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Attracting The 'Creative Class'

A city's ability to attract the "creative class" may be the best indicator of whether a city will thrive.

May 30 - The Straits Times

To Reduce Congestion, Trams Will Return To London

A £500 million package to reduce traffic congestion will bring back trams to central London for the first time in 50 years.

May 29 - This Is London

Ballpark Boom Is Bust

Ballpark plans are getting chilly receptions throughout the U.S. Is this a sign that the U.S. stadium boom is over?

May 29 - The Los Angeles Times

Car-Sharing Picking Up Speed

Popular European concept is catching on in suburban Washington, Boston, Seattle, and New York.

May 29 - The Baltimore Sun

National Housing Policy Recommendations

This new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors presents 60 housing policy recommendations for U.S. cities.

May 29 - US Conference of Mayors


Traffic Congestion And Politics In Mexico

More public transport is needed but will politics get in the way?

May 29 - The Economist

New Philadelphia-Reading Railroad Could Save Centers

The Schuylkill Valley Metro could create the conditions necessary to reviving older cities and towns along the river between Philadelphia and Reading.

May 29 - The Philadelphia Daily News


Dividing The Nation's Second-Largest City

What will be the impact of the sucession of the San Fernando valley from Los Angeles?

May 29 - The Boston Globe

Gated Communities: The Big Bluff

Communities turning to gates and guard shacks, to keep out the public. Increasingly, however, the security measures are fake.

May 29 - The Los Angeles Times

Developers Find That Sky Does Have Limits

Developers' plans for Orlando's skyline have been "put on hold."

May 29 - The Orlando Sentinel

Wal-Mart: The Biggest Landlord In The World?

Wal-Mart's aspiration is not to become the next "fashionista", but the next biggest landlord in the world...

May 29 - Chris Steins

County Promotes Neotraditional Neighborhood Projects

Target Store would be included in proposed neotraditional development.

May 28 - The Tampa Tribune

Who is America's First Architect?

Preservation groups launch an effort to increase the awareness of the work and influence of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe.

May 28 - The Guardian Unlimited

Stadium Or Death Star?

Downtown Los Angeles needs housing and culture -- not another massive edifice, writes urban critic William Fulton.

May 28 - The Los Angeles Times

WTC Future Becomes Clearer

Seven acres may be including "footprints" of the towers may become a memorial site.

May 28 - The Kansas City Star

Seattle's Transit Troubles

What you don't know about the Seattle bus system might cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Even billions.

May 28 - Reason Online

Big-Box Stores Come Back To The City

With the suburbs saturated with "big boxes," retails stores are moving back into the city.

May 28 - The Washington Post

The Brand New Sixth Largest U.S. City

If the San Fernando seceeds from Los Angeles, it will become the nation's sixth largest city, and it has its own unique urban flavor.

May 28 - The Los Angeles Times

When You Can't Win, Get What You Can

As it becomes more likely that Nevada's Yucca Mountain will become the new national nuclear waste dump, planning turns practical.

May 28 - The Christian Science Monitor

Mansions Vs. Affordable Housing

How does a Boston town nicknamed "Deluxebury" where the average home sells for just under $1 million, build affordable housing?

May 28 - The Boston Globe

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