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New 'Desal' Plants Make Growth Easier
New desalination technology is bringing down the cost of converting salty water to freshwater.
How A Community Sacked A Bypass
A bypass demise yields unique transportation partnership.
Affordable Housing: Build More Or Keep What We Have?
In New York City, over 100,000 units of affordable housing developed in the 60's and 70's now get the chance to experiment with privatization.
Bidding War Over Former Marine Base Will Fund A Park
The City of Irvine, CA plans to auction the 4,700 acre former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station to developers, generating funds and land for a park.
How To Ambush The Environment
Critics say the Bush administration has launched an "all-out assault" on the environment.
Cities In The Sky
Are the proposals for the World Trade Center really preview of master plans for our 21st-century cities?
The Missing Piece Of The Traffic Puzzle
Children spend over an hour each day in cars. Travel habits of parents driving children adds to traffic congestion.
Asheville's Renaissance
The Asheville Citizen-Times begins a series on the renaissance of downtown Asheville, NC, and its future.
Should Vacant Houses Be Required To Have Windows And Doors?
Neighbors are tired of living next door to boarded-up houses. Philadelphia considers a bill requiring boards to be replaced with windows and doors.
Salvaging The Colorado/Imperial Water Deal
Former Calfiornia Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg discusses next steps for saving the Imperial water deal.
The Narrow Base Of The New Urbanists
Michael Pyatok argues that CNU members too often serve clients who co-opt New Urbanism by simply repackaging suburban sprawl in more seductive "urbane" clothing.
The Architect Who Brought 'Rapid Bus' To L.A.
The Los Angeles Times profiles Martha Welborne, an architect and champion of L.A.'s highly-successful Rapid Bus.
Public Hearing Procedures Questioned
The Illinois Supreme Court put local governments on notice that all parties must be given the floor during land use related public hearing proceedings.
Leaving L.A.'s Redevelopment Agency
Jerry Scharlin, the outgoing administrator of Los Angeles' redevelopment agency, reflects on the agency and problems with redevelopment.
'Totally Committed' To Smart Growth
Michican state senate majority leader says Michican Republican leaders are "totally committed" to the Smart Growth Commission.
Public Transit Cannot Compete With The Auto
Public transit cannot compete with automobiles -- even during a snow storm in St. Louis, writes Wendell Cox.
APA, Brookings Conference Sparks Debate On Zoning Reform
Will form-based zoning codes supplant conventional 0rdinances?
An Alternative To New Urbanism?
Responding to a PLANetizen Op-Ed by members of the Pro-Urb listserv, Richard Carson proposes an alternative to New Urbanism -- the Golden Mean.
Mixed-Use Developments Are Key To Boston's Success
Mixed-Use developments are lifting downtrodden Boston neighborhoods.
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The Golden Mean
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
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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