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Can Everything Be Green?
<p class="MsoNormal">As the current fascination with all things green grows with leaps and bounds, the question arises – are there any limits to what can be green? </p>
Galveston Emerging As Texas Riviera
<p>With new high-rise condos and even a New Urbanist community designed by Duany Plater-Zyberk, Galveston Island is capitalizing on its proximity to Houston as it attracts second home seekers and full-time residents alike.</p>
Could Parking Meters Solve Traffic Snafus Around Schools?
<p>One blogger wonders if parking meters would help solve the morning and afternoon traffic jams by discouraging parents from driving their kids to school -- all the while lowering emissions and raising revenue for public education.</p>
L.A. Looking At 'Inland Port' Idea
<p>With high amounts of truck traffic congesting freeways near the county's busy ports, County officials in L.A. are considering creating an 'inland port', where goods travel from the port by rail to be picked up by trucks far from the port complex.</p>
Meet Me, For Dinner, In Downtown St. Louis
<p>The city's efforts at urban renewal has sparked a wave of new downtown residents along sophisticated restaurants to feed them.</p>
Atlanta Revisits Downtown Parking
<p>The city is responding to a new parking survey by adding uniform public parking signage and revising its parking structure zoning.</p>
Earth To Planners: Americans Want Roads, Not Transit
<p>The current strategy of encouraging traffic congestion and focusing on transit doesn't align with the majority of American's preferences. Instead of continuing to follow failed policy, planners should start using new solutions to increase capacity.</p>
The Case For Statewide Planning
<p>The success of Oregon's communities in stopping sprawl and preserving farmland demonstrate that its model of statewide and regional planning is worth replicating.</p>
The Growing Interest In Universal Design
<p>Leaders of the Universal Design movement call for a built environment that works for all members of society -- young, old, able-bodied or disabled -- an increasingly important issue as the population ages.</p>
Is Chicago The New 'Green' American City?
<p>San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, whose city has typically been recognized for its environmental leadership, recently visited Chicago to observe the pioneering work of Mayor Daley in implementing green building principles and gather new ideas.</p>
Rezoning L.A.'s Industrial Bones
<p>Developers want to transform downtown L.A.'s warehouses, factories, and grimy commercial buildings to accommodate live-work spaces. Planners and activists want to stay the course -- they say needed jobs are at stake.</p>
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Planimation
What better way to envision the future of a city than with a cartoon? <div> <br /> <br /> </div> <div> None, I say! </div> <div> <br />
Should A Traffic Engineer Be In Charge Of NYC's DOT?
<p>As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg nears selection of New York City's next transportation commissioner, residents call for a candidate who is interested in moving people, not cars.</p>
Canada To Penalize SUVs, Reward Hybrids
<p>Canadians shopping for a new car will get a rebate for purchasing hybrids, and a penalty for purchasing a gas-guzzler.</p>
Are Public Libraries Still A Destination?
<p>In a Google era -- and for a generation of suburban kids who want to own books and AV -- the local library may be losing its appeal.</p>
From Bunkers and Barracks To Mixed-Use Housing
<p>The Canada Lands Company refurbishes surplus military bases into New Urbanist neighborhoods.</p>
Controversial Sierra Nevada Foothill Freeway Revisited
<p>Resurrection of a 1959 plan to construct a freeway along the Sierra Nevada foothills in California's Central Valley is in the works.</p>
Home Sales Up In Detroit, Down in Suburbs
<p>Although homes sales were down over 20% in some Detroit suburbs last year, the city itself saw a modest increase of 6%, and residential construction is at a 30-year high.</p>
Cabrini Green's Dying Breath
<p>Though only a few towers remain from Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green housing project, new and old problems persist.</p>
Tejon Ranch: California's New 270,000 Acre Master-Planned Community
<p>On a ranch the size of Rhode Island will live 70,000 citizens of California's new town: Centennial.</p>
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