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New York City Counts Its Homeless

Homeless advocates say New York City's estimate of 1,780 homeless living in the streets of Manhattan is too low.

March 30 - The New York Times

Inclusionary Housing Is Good Policy

Requiring Los Angeles housing developers to include low-income units is good policy, a report concludes.

March 30 - The Los Angeles Times

A Conversation With Dan Solomon And Andr

The Charleston Council of 2002 featured an open discussion on the issue of style and building.

March 30 - The Town Paper

The Big Dig Opens

After 16 years of drafting, spending, and defending, part of the Big Dig opens Sunday, stoking an urban revolution.

March 30 - The Christian Science Monitor

Debate Over Road Widening To Serve Increasing Traffic

Nearly all of Md. 32 to the south and east of the "new town" of Columbia has been upgraded to a freeway - should the section west and north of Columbia also be upgraded?

March 29 - The Baltimore Sun


Can Neighboring Municipalities And Counties Cooperate?

Robert Norfleet, a retired banker, asks if local governments in the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area can cooperate across jurisdictional boundaries, even when conflicts and disputes arise.

March 29 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sprawl's Impact On Military Bases

Military installations are being threatened by uncontrolled land development and states are reacting with a number of sound approaches.

March 29 - National Governor's Association


Beachfront Threatened With Overdevelopment

Broward County officials are concerned about the overdevelopment along the county's 23-mile shoreline.

March 29 - Sun-Sentinel

Traditional Byzantine & Islamic Building Codes Examined

Especially relevant in light of current world events, this essay examines Byzantine and Islamic building codes that have provided the legal andcultural foundations of Mediterranean urbanism.

March 29 - The Town Paper

Friday Humor: Wal-Mart Opens First 'All You Can Live' Township

Wal-Mart opens a company-designed and managed subdivision on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio.

March 28 - Future Feed Foward

Granholm Addresses First Smart Growth Council Meeting

Governor Jennifer Granholm's Michigan Land Use Leadership Council met for the first time in Lansing, MI.

March 28 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Suburbs 2.0: The Scottsdale Story

What happens when an affluent suburb like Scottsdale, Arizona, runs out of land?

March 28 - Solimar Research Group

Expanding San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay has been shrinking. The effort to restore its health could be the largest wetlands restorating project in the West.

March 28 - National Public Radio

Proposed Environmental Rollbacks Sold As National Security Measures

Minnesotan Democratic Congressman Martin Olav Sabo argues that Bush Administration proposals framed as matters of military readiness and patriotism are just the latest efforts to roll back environmental laws.

March 28 - Tom Paine - Common Sense

Big Dig's Big Day

It's opening day for the core of Boston's massive Big Dig project.

March 28 - National Public Radio

Iraq War's 'Profound' Impact On U.S. States And Cities

The Iraq War and homeland security concerns are expected to strain the budgets of cash-strapped U.S. states and cities.

March 28 - Reuters

Moynihan Helped Shape America's Main Street

Remembering Pat Moynihan's interest in architecture and his contributions to U.S.cities.

March 28 - The Washington Post

Fear Factor: War And Real Estate

What is the impact of the Iraq War on U.S. real estate?

March 28 - The New York Times

A Conspiracy Opposing Smart Growth?

Is there a vast right-wing conspiracy opposing smart growth policies? Reason explores the personal attacks leveled against critics of restrictive land-use policies.

March 28 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Saving The Remains Of A Successful Urban Renewal Project

One of the nation's largest redevelopment efforts from the 1950s and 1960s is in danger of being destroyed.

March 27 - The Washington Post

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