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Amtrak's New Drug Subsidies?

Reason Magazine charges that Amtrak can't turn a buck running trains so it enlists in the drug war.

May 4 - Reason Online

Preserving Rural Farmland In South Florida

It turns out the best possible way to rescue Miami-Dade's remaining rural farmland is to incorporate as a ... city.

May 4 - Miami New Times

Campaign Of Sabotage

In this opinion article, Michael Lewyn argues that government sabotages the public transit systems it subsidizes.

May 3 - Buffalo Beat

Saving Our Rivers

Though we are making progress, the nation's rivers are still endangered.

May 3 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Brownfield Projects Awards

Each year, the Phoenix Awards recognizes outstanding brownfields projects from across the U.S.

May 3 - Environmental News Network


10 Most Improved Transit Systems

A transit trade publication, Metro Magazine, names the 10 most improved transit systems in North America.

May 3 - PRNewswire

Largest Public Works Project In The US

The plans are for 85 new schools at a cost of $1.8 billion. Completion is set for 2006 in Los Angeles.

May 3 - The Los Angeles Times


New Businesses Vs. Historic Architecture

As Fayetteville, NC, tries to attract businesses to downtown areas, conflicts arise over what to do about historic architecture.

May 3 - Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer

Neighborhood Schools Are At Risk

Neighborhood schools define a town's identity as a place with traditional values. How can they be saved?

May 3 - The Town Paper

The Three Most Luxurious Trains

The Automobile Club selects and reviews the world's three most luxurious trains.

May 3 - Westword

The Architecture Firm Of The Future?

A young architecture firm, like many of its peers, has adopted a new approach to architecture practice that combines computer technology, marketing, and business strategies from outside the profession.

May 3 - MetropolisMag.com

How To Attract Businesses To The Inner City

National experts offer Buffalo, NY, ideas for bringing businesses back to the inner city.

May 3 - The Buffalo News

Senate Considers SUV Fuel-Efficiency Rules

The U.S. Senate is considering rules to require 'light trucks' to be as fuel-efficient as cars. Automakers say it can't be done.

May 2 - The Denver Post

Assessing Bush's First 100 Days

The League of Conservation Voters assesses the Bush administration's environmental stance in a report titled "Bush and the Environment: A Citizen's Guide to the First 100 Days"

May 2 - League of Conservation Voters

Painting Bush Green

There is lot of green talk coming from the Bush administration these days. It is 'nothing but spin', says Arianna Huffington.

May 2 - Salon

13 Transit Awards For Environmental Excellence

13 projects have been recognized by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2001 Environmental Excellence Awards.

May 2 - U.S. Department Of The Treasury

Why Are Gas-Electric Hybrid Cars Not Popular?

Gersh Kuntzman takes a gas-electric hybrid car on a test drive and wonders why Americans are reluctant to buy these vehicles.

May 2 - Time

Finding The Real Cost Of Water

Chronic water shortages may be common in the future. What needs to be done today?

May 2 - National Geographic

Phoenix's Housing And Technology Crisis

Phoenix is increasingly faced with the dilemma of qualitative or quantitative growth. Joel Kotkin thinks the city has taken the wrong path.

May 2 - REIS

Focus On Signage

The proper way to demarcate a building, is a difficult topic -- it invariably comes down to a matter of taste.

May 2 - The Town Paper

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Top Books

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.