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Congress For The New Urbanism Announces Awards
The Congress for the New Urbanism has announced 15 winners of it's first annual Charter Awards.
Shrinking U.S. Cities Seek Immigrants
U.S. cities with declining populations are trying to attract immigrants to revitalize neighborhoods and businesses.
Bush Talks Green In California
President Bush announced new measures to improve national parks. Critics say it is an effort to reverse his anti-environment image.
FBI: Serious Crime Drop Trend Flattens
Statistics revealed by the FBI show that serious crime has dropped steeply during the 1990s and flatttened during 2000. Experts warn of violent crime increase in coming years.
Preserving Farmland In The Hudson Valley
Farmland preservation groups are buying development rights to agricultural land.
New Urbanism Revolution In Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem has its own high-profile new urbanist architects that have started a most unlikely design revolution.
Fighting Sprawl A Top Priority For States
Delegates at shopping-center convention discuss revitalization and urban sprawl.
Developed Underdevelopment
How to balance economic viability, environmental sensitivity,and community livability.
Is New Urbanism A Silver Bullet?
Is New Urbanism the most important issue in urban design since the beginning of suburbia?
Do 'Hot' Architects Mean Great Cityscapes?
A hot architectural design can make an unknown city into a mecca. Can brand-name architects consistently deliver?
Traditional Neighborhood Development Coming To Central Florida
Horizon West, a large master planned community in fast growing Southwest Orange County, is hoping to develop several neo-traditional "villages" in the area, but nearby residents are concerned about the scale of the project.
Drawing Board Freeways In L.A. County
There is a Caltrans master plan that was developed in 1958. Only 61% of those roads have been built.
Preservationists Target Chicago Redevelopment Effort
Chicago Housing Authority wants to destroy failed public housing. Historic preservationists say it is part of history and should be preserved.
Cities Want To Avoid Becoming Like L.A.
Many growing cities of the West are becoming more like Los Angeles, the 'poster child of urban sprawl.'
Why Smart Growth Is Important For Kentucky
Kentucky has formed a 35-member Smart Growth Task Force to help plan growth in the state.
Global Group Watches The World's Forests
Global Forest Watch is an international group that uses the latest digital technology to monitor and map the world's forests.
Curbing Growth In Portland
Portland's urban growth boundary is meant to control growth and preserve farmland and forests. But opponents it has caused traffic problems and high home prices.
Why Isn't Solar Energy Popular In Sunny L.A.?
Los Angeles wanted to become the "Solar Capital of the World." What happened?
L.A.'s Unofficial State Of The City Address
A respected businessman gives a no-holds barred review of urban development in Los Angeles.
North Carolina's Case Study In Growth
For an experiment in managing growth, the town to watch is Currituck, N.C., just south of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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