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Utah Cities Itching For TRAX Light Rail

Cities are putting up thousands of dollars to become part of the regional light rail system.

September 5 - Deseret News

A Governor's Race Silent On Growth

Don't count on a debate about growth during this year's California race for governor.

September 5 - California Planning and Development Report

A Daring Vision For New York

In the last three decades New York has seen few major public planning projects. To maintain its position as a global city, New York needs to "think big."

September 5 - The New York Times

Housing Affordability: Is Smart Growth The Problem, Or The Solution?

David Goldberg examines whether smart growth become an anti-growth tool to ban multi-family housing construction.

September 5 - Planetizen

Finding Solutions To Traffic Gridlock

Nearly every local and state political race in Montgomery County, Maryland is focusing on one issue: traffic congestion.

September 5 - The Washington Post


How To Builld A Creative City

Newsweek examines the common features of international cultural meccas. How does your city shape up?

September 5 - Newsweek

FEATURE

Housing Affordability: Is Smart Growth the Problem, or the Solution?

Does smart growth provide a means to forward the development of affordable communities? Or has it become an anti-growth tool to ban multi-family housing construction?

September 5 - David Goldberg


Seattle Monorail Under Debate

Officials dispute ridership estimates for Seattle's proposed Green Line.

September 4 - The Seattle Times

Old Neighborhood To Disappear in A High-Density Suburban Renewal

A developer in Northern Virginia is buying up the lots in an older subdivsion and plans to raze the houses and build a new high density community.

September 4 - The Washington Post

Is New Urbanism Social Engineering?

Criticism of planned communities as social engineering is unjustified, says UIUC professor Emily Talen.

September 4 - University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Book Review: 'A Modern Arcadia'

A study of Forest Hills Gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. as a "suburban town built on business principles."

September 4 - The New York Times

Top International Cultural Meccas

Newsweek builds a list of the most vibrant international cultural meccas.

September 4 - Newsweek

Surburbanites, Farmers Clash In Utah

As suburbia expands into farmlands, suburbanites clash with farmers.

September 4 - Deseret News

TNDs Going Electric

Considering the characteristics of the TND, what could be better for transportation than Light Electric Vehicles (LEV's)?

September 4 - The Town Paper

Suburban Slums In Central Ohio?

Residents say that many central Ohio subdivisions are turning into "brand-new suburban slums."

September 4 - The Columbus Dispatch

Computerized Fast Lanes Reduce Wait Times At International Border

A transport program that uses advanced security checks and a computerized fast lane is being tested in Detroit.

September 4 - The Detroit Free Press

The Role Of Design In The Next Century

What design trends for the next century can be interpreted from current biological and planetary innovations?

September 4 - MetropolisMag.com

Recreation Vs. Environmentalism: The Future Of America's Parkland

Who gains in the fundamental land battles over democratic values and commercial pursuits?

September 3 - The American Prospect

Cardinal's Football Stadium Saga Concludes Without Fanfare

The stadium site selection process ends after two years of competition, bargaining and lawsuits.

September 3 - The Arizona Republic

LRT Falls Short Of Destination

Seattle's $2.1 billion light-rail project terminates 2.3 miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

September 3 - The Seattle Times

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