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San Mateo County Wins EPA Smart Growth Award
San Mateo policy is one of four winners of EPA's first National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
Oil Tanker Disaster: An Ecological Time-bomb
An oil tanker sank off the coast of Spain. The resulting oil spill could be twice the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster.
World-Class Medical Campus Planned In Buffalo
The Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus plan forecasts approximately 1.8 million square feet of new clinical and research facilities.
Hummer H2: A Mammoth Even Among SUVs
The H2, the newest model of the massive military Hummer is a surprise hit at $50,000, outselling SUVs from BMW, Cadillac, Lincoln and Lexus.
Battle Of Harpers Ferry Site Saved
Karen Fuller convinces the Trust for Public Land to purchase historic farm, so family won't sell out to developers.
Why Do Europeans Care More About Architecture Than Americans?
Technology is leading architecture -- a report from the eighth International Architectural Biennale.
EPA Announces National Smart Growth Awards
EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman announced four winners of the 2002 National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement.
Businesses Fear LRT Construction
As Greater Phoenix moves toward its construction of the Valley Light Rail, local merchants are concerned that it will destroy their businesses.
Will Washington Become Silicon Valley?
As home prices in the D.C. area rise, a few lessons from Silicon Valley may apply.
Living In The Phoenix Heat Island
The world's foremost "urban heat island" will adopt new design guidelines to reduce rising temperatures.
$340 Million Turns Landfill Into Multi-use District
The 343-acre site of a former landfill and public housing project will become a multi-use community including houses, apartments, schools, retail, and a golf course.
Holiday Review Of Architecture Books
San Francisco Chronicle's urban design writer John King reviews seven holiday architecture books.
Will The Aerotropolis Replace The Metropolis?
Airports are increasingly serving as central business districts thatattract development oriented toward air travel and air freight movement.
British Find Big-box Retailers Undermine Downtowns
The British government is questioning the rapid expansion of big retailers, such as Ikea, because they generate too much traffic and undermine established town centers.
Impact Of November Elections On Transportation
Innovation Briefs speculates how the November election results will affect the transportation sector in the years ahead.
Documenting The Urban Forest
For two decades David Paul Bayles has been recording pictures -- beautiful, sad, and humorous -- of trees in the city.
City Council Says Planning Department is 'Non-Essential'
Cincinnati's Planning Department is among those city services considered "non-essential" by the City Council. Will the city lose its planning department?
Smart Technologies Versus Heroic Choices
Can sustainable development be achieved via a technology-oriented or human behavior-oriented path?
Philadelphia's Waterfront Development Dilemma
The siting of the major East Coast Interstate as it passes through Philadelphia destroyed historic neighborhoods and severed the waterfront from the city.
Peaceful Pedestrian Plaza Or Place Of Protest?
Can the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints limit certain activities -- like protestin -- on a public pedestrian plaza owned by the church?
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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