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Plan To Store Water Under Desert Is Rejected
The Metropolitan Water Districted of Southern California rejected a plan to store water under the Mojave Desert.
Blighted Regional Mall Will Find New Life
Elk Gove Village, Illinois is transforming an old blighted mall into a new conference center, hotel and restaurants.
Zoning Ordinance Change Irks Residents
Proposed changes to Phoenix's zoning ordinance restricts community input.
Nonprofit Turns Empty Lots Into Affordable Housing
A Detroit-based nonprofit recently invested an additional $18-million in one of the city's most run-down areas.
Hertzberg Navigating Colorado River
California Assembly Speaker Emeritus Robert Hertzberg discusses the state's efforts to reduce its dependency on the Colorado River for its urban water supply.
The Mansionization Of Downtowns
When it comes to civic gathering places, bigger and newer aren’t always better. A look at L.A.’s disconnected cathedrals, concert halls, museums and malls.
City Doubles In Size Overnight The 'Old-Fashioned Way'
In an attempt to revitalize the area, Louisville, KY, merges with a county. Will it work?
Avoiding Big-box Nightmares In Older Urban Neighborhoods
Kansas City, Mo. fashions zoning regulations to preserve the character of a vital historic neighborhood.
Geographic Profiling Aids Search For Washington Sniper
Computer geographic profiling aids detectives searching for the Washington-area sniper.
The Disappearing Seas
The Aral Sea in Central Asia and Middle East's Dead Sea are dying due to pollution and over-extraction of water.
Homes Architects Design For Themselves
Why do people want to visit architects' homes?
Bus Or Rail?
The Charlotte, North Carolina transit provider proposes light rail, not busways, for its southeast transit corridor.
What To Do With Downtown?
Kansas City is weighing its options for reviving its historic but empty downtown.
To Be Competitive, Grow Smart
For Michigan to be competitive it should curb sprawl,implement Smart Growth strategies, and focus on quality-of-life issues.
Should Planners Lead Where Politicians Can't?
A California state senator who's retiring -- but not shy -- says politicans can no longer lead and therefore planners must do it instead.
Airlines Argue LAX Masterplan Is Misguided
MIR presents this interview on the proposed LAX modernization plan with Roger Cohen, Managing Director of State Government Affairs for the Air Transport Association.
Suburban Sprawl Threatens Nation's Most Productive Farmland
A study by American Farmland Trust shows that wasteful land use is the root cause of farmland development.
Progressive Regional Planning In Louisville
City-county merger and Cornerstone 2020 result in design regulations for all proposed commercial and residential developments.
Electric Cars Bite The Dust ... Again?
Why have electric cars failed?
Lack Of Federal Money Stalls Environmental Cleanup
A newly completed $8.4 million cleanup plant in Ridgefield, Oregon stands idle due to a lack of operational funds.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
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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