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Affordable Housing May Be New Life For Gang Hangout
<p>Los Angeles has knocked down a former "Crips" gang hangout and has plans to convert it into affordable housing.</p>
Suburbs Tell Sidewalks To Hit The Road
<p>In suburbs across Illinois, residents are joining forces to fight against the creation of sidewalks, which they view as a threat to their communities' rural character and their very security.</p>
New Venice Bridge To Be Constructed Off-Site To Test Weight
<p>The first new bridge in Venice, Italy, in 70 years will first be constructed in a hangar before it is actually placed over the city's canal -- which many fear will cause the canal's banks to sink under the tremendous weight.</p>
Military Neighborhood Ranks High
<p>The Charter Award-winning Ft. Belvoir neighborhood in Fairfax, VA offers a model for military base reconstruction and affordability.</p>
Blacks Feel Hurt Of Katrina More Than Whites
<p>New Orleans black population has been more negatively affected by Hurricane Katrina than the city's white population, according to a recent survey.</p>
Manhattan's Tight Rental Market To Get Tighter
<p>With Manhattan rents skyrocketing and vacancies dropping, many renters are resorting to creative, and often questionable living arrangements. Builders have shied away from rentals and gone into condos while potential buyers are choosing to rent.</p>
Opponents May Stop Fee Raise That Would Pay For Affordable Housing
<p>Political opposition may stand in the way of Oregon's plans to raise money for affordable housing by increasing the fees paid when filing real estate documents by more than 100%.</p>
UK Officials Look To Counteract Housing Crunch
<p>The supply of housing is being overpowered by demand in England, and government officials are hoping to establish measures that would ease the process of building new homes and increase the amount of affordable housing.</p>
Public Participation Is Just A Click Away
<p>More and more suburban Illinois communities are streaming their public hearings over the web, enabling more people to follow their local democratic process -- a trend being seen across the country.</p>
High Speed Train Tunnel Compromises Landmark Cathedral's Foundation
<p>Transportation planners in Spain have proposed building a tunnel for a high speed train system which would run directly underneath a cathedral designed in the late 1800s by Antoni Gaudí. Experts say the tunnel could cause the cathedral to crumble.</p>
'Canada's Al Gore'
<p>David Suzuki has attained rock-star status as a passionate icon of Canada's green movement.</p>
Converting Trailer Park Housing To Home Ownership Opportunities
<p>Manufactured-home communities, long vulnerable to displacement at the whim of park owners, are working with nonprofit partners to increase resident ownership of the land.</p>
Governor Looks At Tax Solutions For Struggling Small Towns
<p>Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is pushing a plan to allow struggling communities to bring in more taxes from local businesses and to lower the amount of property taxes owners have to pay.</p>
First UGB Expansion Approved in Ventura County, California
<p>For the first time, residents in a Ventura County city have voted to substantially expand their urban growth boundaries in order to accommodate a residential development -- following two previously failed attempts redraw the line.</p>
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Reading, Writing, And Planning: Urbanism In High School
<p>The high school curriculum overlooks a great many subjects, so we could go on at length pointing out its ironies and shortcomings. But the topic at hand happens to be urban planning, so let's stick with that. </p>
Los Angeles Says Yes To River Restoration Plan
<p>A $2 billion plan to transform the Los Angeles River from a concrete-lined flood control channel into park-lined urban waterway received final approval from the city's leaders.</p>
Can U.S. Strategy Reduce Vancouver's Homelessness?
<p>In the last five years, U.S. cities have taken a different approach to dealing with homelessness -- providing specialized services to the most vulnerable. The man heading this effort says that other cities like Vancouver should follow the U.S. lead.</p>
Playtime For Grandma
<p>In an effort to encourage its growing elderly population to exercise, Berlin, Germany has opened a public playground intended for the city's most senior citizens.</p>
Census 2010 Test Runs Use New Technologies, Face New Challenges
<p>This report from <em>NPR</em> looks at the preparations, new technologies, and test runs that are currently underway to prepare for Census 2010.</p>
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Communist China's GPS congestion management capitalism
<p>BEIJING, 9 MAY 2007--Anyone questioning China's potential to become the dominant player in the 21st century and beyond need look no further than the <a href="http://www.bjjtw.gov.cn" title="Beijing Transp. Info Ctr">Beijing Transportation Information Center</a>. The entrepreneurial leader of the center, Mr. WANG gang, has lead the development of the most innovative system for managing traffic congestion I've seen, putting U.S. systems to shame and leapfrogging over London's cutting edge signal coordinatin system. Rather than try to regulate congestion by limiting automobile use, they have figured out a way to use technology to make its use more efficient. </p>
Borough of Carlisle
Smith Gee Studio
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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