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May 8 - Planning Magazine

A documentary film "Home Movie" features five unusual houses and their unconventional owners.

May 7 - The New York Times

Michael Suhadolnik fills a void by building low-cost, energy effiencient housing with New Urbanism style.

May 7 - Crain's Chicago Business

Micropolitans like Ashland, OR, offers urban compactness and conveneices without being a metropolitan center.

May 7 - Preservation Online

Some homeowners worry abou the cost of a proposed expansion of historic district in Ann Arbor, MI.

May 7 - Michigan Radio

Smart growth, says Steve Heminger, is good business for the Bay Area and its people.

May 7 - American City Business Journals

Faced with an ever-growing population and a shrinking water supply, Orlando officials are expected to pass a law that will require developers to hook up to "reclaimed water" lines -- and for homeowners to use the water for their lawns.

May 7 - The Orlando Sentinel

Suburban and rural living is not safer than living in urban areas according to a study by a University of Virginia professor.

May 7 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Housing advocates have filed a lawsuit against Pasadena, CA alleging the city has failed to comply with a state law that requires cities to plan housing for low- and very low-income residents.

May 7 - The Los Angeles Times

San Francisco is moving to replace its quarters-only parking meters with high-tech machines that accept different denomination coins and are touted as being more accurate and less susceptible to theft and tampering.

May 7 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Following the examples of cities and towns like Raleigh and Cary, developers Wake Forest, NC want to transform vacant downtown buildings into upscale shops.

May 7 - The News & Observer

The American Planning Association's Stuart Meck blasts WSJ columnist regarding Growing Smart Project.

May 7 - Wall St. Journal

Despite suggestions that the age of the skyscraper were over following September 11, new skyscrapers are being built.

May 7 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

With more than 6,000 different elected entities and funding sources throughout the state, how can you plan effectively?

May 6 - The Sacramento Bee

With more than 84,000 mobile homes, Polk County, Florida has emerged as a locus for mobile home living.

May 6 - The Tampa Tribune

Can new digital tools fundadamentally changed the way architects and planners practice their trade?

May 6 - Architectural Record

Herbert Muschamp writes about architectural competitions, the Lincoln Center, and the role of architecture in resolving "the conflict that elitism and modern democracy pose for one another."

May 6 - The New York Times

Redeveloping massive estates into planned communities is happening across Massachusetts as land becomes scarce.

May 6 - The Boston Globe

Responding to traffic, limits on growth, and the need for affordable housing, in-fill development and smart growth are becoming trends.

May 6 - The Los Angeles Times

What are the major planning issues involved in the use of the Segway, and should motorized transporters be allowed on sidewalks?

May 6 - Planetizen