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Inclusionary Zoning: To Be or Not Be?

Housing developers, advocates, policymakers and the media debate on the consequences of inclusionary zoning in San Diego County.

October 21 - Yahoo! Newswire

Bet The Farm On It

A new study finds that agricultural easement programs are protecting farmland from urban expansion.

October 21 - Ascribe

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Millions of children in the U.S. are being raised by their grandparents; various groups and organizations speculate on causes.

October 21 - Orange County Register

The Promised Land

Throughout American history, blacks have been systematically denied something they cherish.

October 21 - The Independent Weekly

Dead Places

Abandoned buildings, mines, storm drains and tunnels have become the playground for a new generation of urban explorers.

October 21 - Salt Lake City Weekly


Unmarried America

New demographics and non-traditional families are changing the nature of the U.S. social infrastructure.

October 21 - Business Week

Upstate New York Sprawling Despite Little Growth

A new analysis shows that despite two decades of anemic population growth, Upstate New York has urbanized hundreds of thousands of acres of farm and forest land since 1980.

October 21 - The Brookings Institution


America's Greatest Living Architect

Los Angeles Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff praises the just-opened Disney Hall as a shining testament to Frank Gehry and Los Angeles.

October 21 - The Los Angeles Times

Life-Saving Streets

'Hardened street furniture' could save city streets both from terrorism and the fashion police.

October 21 - Jewish World Review

Private Ownership Reconsidered in China

Private ownership of land, which was banned in China for the past 54 years, may be included in the country's revisions of its current constitution.

October 21 - The Boston Globe

Casino Profits For Land

California Indian tribes are using casino proceeds to buy back and expand reservation lands.

October 21 - The Los Angeles Times

LA Transit Strike A Threat To Employment

For the car-less in California, transit strikes are a real threat to jobs, education and health.

October 20 - USA Today

End of An Era for Some Public Housing Projects

The Lena Canada Homes, nicknamed 'Vietnam,' leaves a legacy of crime; despite the need for housing, many of its residents are happy to see it go.

October 20 - The Chicago Tribune

The Case For Inclusionary Zoning

A new report examines inclusionary zoning successes from around the country.

October 20 - Policy Link

Wall Street: Home, Sweet Home

A combination of cheap financing and vacant commercial properties in Lower Manhattan, post 9/11, is slowly transforming Wall Street into a 24-hour community.

October 20 - The Chicago Tribune

Personal Rapid Transit Will Never Happen

Randal O'Toole offers his perspective on why Personal Rapid Transit will never happen -- and how it will happenif it does.

October 20 - The Thoreau Institute

Light Rail May Increase Sales, Property Values

Rail transit tends to generate increased retail sales and increased business and residential property values, studies find.

October 20 - The Arizona Republic

World's New Tallest Building

A 101-story skyscraper in Taipei becomes world's tallest building at 1,667 feet, beating the 1,483-foot twin Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur.

October 20 - Reuters

How To Stop Sprawl: A User-Friendly Toolkit

The David Suzuki Foundation has released a toolkit to help communities stop sprawl.

October 20 - David Suzuki Foundation

Making 40B More Friendly

State officials are making changes to 40B, the Massachusetts' anti-snob zoning law, in efforts to boost housing supply.

October 20 - The Boston Globe

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