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Harvard's 20/20/2000 Program Delivers Benefits

Harvard program helps create homeless shelters, low-income rental housing and home ownership programs for middle-income residents.

March 3 - Harvard University

Don't Abandon HOPE

New Urbanists make a plea for saving HOPE -- a program for converting failed public housing projects to mixed-income developments.

March 3 - New Urban News

Can Houston Be Retrofit?

Houston has never made small plans. Now the city is developing an ambitious plan to retrofit a city that has been shaped by sprawl.

March 3 - The Arizona Republic

The Secret Of Healthy Ecosystems?

A landmark map reveals a link between indigenous peoples and healthy ecosystems.

March 3 - National Geographic

A New Beat: Ethnic Retailing

Is ethnic retailing a phenomenon that lasts for only one generation?

March 3 - Urban Land Magazine


Ground Zero: 'Now Comes The Hard Part'

The Libeskind plan is an "excellent choice" but...

March 3 - The Washington Post

The Nation's Largest Growth Visioning Project

A new two-year visioning program will examine the demands of anticipated growth in the Southern California region over the next 25 years.

March 3 - The Planning Report


Water Wars Hit East Coast

Water wars, common in the western U.S., have hit the East Coast.

March 3 - The New York Times

Behind Enemy Lines At The Anti-Smart Growth Conference

Joel Hirschhorn offers tips for smart growthers on how to stand your ground against the fine-tuned rhetoric of conservative libertarians.

March 3 - Planetizen

Daring Design To Transform America's Avenue

A daring design by landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh could transform the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House.

March 3 - The Washington Post

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Behind Enemy Lines at the Anti-Smart Growth Conference

Tips for smart growthers on how to stand your ground against the fine-tuned rhetoric of conservatives and libertarians.

March 3 - Joel Hirschhorn

Portland Considers Casino For Baseball Stadium Funding

Portland is considering granting the right to build a casino in exchange for funding for a baseball stadium.

March 2 - The Portland Tribune

How To Revitalize A Planning Department

Washington D.C. Planning Director Andrew Altman has revitalized Washington D.C's Planning Dept. He explains how.

March 2 - The Planning Report

A New Urbanist Plan For Reusing Philadelphia's Navy Base

Plans for the city-owned Navy Base call for a New Urbanist mixed-use development, and not just a high-end, 70-acre office park.

March 2 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rid Architecture Of Its Elitism

The people have won at Ground Zero. Other cities planning big projects should take note: Rid architecture of its elitism.

March 2 - The Christian Science Monitor

Cordish Comes To Rochester's High Falls

A developer with a national reputation for revitalizing urban districts in Baltimore, Houston, Charleston, S.C., and Detroit wants to come to Rochester.

March 2 - Rochester Democrat And Chronicle

Robert Moses Lives Again At Ground Zero

Alexander Garvin, lead planner for Ground Zero, salutes Robert Moses.

March 1 - Topic Magazine

Water Experts Urge Great Lakes Action

West's hard lessons, Midwest's deteriorating aquifers underline treaty delay.

March 1 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Experts Strongly Criticize Bush's Climate Change Plan

A panel of experts have criticized the Bush administration's proposed plan to research global warming saying it is unlikely to achieve President Bush's stated goals.

March 1 - The New York Times

Star Architects Turn Into Media-Savvy Politicians

The public is riveted by high-profile architects that act like movie stars. Both Ground Zero design competition finalists used aggressive tactics to court the media and win the hearts of the public.

March 1 - The New York Times

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