to build churches in areas where development normally does not go.

March 20 - The Seattle Times

Las Vegas Seeks Urban Legitimacy

Las Vegas, Nevada has been ridiculed as a warped caricature of american culture. It now wants cosmopolitan trappings.

March 20 - The Los Angeles Times

'Destination Real Estate' To Be Explored

'Destination Real Estate' includes shopping centers that combine retail stores with entertainment uses.

March 20 - The Los Angeles Times

ULI Residential Housing Case Study

ULI publishes a complete case study of Normandie Village, an award-winning residential apartment complex in East Hollywood, California.

March 20 - Urban Land Institute

Raleigh-Durham Market Update

Reis.com, a resource of commercial real estate trends, looks at Raleigh-Durham and Cleveland in it's most current update.

March 20 - REIS


Immigration Fueling Big U.S. Cities

According to census figures, cities that attracted immigrants grew turning around decades of deterioration.

March 20 - The Washington Post

Attack Of The Monster Homes

Oversized homes are causing tension between residents and cities as planners hurry to rewrite zoning laws in order to restrict the size of houses.

March 19 - The New York Times


New Community Development Journal

Capital Ideas, a new web-based journal, premiers with an article discussing how civic intermediaries can alleviate poverty.

March 19 - The Brookings Institution

Downtown Revival Comes To The South

Southern cities discover the economic advantages of dynamic downtowns.

March 19 - The New York Times

Las Vegas: Utopia Of Clowns

James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, publishes a chapter from his forthcoming book on the Web.

March 19 - James Howard Kunstler

Finding Good Dirt

As buildable sites get harder to find and more expensive to develop, developers are becoming more creative and taking greater risks.

March 19 - Urban Land Magazine

Will L.A.'s Chinatown Bloom Again?

The next chapter in the long story of downtown L.A.'s revitalization is in progress with the Cornfield's purchase.

March 19 - The Los Angeles Times

Is Sprawl Unstoppable?

"Open-space" programs are popular in Colorado.

March 19 - The Denver Post

The Economic Case For New Urbanism

Executives are recognizing that the talent pool is richest in places that are livable, diverse, and have high concentrations of ammenities.

March 19 - Fast Company

Cleveland Retail Market Update

Cleveland, once derided as the "mistake by the lake," gives birth to a retail rennaisance.

March 19 - REIS

Nation's Most Racially Segregated Cities

Most of the nation's cities are still racially segregated.

March 19 - Chicago Sun-Times

The Citizen Planner's Fix-It Manual

This excerpted chapter is from a "fix-it manual" for citizen planners working on improving their towns or neighborhoods.

March 18 - Terrain

Car Sharing In San Francisco

San Francisco has just initiated a City CarShare program thatrents cars by the hour to its members.

March 18 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A Hot Property In L.A.

Everyone wants a piece of this prime 7-acre parcel in Wilshire Center.

March 18 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s Sleeping Beauties In Demand Again

There are some beautiful 1920's era buildings that are being restored in L.A. They are in much demand as residences.

March 18 - The Los Angeles Times

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