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In January 1992, The New York Times Sunday Magazine ran a piece by Columbia’s Nicholas Lemann, titled “The Myth of Community Development”.  It was then - timed to provoke critical thinking about the Clinton Administration’s vanilla urban policy of Empowerment Communities (EZ/EC) - a poignant evaluation of community development, and it asked hard questions.<br /> <br /> Questions about the capacity of local organizations, the wisdom of economic development efforts in the hands of anemic CDCs.  Neither wholly right nor wrong, the piece put on the table a necessary skunk:  was it sensible to try to revitalize the inner city using the tools and thinking then at hand?<br />

March 10 - Charles Buki

Designs for the new Transbay Terminal in San Francisco may not be able to handle the amount of passengers expected by 2030, according to transportation officials. Some are calling for a redesign of the plans, set to begin construction next year.

March 10 - San Francisco Chronicle

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<p> <span style="font-size: x-small">This month&#39;s Broadway &quot;opening&quot; proposal is as much a clarion to the new thinking of public street space in America as it is a gift to the people of New York City.<br />

March 10 - Ian Sacs

Half a year after the area erupted in violence, the South Ossetia region of Georgia is struggling to rebuild.

March 10 - International Herald Tribune

Three years after the publication of The High Cost of Free Parking, Prof. Don Shoup's work has begun to take hold across the country. Cities from San Francisco to Washington, DC, are starting to curb traffic and recognize the true cost of parking.

March 9 - InTransition Magazine

With roughly 10,000 foreclosures in the last two years, Cleveland has been hit hard by the economic crisis.

March 9 - The New York Times

A longtime urban cyclist compares cycling today with cycling twenty years ago, and considers how best to move forward.

March 9 - The New York Times

The Center for an Urban Future found that ridership in the greater Manhattan area has been up significantly since 1998. But these routes are precisely the ones targeted for service cuts due to decreased revenue.

March 9 - Center For An Urban Future

Contrary to their dismal depiction in novels and films, suburbs are very satisfying places to live, according to a new survey.

March 9 - The Globe and Mail

California is now offering buyers of new housing units a $10,000 tax credit. The tax break was pushed hard by homebuilders, who say the measure should boost housing starts.

March 9 - California Planning & Development Report

The economic recession is hard to notice in Berlin. The German capital has struggled economically for years and continues to.

March 9 - Der Spiegel

In Detroit, a couple bought a foreclosure for $1900. They've been steadily piecing together a community out of their neighborhood ever since.

March 9 - The New York Times

As climate change affects the habitats and migratory patterns of protected species, many are calling for protected areas to shift along with the animals they're intended to safeguard.

March 9 - The Christian Science Monitor

Three authors in the French Newspaper Le Monde pose possible futures for the car and the automobile industry.

March 9 - Truthout

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March 9 - Alex Krieger

With housing values and sales continuing to plummet along with other major economic indicators, the concern should be about preventing a second great depression, not paying down the deficit, writes Dean Baker.

March 9 - Guardian (UK)

American shopping malls may be dying or already dead, but they are being reincarnated as mixed-use "lifestyle centers".

March 8 - Sustainable Industries

The stimulus package promises to create new green jobs, but are they really the economic solution they're cracked up to be? This piece from <em>Slate</em> questions the common perception.

March 8 - Slate

Veteran Australian architect Philip Cox says Melbourne is long overdue for a makeover, and a move towards people-centric city development.

March 8 - The Age

The Texas Legislature is considering a bill that mirrors efforts in cities across the state and nation to reduce the use of plastic bags or charge for their use.

March 8 - Dallas Morning News