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Housing Market Continues To Slow In Massachusetts
An increase in supply and decrease in demand has slowed sales in one of America's most expensive single-family housing markets.
How To Improve Your Commute
A frustrated Houston commuter painstakingly analyzes his travel habits and uses a series of mathematical formulas to determine the optimum commute and save the most time.
Learning From Waterloo
In the face of large-scale manufacturing job losses, Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo region still manages to lead the nation in economic development and innovation.
Transit Funding Option Needed In Idaho
The Idaho Statesman presents an editorial outlining a four step roadmap to obtain necessary public transit funding from a reluctant legislature.
Was Global Warming Behind 2005 Hurricanes?
Scientists debate whether last year's record Atlantic hurricanes can be attributable to greenhouse gases.
FEATURE
Remembering Jane Jacobs
A New Metric Model for Economic Development?
A study of the Northeast Ohio economy provides a different way of analyzing and tracking the impact of economic development initiatives by mathematically analyzing economic data and determining there are eight key factors of regional economic growth.
Designing A Socially Just Downtown
A grassroots coalition in Oakland used its organizing and design skills to produce a housing proposal the city couldn't refuse, despite the mayor's stiff opposition.
Legendary Urbanist Jane Jacobs Dies
The revered writer, activist, and intellectual urban pundit, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, has died at the age of 89.
Residents Reject Tax To Preserve Outer Banks
Voters reject tax to stop the thinning sands of the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
Toll Roads: It's Right Thing To Do
Mike Krusee, Texas House Transportation Committee Chair, says tolls are more efficient and equitable than gas taxes.
Portrait Of A Slumlord?
Anthony Perrotti owns hundreds of crime- and drug-infested apartments in the New Haven area, yet claims to have done little wrong. What gives?
We Are The NIMBYs
Why is a Denver neighborhood organization so eager to spread the word about a locally unwanted land use?
Drowsy And Distracted Drivers Cause 80% Of Crashes
A new government study sheds light on the cause of most crashes -- and the results are startling. Prior analysis of crashes showed "driver inattention" to be responsible for only 1 out of 4 crashes.
Lack Of Political Will Points To 'Drenched Future' In New Orleans
Neal Peirce writes that there is a way to rebuild New Orleans in a responsible, sustainable way: make low-lying areas parkland, and build denser neighborhoods on higher ground. But there appears to be no political will to make it happen.
Gehry To Unveil 'Grand' Scheme For L.A.
The bold designs are part of the ongoing redevelopment of downtown L.A., sparked by Gehry's 2003 Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Ground Zero Intolerance?
The government's plans to move Ground Zero forward are a big step back in time, writes Peter Slatin.
How Planning Can Redesign Los Angeles
Renowned L.A. Architects Brenda Levin and William Fain call on L.A.'s new team of public officials to envision a smarter, denser, more functional city -- and to implement the policies to make it happen.
Designing Cities With Latinos In Mind
The Latino Urban Forum embraces, and adapts, the ideals of New Urbanism to prescribe an updated urban vision -- of walkable streets, healthy neighborhoods, and vibrant informal street life -- for Los Angeles' new urban majority.
BLOG POST
Touring the Infrastructure
Nice bit of writing on London's sewers starting up on <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2139945/entry/0/">Slate</a> today.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <blockquote>Down in the Fleet, Rob shines his helmet lamp on a pipe. It's encrusted with something. "Liquid concrete!" he says with disgust. "This is a throwaway society. Out of sight, out of mind." People will chuck anything, he says. Flushers—wastewater operatives got their name because they used to flush river water into the system to help it flow—have found gold, jewelry, even motorbikes. But mostly they find cotton buds, condoms, and fat.</blockquote>
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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