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Global Warming Treaty Turns 10
The Kyoto Protocol is 10 years old. What has it achieved?
AIA Announces Housing Award Winners
The American Institute of Architects announces 11 recipients of 2004 Housing Awards for community design, and housing.
Hadid Becomes First Woman To Win Architecture's Top Honor
Baghdad-born British architect Zaha Hadid makes history by being the first woman to be awarded the prestigious 2004 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Examining The Impact Of Arts On The Economy
Minnesota Public Radio interviews Professor Ann Markusen about her research analyzing the economic impact of artists.
The Return Of Main Street
A housing project inspired by New Urbanism launches in East Fishkill, N.Y.
Can Southern California Be Saved From A Mobility Meltdown?
Coordinating land use and transportation crucial for Southern California's future.
The 'Straight Story' About Urban Living
Are real estate agents misleading potential home buyers about crime in "up and coming" urban areas?
An Unlikely Smart Growth Advocate Comes To Power
The Los Angeles Times profiles Rick Cole, one of the nation's best known smart growth advocates, and the new city manager of Ventura, CA.
Mega-Churches: The New Inhabitants Of Sprawl
The new spiritual centers sprouting in the nation's sprawling suburbs are extravagant, extra-large, and controversial.
Touring The World's Largest Public Works Project
The L.A. Times Magazine's editor tours China's Yangtze River to visit the Three Gorges Dam, now two-thirds complete.
Granholm Promotes People-Friendly Road Design
Governor's "context-sensitive" approach could resolve old highway battles.
Encouraging Young People To Think About Their Built Environment
British 'Spacemakers' project offers a thought-provoking approach to inclusive urban planning and design practices.
FEATURE
In Defense of the Threatened Hope VI Program
Grants dedicated to revitalizing distressed public housing are needed to correct flawed Federal housing policies of the past.
Clearing The Air In California
The Environmental Protection Agency will begin enforcing tougher air quality standards next year. Reason offers a fast-track approach to compliance.
San Francisco's Icon Ghirardelli Square Has Been Sold
Declining retails sales may lead to a change in land uses at the famous commercial complex.
Regional Efficiency At the Expense of the Suburbs?
For many suburban officials in Illinois, the proposed consolidation of two regional planning agencies is a threat to their influence over the disbursement of transportation dollars.
Specialists Challenge Fire Management Strategies in California
Specialists at UC Berkeley 'challenge the basic assumption underlying fire management strategies used to prevent wildfires' like the one that recently ravaged through Southern California.
A Streetcar Named Disaster
The Houston Review takes a hard look at Houston's new MetroRail transit system.
Father Of The Mall
Victor Gruen invented the enclosed mall, and Alfred Taubman "perfected it." What were they thinking?
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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