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Multi-Use Trail To Foster Health, Sense of Community
The first segment of an 18-mile multi-use trail opens in Benton, Maine.
Vancouver: Planning Trouble In Paradise?
Is Vancouver's housing bubble and density destroying what made the city so livable?
Class, Color, May Influence New Orleans' Recovery
How New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina will depend on who is returning back to the city.
Actually, L.A. Is Not A Good Example Of Sprawl
Despite being considered the poster child for sprawl, Los Angeles is not a particularly good example of sprawl, and by several measures is the densest place in the U.S.
Preserving Open Space Vs. Green Building
A developer proposes to extend a voter-approved Urban Growth Boundary in Livermore, CA, using green building, specifically solar power, as an enticement to gain voter support for their initiative. Environmental organizations galvanize to oppose it.
FEATURE
Ten Common Sense Rules For TOD
What are the necessary ingredients for successful Transit Oriented Development (TOD)? Bruce Liedstrand, Planner for Liedstrand Associates, lists the ten fundamental, common-sense elements of TOD.
Mixed Use Considered For Salisbury Square
Salisbury, Massachusetts is considering a zoning change that would improve walkability, allow for more residential units, and help expand businesses in Salisbury Square.
Millionaires' Town
The Russian town of Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye will focus on attracting 30,000 of the country's wealthiest residents.
The Iconic And Historic... Ranch House?
The ranch house has come to symbolize residential architecture in American between 1945 and 1970. And the ranch house is hip again.
Is Las Vegas Light Rail A Boondoggle In The Making?
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, citing a study by Randal O'Toole, calls the proposed multi-billion-dollar light rail line from Henderson to North Las Vegas a 'white elephant'.
Massive System Failures In Levees Found
Investigators find a series of flaws at every level in the 'conception, design, construction and maintenance' of New Orleans' levee system.
Church Uses Taking Over Poor Cleveland Neighborhoods
Churches and their parking lots dominate some East Side neighborhoods. It's a mixed blessing at best.
The Two Sides Of Waste Management
An editorial sifts through the differences between Integrated Waste Management and Zero Waste.
Wal-Mart Promotes Environmental Sustainability
Wal-Mart CEO announces that the world's largest retailer will hold its suppliers responsible for higher environmental and labor standards.
Amazon Rainforest Destruction Twice That Of Previous Estimates
Analysis of new satellite imagery shows that the Amazon rainforest is disappearing at double the rate of previous estimates.
Idahoans Grapple With Paying For Growth
Growth debate in Idaho centers on property taxes, impact fees and possibly new legislation.
Venice Of The East Loosing Its Lakes To Land Sharks
To the dismay of the residents of Udaipur, India, "land sharks" have been taking over the dry beds of the city's famous lakes and developing them.
Univ. of Calgary's Community Bicycle Program
The University of Calgary’s Transportation Action Group uses abandoned bikes for a free campus-wide community bicycle program.
Suburban-Style Development Going Strong at 45
Philadelphia's Yorktown neighborhood, once an experiment in marketing to middle-class African Americans, continues to mean home to its residents as it nears the half-century mark.
Battling Density In Beerline
One of Milwaukee's most successful brownfield reclamation projects is now facing the questions of how much housing is too much, and how dense is too dense.
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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