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New Orlean's Canals -- An 'Open Wound'?
New Orleans debates the future of the city's canals "that betrayed this city".
Striking NYC Transit Workers To Go Back To Work
A mediator reports that transit union leaders have agreed to allow striking employees to return to work while negotiations continue.
Fastest Growing States in United States
CNN Money publishes its list of the fastest-growing states in the US. And for the 19th straight year, Nevada leads the list.
Forest City's Interest in Metropolitan L.A
Forest City's long-term investment in L.A.'s core is paying off, says Senior VP of Development Kevin Ratner.
Global Design and Development Trends
A group of architectural and development professionals and thinkers discuss their views about recent trends across the globe.
The Housing 'Cool Quotient'
Welcome to the latest In LA high-rise style: In Los Angeles, the newest housing status symbol for the young, design-savvy crowd is a condo in the 32-story Modernist block of stucco and glass on Sunset Blvd, and built in 1964.
Manhattan's Biotech Bid
Can a California REIT find happiness (i.e., tenants) for a big biotech building on the East River?
FEATURE
Gulf Bogey
When <em>The New York Times</em> linked CNU planners to an alleged scheme to replace a neighborhood with a golf course, it blundered and missed a larger story on renewing Coastal Missisippi, say CNU co-authors John Norquist and Stephen Filmanowicz.
Greener Taxis in NYC
Just in time for the transit strike, we learn that Big Apple taxis will be cleaner and more energy efficient -- and the SUVs should be able to handle the increased passenger loads as well.
A Planning Commission Embraces Height And Density
Oakland's Planning Commission is delighted to approve two residential highrises as the city continues enjoying its downtown revival under Mayor Jerry Brown.
Infill and New Urbanism Are Madison's New Official City Policy
The new city plan for Madison, WI, "turns suburban sprawl on its head" by making infill and new urbanism the official city policies.
Regional Planning Blossoms In The UK
Many of the UK's heartland cities -- Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow -- are thriving again, partyly thanks to a regional focus by the government.
How Kyoto Protocol is Transforming The Energy Business World-wide
The Kyoto Protocol is transforming the energy business across the world -- some areas will profit while others miss out.
Best Places To Find Affordable Homes
Business Week surveys the locations of affordable housing in all regions of the US.
John Norquist: From Detroit to Shanghai
Governments worldwide scramble to catch up with New Urbanism.
Where Do 7 Million People Go When Transit Shuts Down?
What are the alternatives for the 7 million daily transit riders? Cabs seem like a good alternative, but cabbies may also stay home if the strike goes on.
NYC Transit Strike: Voting for the Suburbs
Cold New Yorkers think: This is what I pay taxes for? The strike is a sad lesson, both for transit and those who enjoy New York's unique urban lifestyle. It is the lesson of New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina, writes Wendell Cox.
NYC Transit Strike Enters Second Day
The Transit Union disputes a daily fine of $1 million for ignoring injunctions barring a strike. The strike causes traffic chaos and estimates of economic damages reach $400 million per day.
Innovating Southern California's Goods Movement System
Former California governors, Jerry Brown, George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis team up to propose a better system for handling the environmental impacts of increased trade in Southern California's ports.
Preservation The Nation's Last Shaker Community
Final four members of America's only populated Shaker village, in rural Maine, agree to a preservation plan to protect the enclave from subdivisions.
Yukon Government
Caltrans
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Norman, Oklahoma
City of Portland
City of Laramie
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