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Revitalizing Communities Through Preservation
Can combining public transport and historic preservation create successful communities?
The Future Of Planning: Water Boards
Water boards in fast-growing cities are beginning to reject optimistic estimates of water supply -- effectively halting development.
Upstate Economic Drift Requires New York State Policy Change
Transition and Renewal: The Emergence of a Diverse Upstate Economy
Seattle's Startling Economic Development Deal
Boeing can no longer make a profit in Washington without heavy -- and startling -- taxpayer subsidies, charges the Evergreen Freedom Foundation.
Gentrification Hasn't Driven Out Gangs
Shootings provoke different responses from old and new residents.
Spiraling Home Costs Are Bad For Economic Development
Want to live Northern California's Bay Area? You'll need to earn at last $124,000 per year, according to a new study.
Los Angeles Grapples With Big Box Ban
Cecilia Estolano, Special Assistant to the City Attorney, discusses the latest developments in L.A.'s efforts to restrict the proliferation of these gigantic retail/grocery outlets.
Durango: A Benchmark In The Smart Growth Movement
Four Corners growth spurs Durango to shape its direction -- a style that would be a benchmark in the smart-growth movement.
Is Everything For Sale When Municipal Budgets Are Tight?
It's not just Snapple getting an exclusive deal in NYC, smaller cities are getting into the game.
What Happened To The Urban Agenda?
The presidential campaigns are in full swing, but the issues facing cities are largely absent from the debate. Is there an urban agenda in national politics?
Who Pays For Transportation Infrastructure?
California's budget crisis is bringing the issue of transportation funding to the forefront
The Real Cost Of Housing Subsidies
Subsidized low-cost housing costs more than private projects, according to new research.
Canadian Group Selected For New York Redevelopment
Urban Strategies and Artscape play key role in one of the largest New York redevelopment projects in years.
Applying The Vancouver Experience To San Francisco
How Vancouver ideas do -- and do not -- help in shaping San Francisco's first high density neighborhood.
Gehry To Unveil Redesign For Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto architects ponder the influence of Frank Gehry on the eve of his long-awaited homecoming
Dickensian London: A Character In Itself
Dickens wrote so evocatively of the city's sites -- many of which can still be found.
Los Angeles Plans For A Walkable Downtown
Martha Welborne, managing director of the Grand Avenue Authority, discusses the most recent developments in the project that promises to define downtown L.A. and finally create a center for the region.
California's $37-billion Bullet Train
By 2020, over 68 million riders would use a statewide bullet train connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. But is $37-billion too much?
A New Coat Of Paint
Lithuania's past complicates the restoration of its capital's historic center.
The Trend Toward Commercial Condominiums
Speculative business parks aimed at ownership by small businesses are a hot new market.
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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