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Facing possible dissolution, redevelopment agencies in California have gone on a bond-spree in the early months of 2011.

March 14 - Los Angeles Times

Port-au-Prince, the devastated capital of Haiti, is far from recovery. But as it and the rest of the country tries to rebound, some are thinking creatively about how best to rebuild the city's center.

March 14 - Citiwire

FEATURE

March 14 - Ann Sussman

As London prepares to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, new rules about its waterways could force hundreds of houseboat residents out of the city's canals.

March 14 - Guardian

Bus rapid transit (BRT) is often the most feasible, quickly implemented and cost-effective way to improve mobility in the United States, concluded a distinguished panel of transport experts at a Brookings Institution event.

March 14 - TheCityFix.com

Timothy Egan describes growing American ethnoburbs, or "entire cities" (or suburbs) "dominated by a nonwhite ethnic group," and their implications for politics and power.

March 14 - New York Times

Michael Cooper examines the factors leading to the death of a once-promising plan to connect Tampa and Orlando by bullet train.

March 14 - The New York Times

The LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) guidelines have existed for some time now, but are getting a new focus with an exhibit in Chicago and the launch of the first comprehensive city plan to include LEED-ND guidelines.

March 14 - New Urban Network

Oregon's Metro has developed a measure for transit-orientation, which uses 3 dimensions to convey the relative diversity in form and activity across the Portland region.

March 13 - Metro News

The name has changed, butt he reform game stays the same. Chief Deputy Mayor Austin Beutner has promised a more transparent project approval process. A team of consultants is just beginning to pitch their ideas.

March 13 - The Planning Report

A $1.3 million ridership study produced by transportation consultants for the State of Florida made the case that high-speed rail would have made money from day one -- too late, because Gov. Scott has already killed the project.

March 13 - Orlando Sentinel

The ancient irrigation networks lying below Phoenix could offer a solution to the sprawling desert city's water problems.

March 13 - Archaeology

As California's coastal counties see less growth in 2010 Census figures, the state's inland areas could become bigger players in politics.

March 13 - The Sacramento Bee

Unhealthy, smog-filled air has struck an unsuspecting locale: rural Wyoming.

March 12 - USA Today

Edging out places like Beverly Hills, the town of Aspen, Colorado, has seen its property values on a consistent rise, making it the most expensive town in America.

March 12 - The Wall Street Journal

As plans to build a major dam on the Amazon River edge closer to breaking ground, locals in nearby communities worry about the inevitable changes to come.

March 12 - Smithsonian Magazine

Portland, Oregon, is often held up as the nation's most bike-friendly city. But while its reputation is not unearned, it also has room for improvement.

March 12 - Next American City

As a Berlin neighborhood gains favor among foreign tourists, locals are fighting to preserve their community's charm and identity.

March 12 - Der Spiegel

Enjoy this detailed demonstration of Detroit's Light Rail Proposal, using rap and LEGOs to communicate the message that light rail in the center of the road is better than then on the sides.

March 11 - YouTube

Selling high-speed rail to the American public has just gotten a whole lot easier with the assistance from the brilliant minds at "Mad Men."

March 11 - GOOD Magazine