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Building TODs Before The T?
<p>Though the fate of Seattle's light rail plans remain undecided, developers are moving forward with plans for transit node developments.</p>
Citywide Wi-Fi Plans Abandoned In St. Louis
<p>Joining the ranks of other major American cities like Chicago, San Francisco and Houston, St. Louis has lost its bid to build a citywide wi-fi network. AT&T cites high costs as it pulls out.</p>
Ad Plans Dropped From Golden Gate
<p>A proposal to include advertising in certain visitor areas near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge has been rejected.</p>
Downtown Toronto Booms
<p>With a flood of new condos, booming downtown Toronto is the fastest-growing area in the city.</p>
Survey Reveals Americans Preference For Transit Development
<p>A new survey from Smart Growth America notes that three-fourths of Americans think improving public transportation is a better long term solution than building roads.</p>
Berkeley Reveals Solar Vision
<p>In an effort to curb its energy use, the city of Berkeley, California, is considering a plan that would subsidize the installation of solar panels on homes in the city.</p>
Energy Efficiency Grants Under Scrutiny
<p>Government programs that subsidize energy-efficiency improvements in houses are being reconsidered as some claim the effort isn't worth the benefit.</p>
The Business Of Architecture: 2007 Survey Results
<p>Demand for architectural services remained strong in most regions of the country except in Florida, Michigan, and the Ohio Valley.</p>
CA High Speed Rail Receives 'Vote Of Confidence'
<p>The California Transportation Commission allocated $15.5 million to the state's High-Speed Rail Authority for environmental, engineering and design work on short, designated corridors for the 700-mile, $40 billion rail system.</p>
Earth Headed For Environmental 'Tipping Point'
<p>A recent 540-page report from the United Nations outlines the mega-problem of climate change, warning that failure to act may cause irreversible damage.</p>
Making Communities 'Fire Smart'
<p>Canada has already seen devastating urban forest fires, and some communities are preparing for the worst by adopting "FireSmart" principles into their bylaws.</p>
Friday Funny: New York Steak
<p>This article from the meat-focused magazine <em>Meatpaper</em> discusses Manhattan and its similarities to a slab of meat, and looks at how Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs would have sliced their New York steaks.</p>
Emptying Pocket Parks In Detroit
<p>Detroit is planning to sell off nearly 100 of its public parks to make way for redevelopment. The mostly small, pocket parks have been increasingly abandoned as their neighborhoods decline in population.</p>
The Sustainability Century
<p>Leading climate change scientist Tim Flannery talks about impact of global warming, the silencing of science, micro wind turbines, geothermal energy, compressed-air cars and what the California fires have in common with those in Greece and Australia.</p>
Buffalo Chips
<p>Over the past 75 years, Buffalo, New York, has gone on a long downward spiral of deterioration and depopulation. Instead of pumping money into this failing city, legislators should focus on helping its people, writes Edward L. Glaeser.</p>
Condos Keep Vancouver's Market Hot
<p>Now Canada'a most expensive housing market, downtown Vancouver is attracting more and more big-spending buyers and watching its property values skyrocket.</p>
The Beauty Of Parking Garages
<p>Most people think of parking garages as ugly behemoths that perform a necessary evil, but one author and architect has a different way of looking at them.</p>
Staidums Slowly Growing Greener
<p>Stadium design and renovation creates the opportunity for massive energy savings from these large complexes, but not many of the most energy-efficient designs have moved past the drawing board. But some projects are taking incremental steps.</p>
Tackling Climate Change With Land Use
<p>This opinion piece looks at how technology alone can't be depended on to solve the environmental threats of climate change. Land use and development patterns must also be addressed.</p>
Help! My Stadium Needs A Parking Plan
<p>Major league stadiums are turning to planners to help deal with the parking snafus that can keep fans from coming to games.</p>
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