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Global Positioning technology helps create a three-dimensional picture of the devastation at the site of the World Trade Center attacks.

September 25 - The New York Times

In the aftermath of the WTC attacks, will security needs transform our cities? This article looks at new urbanism, defensible space, and previous attempts to design secure cities.

September 25 - The New York Times

This editorial looks at how downtown Manhattan can re-establish its status as the nation's financial capital and heal a neighborhood.

September 24 - The New York Times

A special series of twelve articles discussing Ireland's traffic problems and possible solutions.

September 24 - The Irish Times

Legalized gambling in Arizona has been successful revitalizing small reservations, but far less successful in larger reservations.

September 24 - The Arizona Republic

The challenge of designing a landscape to compliment a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

September 24 - The New York Times

Can architect Frank Gehry deliver great architecture for an affordable housing development project with a limited budget?

September 24 - The Oregonian

Gavriel Rosenfeld says rushing to reconstruct the World Trade Center towers would be a mistake. He cites historical examples of urban destruction, the importance of ruins, memorials designs, and the need to have authentic reminders of a tragedy.

September 24 - The Washington Post

Members of an Internet-based discussion group promoting New Urbanism offer several proposals for redeveloping the site of the World Trade Center.

September 24 - Planetizen

A 15 to 30 percent reduction in traffic is projected if a viable bike network can be created around downtown Athens, but the proposal is off to a rocky start.

September 24 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In the age of terrorism, sprawl is a natural alternative to dense urban targets.

September 24 - Wall St. Journal

In Anaheim, CA, the Disney Downtown is designed to attract tourists.

September 24 - The New York Times

FEATURE

Members of an Internet-based discussion group promoting New Urbanism offer several new urbanist proposals for redeveloping the site of the World Trade Center.

September 24 - Laurence Aurbach Jr. (Editor)

There is a trade-off between our need for skylines and the impracticality of buildings over 50-stories.

September 23 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The National Academy of Sciences may have overestimated possible fuel savings of auto design.

September 23 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Seen from a particular angle the remains of the World Trade Center look like "tortured fingers of steel."

September 23 - The Columbus Dispatch

What happens when a big-time developer has big plans for a thriving artists' community?

September 23 - Philadelphia City Paper

Urban Land Institute President Richard Rosan speaks out on the impact of the attacks on September 11, and what it means for America's cities.

September 22 - Urban Land Institute

The Washington region's rapid growth calls for strict parking and traffic policies. Experts provide advice for developers.

September 22 - Washington Business Journal

U.S. cities suffering from clogged roads may see an increase in traffic congestion due to fear of domestic terrorism

September 22 - The New York Times