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LRT Falls Short Of Destination
Seattle's $2.1 billion light-rail project terminates 2.3 miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Measuring Quality Of Life
The Economist examines the economic and quality-of-life impacts of the dot-com boom on California's Bay Area.
Fighting For Water In Maui
Maui has plenty of water -- but in all the wrong places. Construction and tourism have drawn down the main aquifer.
Profile Of An Eclectic Developer
Michael Harrah is credited with the urban renewal of downtown Santa Ana, CA -- becoming a millionaire in the process. He's also a stunt-pilot.
MA Planners Seek To Overhaul Zoning
Massachusetts' zoning law is outdated, encourages spawl, and discourages good planning. A group of planners and attorneys are rewriting the law.
LAX's Proposed $10 Billion Modernization Plan
Former president of the LAX Airport Commission expresses "grave reservations" about Los Angeles Mayor Hahn's plan.
Immigration Is Changing America's Heartland
An influx of immigrants into America's small towns help the economy, but force the towns to deal with big-city problems.
Learning From Copenhagen
Author and architect Jan Gehl talks about the best cities and the quality of city life in Copenhagen and around the world.
Profile Of Paris' Best Public Spaces
The Project for Public Spaces profiles Paris in their September newsletter: Paris' best public spaces keep getting better.
Ecotourism Principles
Ecotourism principles are an important guide to developing and maintaining the increasingly popular ecotourist resort destinations.
Designing Bus Lines For New Urban Communities
To achieve the full benefits of life in a new urban community, residents need travel alternatives in order to be free from full-time automobile dependency.
CA Developers To Bear Runoff Costs
New clean water requirements to treat runoff will is expected to cost developers $300 million in Northern California.
Advances In Signals Operation Research
Researchers have been hampered by existing computer simulation applications could not emulate the latest traffic signal controllers.
Market Positioning For New Urbanist Communities
The Town Paper profiles Laurie Volk, an expert in determining the market position for new urbanist communities.
New Research On HOT Lanes
Robert W. Poole, Jr. finds a brilliant PhD dissertation from UCLA on HOT lanes that may revolutionize our thinking about how to best manage congested urban freeways.
Arizona's Ugly Stadium Saga
Glendale has finally won the fight for the stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. But was it worth the civic carnage and lost planning opportunities?
Johannesburg World Summit Update
An update from the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Resisting The All-American Car
Can Detroit wean U.S. car buyers from "muscle cars?"
In Land Of Kisses, Hershey Gets Smacked
Can the livable town of Hershey survive a sale of Hershey Foods Corporate to a conglomerate like Nestle?
Expanding Transportation Choices
Even as commute times grow longer and air quality declines, the U.S. continues putting most of its transportation dollars into highways. Is there a better way?
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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