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Innovative Project Provides Housing For Farm Workers
Innovative project links housing quality with farm worker health.
A Global Groundwater Disaster?
Groundwater stores -- the source of water for nearly 2 billion people -- are quickly being depleted.
The Decimated Aviation Industry And Airport Planning
LAX chief Lydia Kennard discusses the impact of recent economic woes in the aviation industry on airport planning and the recent performance of LAX.
A New Focus On Roundabouts
The increasing use of roundabouts are part of a nationwide trend toward traffic calming.
Welcome To The New America
A quiet but dramatic change is taking place in American society as the nation enters a post-ethnic era.
Repairing 'A Tear' In Downtown
Delaware's (Ohio) new master plan envisions a landscaped, six-lane boulevard to reunify the city and promote riverfront development.
Cincinnati Tries To Stop The Flight Of Generation X
Cincinnati's young adults are growing up and moving out at alarming rates,and the city has shifted its approach to lure and keep the young.
TOD Is No Silver Bullet
Transit oriented development just as hard to develop in Massachusetts as any other type of development.
Amtrak Is Here To Stay
Amtrak will never overcome its deficit, but public support for a national long-distance train system means that Amtrak is here to stay.
An Unlikely Tourist Attraction
A experiment in combining tourism, social activism, and housing, the Global Village and Discovery Center is a unique theme park.
The Future That Never Was
A conference on 'Past Visions of America's Transportation Future' asks why forecasts are so often wrong.
Top City For Architecture Buffs
Amsterdam is futuristic, pragmatic, and fast becoming a top design destination.
An Insider's Look At Bechtel
After months of pounding by the media for cost overruns and its contract to rebuild Iraq, construction giant Bechtel is warmly profiled by the L.A. Times.
Prop. 13 At 25: The Debate Continues
On the 25h anniversary of California's landmark Prop. 13, the debate over its impact continues.
Booming Housing, But No Planning
With 300 miles of dirt road and a booming housing market, Riverside County, CA is like the old west for developers.
Avoid The Folly Of Sprawl
Parris Glendening, former governor of Maryland, and now a leading national Smart Growth advocate, warns about adverse impacts of urban sprawl.
Behind The Rhode Island Nightclub Fire
The Boston Globe examines the roll of inspectors and code violations at The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, which killed 100.
Mobility 2030: Breaking Atlanta's Gridlock
Commuters get to voice their opinions about Atlanta Regional Commission's unprecedented transportation plan aimed at easing traffic congestion in metro Atlanta.
The Unlikely Journey Of A Future Planner
The Los Angeles Times chronicles the story of a UC Berkeley honors student who spent a semester sleeping in parks.
Transit Benefits: False Advertising?
Wendell Cox calls for truth in advertising when government makes claims about transit.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
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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Planning for Universal Design
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