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Back To The City
Babay boomers are leaving the suburbs and moving to pedestrian-friendly cities.
Increase in Intermodal Rail Traffic Strains Infrastructure
Trains and trucks are rolling again as the economy improves. But the recovery of the freight business brings challenges for infrastructure strained by increasing traffic. [Link corrected]
Traffic Control Of The Future
Could a futuristic reservation-based traffic system reduce the need for signals and increase traffic flow?
Introducing The Strip's New Monorail
The long-awaited Vegas monorail takes off. Will it fly?
Full Speed Ahead For Rapid Transit To Indianapolis
The Indianapolis area could see the region's first rapid-transit line as soon as 2011, serving as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people on a Northeast route that will connect Hamilton County with downtown.
Sherman's March To Wal-Mart
The swath of destruction to farmland and natural areas caused by urban sprawl in the American South is worse than the damage wrought by General Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War.
Old Boston, New Boston: A Work In Progress
The struggle between tradition and innovation has characterized the city since colonial days.
Riding Around Town In A Greasemobile
Rising gas prices got you down? Cheap fuel for your car may be as close as the deep fryer at your local diner.
Telecommute... Or I Will Cut Your Budget
Two Congressmen are proposing legislation to increase the number of government telecommuters.
South Carolina's Growing Irritation Toward Sprawl
South Carolina's upcountry 33 acres a day are being lost to large retail chains such as Wal-Mart and Target.
The Anti-Sprawl Concept Car
Smart Cities group joins forces with Frank Gehry and General Motors to design a concept car that tackles pollution, safety and urban sprawl.
Smart-growth Controversy in Albuquerque
Albuquerque Tribune columnist Jeffry Gardner rants about Smart-growth efforts in Albuquerque, calling them misguided -- especially in the context of housing affordability.
Widespread Reductions in Housing Assistance
A new study details cuts in local housing aid caused by a Department of Housing and Urban Development funding change.
Small Towns With Creative Strategies
By adopting creative strategies, small towns revitalize spaces left behind by empty big boxes.
How Architects Are Rebuidling Their Firms
Growing architecture firms are adopting structures modeled after law firms that share ownership with multiple partners.
'Top 10 Stupid Environmental Policies'
To be environmentally smart, we need only to be less stupid.
Soldier Field in Danger of Losing Landmark Status
The National Park Service has recommended to withdraw the landmark status of Chicago's newly renovated Soldier Field. Some have also recommended removing it from the National Register of Historic Places.
Are SUV Drivers 'Idiots'?
The Mayor of London wants to levy a double congestion charge on SUVs. Are SUV owners "bad people"?
Remaking A City Center
Southern California's Inland Empire city of Ontario moves to remake its civic center.
UCLA's Smart Growth Conference Revolution Or Hot Air?
Dan Rosenfeld pins down the ubiquitous yet evasive term, smart growth and argues that UCLA Extension's Smart Growth Conference has advanced the smart growth cause among the development community..
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Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
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