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Preserving City Parks

Long Beach, CA approved a policy that protects existing city parks and compensates lost park space with open space elsewhere in the city.

October 17 - Long Beach Press-Telegram

The Cost Of Segregation

The Detroit News won the Inland Press Association's 2002 Community Leadership Award for their 4-part series that examined the unequal prices Metro Detroit blacks and whites pay for living separately.

October 17 - The Detroit News

Doing More With Less State Money

A Brookings Institute working paper describes the challenge of optimizing state consumption given pro-cyclical budget constraints.

October 17 - The Brookings Institution

The Coming Of Age Of South Florida Sprawl

Seventeen years after the first house was built on the western edge of South Florida civilization, the sprawling city of Weston has reached completion.

October 17 - The Miami Herald

Central Florida Struggles With Transportation

Local leaders know they need a transportation plan, but exactly what sort and how to pay for it are still unclear.

October 17 - The Orlando Sentinel


New Census Data Shows Atlanta Continues To Sprawl

A soon-to-be created federal designation of metropolitan areas reveals Atlanta's economic influence has extended from a few counties around the city to an area hundreds of miles wide.

October 17 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Development Of County Trail Under Dispute

King County, Washington is looking to resolve privacy, land rights and safety issues concerning the development of a 10.6 mile county trail.

October 16 - The Seattle Times


Controversy Surrounds CA's $900 Million Transportation Proposal

Tensions rise in Sacramento concerning a proposal which aims to relieve some of the nation's worst traffic congestion.

October 16 - Monterey County Herald

FTA Approves LRT Starter Line

Norfolk, VA has overcome the first obstacle toward developing a regional rail system.

October 16 - Virginian Pilot

City Authorizes Public To Throw Away Nuisance Signs

Kansas City officials are asking municipal workers and the public to remove illegal signs.

October 16 - The Kansas City Star

Colorful Redevelopment Plan

A $119 million redevelopment proposal with "a huge splash of color" is scheduled to be reviewed by the Kansas City planning commission.

October 16 - The Kansas City Star

'Blinking Eye' Wins Prestigious Award

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge in the U.K. has won the RIBA Stirling Prize.

October 16 - BBC News

How Success Changed Santa Monica

A look at how wealth is changing Santa Monica.

October 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Report: Economic Benefits Of Increasing Minority Homeownership

HUD report says increasing minority homeownership will stimulate the economy.

October 16 - HUD News

Eisenman's Radical Experiment Restored

A Vermont house by "provocative" architect Peter Eisenman is restored.

October 16 - The New York Times

Moscow Faces Parking Crunch

In the past 10 years, the city's cars tripled in number from 800,000 to 2.2 million.

October 16 - Moscow Times

Giuliani To Fight Crime In Mexico City

Former mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, is hired to fight crime in Mexico City.

October 16 - The Guardian Unlimited

The Most 'Environmentally Correct' Building In The World

A residential high-rise being built near the World Trade Center site in New York is leading the way for sustainable architecture.

October 15 - The New York Times

The Technology Behind Boston's Big Dig

The massive "Big Dig" project in Boston is dependent on computers and software.

October 15 - The Boston Globe

Sprawl Is Threatening National Security

Across the nation the missions of military installations are being threatened by incompatible land development.

October 15 - National Governor's Association

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