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Integrated Policies Necessary For Sustainability
European research project underlines the importance of integrating land use and transportation policies.
Casinos As Entertainment District Anchors
An Indian tribe plans to use its land and casinos to anchor a mile-square entertainment district in Palm Springs.
Canadian Municipalities Want a New Deal
Canadian cities are lobbying for a new relationship with the federal government.
Community Housing Advocates Suffer A Blow
A New York court sides with two landlords to evict commnity organizers, and will be a shock to housing advocates.
Vandalism Ends Up Uniting A Community
The Kentlands community mobilized like never before to catch two teenage vandals terrorizing the community.
Car Ownership For $4 Per Hour
An innovative nonprofit car sharing program that rents cars for $2-$4 per hour is catching on.
What It Takes To Redevelop A City
Smart City Radio show host Carol Colletta talks with developers from Denver and Baltimore taking on tough in-fill projects in their cities.
Tension Over Granny Units
A new California law makes it much easier to legally convert a garage into a small rental.
Tallahassee-Leon County's New Planning Director
Wayne Tedder is the new planning director for Tallahassee-Leon County, overseeing a staff of 29 employees.
Does Your City Attract Corporate Relocations?
See how relocation experts rank U.S cities for corporate expansions and relocations.
Utah Governor Offers Smart Growth Carrot To Cities
New program offers funding, technical assitance if cities commit to Smart Growth.
City Approves Largest New Urbanist Development
Top national planner says Durango's "epic plan" would be a smart-growth "benchmark."
A Small Town's First Part-time Planner
A refreshing article about a planning commission in the small town of Rutland, MA, that hires its first part-time planner -- and appreciates him.
When Gangs And Rail Collide
J. Eric Priestley tells a story about gang confrontation on the nation's busiest and deadliest light-rail line.
Suburb Plans To Raze Entire Downtown And Build A New One
Lake Zurich, IL, plans to create an entirely new downtown district within an existing town after razing the existing one.
Downtown Plans Favor Big Development Over Public's Needs
The author argues against big development plans that do not consider community needs such as the one to bring the NJ Nets basketball team to Brooklyn with a new stadium.
National Complacency Keeps Expats Abroad
What makes a country attractive (or unattractive) to live in? An expat's perspective.
Tribe Offers Casino Deal
A California Indian tribe has proposed a 'tax for monopoly' initiative that would allow casinos to expand as much as the market allows.
Citywide Fiber-optic Ring To Aid Economic Development
Provo, UT City Council approves $39.5 million to build citywide fiber-optic system.
Stories From The Nation's Deadliest Light-rail Line
Ben Quiñones shares his observations about traveling on L.A.'s 'Ghetto Blue' -- the busiest and the deadliest light-rail line in the nation.
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