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Northwest Cities Become Whiter
In downtown Seattle and Portland, white gentrification leads to black flight to the suburbs.
Florida Enacts Workforce Housing Innovation Program
The affordable housing crisis in Florida, arising from the state's booming real estate market, has pushed moderate income residents out of the housing market. Florida's legislature passed a bill in 2006 to create new programs addressing the problem.
Older, Close-In Suburbs Could Make Difference In Mid-Term Elections
The midterm elections to take control of the House may hinge on "close-in" suburbs, once seen as strictly the domain of Republicans. These older suburbs may now give the Democrats a slight advantage due to changing demographics.
'Murky' Supreme Court Decision Limits Clean Water Act
Major environmental decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could limit the federal government's protection of wetlands.
2006 State of the Nation's Housing Identifies Cities With Highest Home Prices
Affordability problems are escalating even as the housing market cools, according to a new report published by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. House prices will continue to appreciate in 2006.
The Most Livable Cities For Non-Drivers
A new guide to the best cities to live in without driving.
All Aboard the Atlantic City Casino Express
Long considered second rate versions of Las Vegas, Atlantic City casinos are looking to cash in on the high rollers from New York City by developing a direct train link to the Big Apple.
Portrait Of Lee Koppelman, 'Long Island's Planner'
A portrait of the career of Lee Koppelman, chief of Suffolk County's planning department and executive director of the Long Island Regional Planning Board.
Oil Drilling Runoff Slides Past Regulation
Water runoff from oil drilling sites will now face far fewer regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency, allowing possibly contaminated dirt and debris to flow directly into streams and wetlands.
Washington Metropolitan Area Jobs Projected To Decentralize
Regional employment forecasts project trends opposing planners' visions, with jobs spiraling outward from the city to the suburbs.
Construction Of North American Superhighway May Begin Next Year
Despite serious environmental, immigration, and security concerns, plans for a limited-access superhighway four football fields wide, from Mexico to Canada, which would incorporate pipelines but bypass U.S. ports altogether, are nearing completion.
Building Industry Blames Onerous Regulations For Housing Shortage
In the second of two reports, the California Building Industry Association asserts that "red tape and regulations", primarily the California Environmental Quality Act, prevent builders from meeting housing demand and boosting the state's economy.
Mountain House, A New City, Builds Up
Eventually, 44,000 residents will call Mountain House home. Currently, about 4,000 people live in the much-fretted-over planned development.
Comparing A Manhattan Landmark With L.A.'s Grand Avenue Project
The Frank Gehry-designed Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles looks to a well-known Manhattan urban landmark for inspiration. Will it work?
The Next Ten U.S. Cities To Become Tech Hubs
With the cost of living so high, Silicon Valley, CA has become a victim of its own success. eWeek weighs in on the debate over which cities have the right ingredients to become the next tech hubs.
Approaching A Half Century Of The Interstate Highway System
On June 29, the U.S. interstate highway system celebrates its 50-year anniversary. Conceived as a 41, 000 network of fast, intersection-free, transcontinental highways, it has changed the American landscape in far more ways than just transportation.
Penn Plans River Revitalization
The university is gearing up to develop a 40-acre plot of land next to the Schuylkill River with green space, housing, retail, and office spaces, with the aim of creating a lively city core, uniting Center City and West Philadelphia.
Will Ann Arbor Get Commuter Rail?
Mayor John Hieftje is in full support and leading the charge for the development of a commuter rail system in the greater Ann Arbor area.
World Urban Forum Comes To Vancouver
The U.N.'s biennial forum on planning issues covers clean air and water, sanitation, pollution, safety, housing, poverty, alternative transportation and energy sources, and the increasing inequity between developing and developed countries.
Melting Permafrost Could Make Global Warming Worse
A new study finds that melting permafrost in Siberia could make global warming significantly worse by releasing up to 500 billion tons of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere, almost as much as the 700 billion tons currently in the atmosphere.
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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