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Looking For Common Ground In Oregon
A task force will be appointed to find ways to close the growing rift in Oregon's statewide land use program.
Is Portland Too Perfect?
A travel writer explains what makes Portland so liveable.
Supersizing The Suburban McMansion
Top home builders report that the top-selling designs are home with more and bigger rooms.
Store Size Caps Enacted For Big Box Retailers
The City of Largo, Florida is next in a growing list of cities that have enacted design restrictions and store size caps for big box stores.
The Iraq War and the American Dream
Americans must make the connection between their residential and transportation lifestyles and their nation's wars, writes Derrick Jackson.
The Return Of The 'Mainstream American City'
With mid-sized cities like Charlotte gaining population, developers are looking at the alternatives to suburban living.
Mayor Warns: We Couldn't Stop Development
The mayor of New Jersey town warns another similar-sized city to be wary of developers who lie.
A Big-Box Wasteland?
Big box retail stores are eating away at the 'American soul like a cancer', argues SF Gate Columnist, Mark Morford.
Inhabitable Grain Bins Have Their Advantages
Promised applications range from homes to guest retreats to refugee shelters.
Will Big Box Stores Succeed In Portland?
Metro, Portland's regional government, is considering strategies to keep megastores from revived urban centers.
Historic Shaker Village Saved From Sprawl
The only remaining active Shaker community in the world has teamed up with 10 other conservation and preservation groups to curb sprawl and preserve their heritage.
Smart Growth Scorecards
The Growth Management Leadership Alliance lists scorecards developed by states and cities to help determine if a project meets principles of smart growth.
Downtown Vancouver: 'Living First' Becomes 'Condos Only'
Is downtown Vancouver becoming a fool's paradise because of short-sighted planning? People are moving downtown to live and play here, but not to work.
Housing Prices Hit All-Time High
Single home prices set a record over the past year.
America's Most Liberal And Conservative Cities
A new study ranks the liberal and conservative political leanings of 237 American cities.
Panhandling Banned In Downtown Atlanta
Despite several protests, a measure to ban panhandling in downtown Atlanta is expected to be signed.
Volunteer Architecture
Public Architecture calculates that one percent of the standard 2,080-hour work year would total 20 pro bono hours per annum.
MA Prepares To Take Over Big Dig
The contract for completion ends on December 31st, but there's still a lot of work ahead.
Brand Your City
Smart City interviews Chicago's branding expert, Paul O'Connor, about how to brand a city.
Conservation Easements Gaining Popularity
More and more property owners are donating their land to trusts to preserve the property.
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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