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CA Redevelopment Agencies Brace For Severe Budget Cuts
The California Redevelopment Association's John Shirey discusses the dire immediate future facing the state's redevelopment agencies.
Water Quality Threatened In Major U.S. Cities
NRDC studies 19 municipal water systems and finds that pollution, old pipes and outdated treatment threaten tap water quality.
The Future Of The Florida Panhandle
Florida's largest private landowner has many developments planned for an environmentally sensitive area.
Is WTC Design Being Undermined?
Civic and planning groups charge that business interests are attempting to undermine Libeskind's design concepts.
Selling Smart Growth To Skeptical Americans
Is it possible to convince Americans to embrace mixed-use walkable communities?
A New Look For San Antonio's 'Undiscovered' South Side
A new San Antonio land use plan aims to balance development between north and south.
America 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
National Trust for Historic Preservation announces its 2003 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Federal Funding For Historic Preservation Of Churches
The Bush administration recently eliminated the exclusion against using federal funds for historic preservation of churches.
Mayors Support Bush's Homelessness Plan
The U.S. Conference of Mayors edorses the Bush administration's plan to end chronic homelessness in 10 years.
Sen. McCain Opposes Growth Near Luke Base
Arizona approves development plans inside the noise limits of Luke Air Force Base angering Sen. John McCain among others.
A Low Cost (Open Source) Web GIS
The University of Minnesota Mapserver is a open-source map server that offers a dramatically lower-cost alternative to to existing proprietary web-enabled geographic information systems.
Developer Hopes Project Will Revitalize Neighborhood
A nonprofit urban housing developer is rebuilding dilapidated but historic homes into apartments for low-income working families in downtown Albany, NY neighborhood.
Cincinatti's New Zoning Code
Cincinnati's zoning code is undergoing its first major rewriting since 1963, and preserving vistas will figure prominently.
Cities Unveil Long-Term Development Plans
20-year plans finalized by cities of the Phoenix Valley Area emphasize vibrant downtowns and the economy.
Cambridge: Where Bohemia Meets Big Bucks
Brainy Cambridge -- also called the People's Republic of Cambridge -- tops list of US cities with the highest percentages of million-dollar homes.
Green Power Broker Explains Urban Park Fundamentals
The Planning Report talks to Joe Edmiston of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy about the challenges and pitfalls of developing parks in urban Los Angeles.
Freddie Mac Scandal?
Home mortgage giant Freddie Mac fires its president and replaces two senior executives amid accounting review irregularities.
Pedestrians Reclaim Cities
Around the world, many of the world's cities are being reclaimed by pedestrians.
Kabul: Rebuild Or Start Afresh?
Some want the 'Paris of the East' restored; others want its future to reflect the horrors of war.
Troublesome Traffic Intersection: A Tangle Or A Trademark?
The Florida Department of Transportation calls Wilton Manors's 'Five Points' intersection a troublesome traffic spot that needs fixing, but the proposed solution has residents fuming.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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