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The Dreams And Reality Of Telecom City
Towns work together to develop a technology village, but the worsening economy has other ideas.
Portland Provides Public Land For Homeless
Portland, OR, has provided public land, a water hookup, and portable toilets for a tent city for the homeless.
Urban Pioneering In Buffalo
With $100 million in planned investment, will downtown Buffalo finally become a livable urban center?
Places For People
The Central Artery Corridor Master Plan hopes to deliver "places for people" --an underlying promise of Boston's $14 billion "Big Dig" infrastructure project.
The New Chic Vehicle: Hybrid Cars
In San Francisco, there is a five-month wait for one of the new hybrid vehicles. These cars are sexy.
Sprawl By The Numbers
Philadelphia looks at which of its census tracts have doubled in population in 10 years, and find some interesting trends.
Environmental Terrorism In Malibu?
A speculator has purchased 2,000 acres of coveted parkland in Malibu. There is fear that he will build on this pristine land.
Artificial Glaciers: Innovative Solution For Water Shortages
An innovative solution called "artificial glaciers" offers relief to water-starved Himalayan villages in the cold desert regions of Ladakh, India.
Boston's Building Boom
What happens when the Boston Mayor's campaign fund is tied to development?
Will Denver Build A Public Monorail?
Colorado voters will decide in November whether to study building a 165-mph monorail from Denver to Vail.
Houston Finds New Is Not Better
Houston -- the town that once prided itself on knocking down the old to build the new -- is returning to traditional real estate values.
More Freeways Are The Answer To Traffic
Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation argues that public-private partnerships could result in more freeways -- and less traffic.
Restoring The Architecture Of Ellis Island
Visitors to Ellis Island, the facility where immigrants to the U.S. were processed, only see one of the 33 buildings that make up the complex. The others are fine examples of public architecture and should be restored as they have stories to tell.
Sprawl Helps Commuters
In a letter to the editor, Peter Gordon, Professor of real estate development at University of Souther California, makes an observation about commuting times and suggests "time-of-day tolling."
Saving A Fish May Save The River
This article examines the characteristics of the San Gabriel River in Southern California and how saving an endangered fish is good for the river.
Denver's Sprawl Of Shame
A Colorado environmental group publishes a list with the worst sprawling developments the group says represent poor public policy.
Familiar Gives Way To Franchise
Rising rents close down a locally-owned coffee shop in Delray Beach, FL. It will be replaced by a Starbucks.
Census Bureau: Majority Of U.S. Households Have Computers
A report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 51 percent of U.S. households had one or more computers last year and 40 percent were connected to the Internet.
Brooklyn Emerges From Manhattan's Shadow
Brooklyn, NY, is experiencing a "rennaisance." Some residents are concerned about gentrification.
Activists Not Impressed By Developer's 'Smart Growth' Claim
Officials and environmental activists are fighting plans by cranberry grower A.D. Makepeace Company to develop 3,500 to 6,000 units of housing and roughly 3 million square feet of commercial space on their land in Southeastern Massachusetts.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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