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Bush Announces National Parks Plan
As President Bush reports advances on his campaign promise to spend nearly $5 billion on upgrading national parks, critics point out exaggerations and his poor environmental record.
Public Housing Residents Sue Over Contamination
Residents sue the Chicago Public Housing Authority for potential harmful exposure to PCBs.
DC Gets Federal Funding For TOD Projects
Metro will allocate about $11.2 million in federal money for transit-oriented development in the District
The Decline Of Chicago Architecture
Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic, Blair Kamin, goes on a tirade over how the unchecked residential boom in Chicago has ruined the City's architectural character.
Volunteers Help Rehab Declining School Facilities
Public school facilities in Chicago are getting a 'face-lift' with the help of volunteers from private firms.
Historic Preservation Reality TV
A new BBC series asks viewers to vote for the building they think most deserves to be restored.
Atlanta Grows Along With Suburbs
Residents moving into urban Atlanta kept pace with the city's suburban growth, ending a decades-long trend of middle-class flight.
Preserving The Car Culture
Manhattan, not Manchester, must be the model for how cities can work with, not against, the car.
Friday Funny: Brochure With Scratch-and-Sniff Manure Scent
Ottawa County, Michigan officials develop a manure scented brochure to alert home buyers to some unadvertised aspects of country living.
Life As A Pedestrian
How we design cities has an enormous effect on pedestrians, and therefore, on the quality of life of all residents, writes John Mauro in his online journal.
EPA Nominee Defends Environmental Record
Gov. Michael O. Leavitt defended his environmental record after his nomination to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was criticized by environmentalists.
China's Car Revolution
Suburbs, drive-ins, and car washes: how the automobile is changing China.
New Downtown Entertainment District For Milwaukee
Developer plan to transform the sprawling vacant complex of the Pabst Brewery to a residential and entertainment district.
How To Save A Sinking City
Venice is sinking into the sea. The historic city is fighting back with a massive and ingenious engineering project.
U.S. Power Grid Infrastructure Antiquated: Failure Is No Surprise
Energy experts have been warning for years that the US energy grid infrastructure is antiquated, and NIMBYism has prevented many new substations from being built.
Sharing Slot Profits With The State
A new gambling agreement with an Indian tribe will funnel up to 5% of gambling revenue directly to the state.
Intercity Train Commute -- Wireless Style
The California Department of Transportation plans to test a wireless service on a intercity train route in the Bay Area.
In Defense Of Strip Developments
The Thoreau Institute offers a defense of strip developments, comparing planners' attempts to remove them as similar to the urban renewal programs of the 1950s.
Ancient Solution For Accident-Prone Highway
When nothing else works, call in the druids.
Putting Faith Into Public Housing
A faith-based developer in Chicago sets the precedent for the private sector in acquiring closed public housing properties.
Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
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