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AAA Survey Reports Surprising Results

AAA Arizona members who responded to the survey and rely almost exclusively on automobiles for daily transportation needs would opt to spend more money on public transit than new roads, according to the survey results.

March 9 - AAA

The New Center Of Los Angeles -- The Grove

The Grove has taken jaded Los Angeles by storm. Is this the future of shopping malls?

March 9 - The Planning Report

Decentralizing Big Universities

Many universities are trying to counteract impersonal campuses through the establishment of decentralized residential colleges.

March 9 - The Washington Post

American Institute Of Architecture Students

Zach Borders offers an update on the student's FORUM 2003 conference in Chicago, which drew 1,300 architecture students, educators and professionals.

March 9 - The Town Paper

A New Era For Affordable Housing

Competition for tax credits and incentives are turning yesterday's gray, boxy apartment into eye-catching mixed-use facilities.

March 9 - National Real Estate Investor


On The Job In NY With Julie Menin

Julie Menin is president of Wall Street Rising -- their newest project is a downtown information center.

March 8 - Crain's New York Business

Mr. And Mrs. Ground Zero

'The Libeskinds' -- The winning architect brings his wife along. Or does she bring him along? Introducing Daniel and Nina Libeskind.

March 8 - New York Post


Small Towns Confront An Urban Problem

Homelessness is on the rise in America's rural areas.

March 8 - The Christian Science Monitor

Profile Of A New Town

An award-winning urban village is climbing the hills of Issaquah, WA.

March 8 - The Town Paper

Bullet Train Dispute Turns Ugly

The millionaire supporter of Florida's bullet train clashes with Governor Jeb Bush

March 8 - Sun-Sentinel

Virginia Beach's Green Line

Virginia Beach has relied on a strong municipally enforced boundary to stop sprawl. But pressure is mounting to open the 'green line.'

March 7 - Virginian Pilot

White House Announces Historic Preservation Initiative

Text from First Lady Laura Bush's speech to the National Association of Counties.

March 7 - The White House

Real Environmental Racism

That the world's poor cause environmental destruction is a disturbing tenet propounded by many environmentalists.

March 7 - Reason Online

Los Angeles' Invisible Architect

Welton Becket's mid-century civic designs are the city's latest retro treasures

March 7 - The Los Angeles Times

National Trend Toward Edge Cities Continues

The newly-released journey-to-work Census data confirms a decades-long national trend toward 'edge cities.'

March 7 - The Los Angeles Times

Nation's Most Chaotic Traffic Pattern

New Jersey has one of the nation's most chaotic traffic patterns. Is mass transit up to the challenge?

March 7 - The Star-Ledger

An Industrial Nightmare In San Francisco?

The SF Weekly details the story of how San Francisco planners, trying to save the city's dwindling industrial base, have damaged the city's economic future.

March 7 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Reverse Commuting Picks Up Speed

The nation's commuting patterns are getting more complex.

March 7 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The SmartCode: A Weapon To Fight The Sprawl War

'The SmartCode', published by urban design firm DPZ is now available as an alternative to conventional zoning regulations.

March 7 - The Town Paper

Residential Reuse Of Industrial Sites Increasing

The urban living boom is causing many to re-examine the residential potential of industrial and brownfield sites.

March 7 - The New York Times

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