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What To Do When A Big-box Retailer Comes Knocking?

The Philadelphia Inquirer features a four-part series, on new uses for abandoned big-box store sites.

February 7 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Transforming Downtown Los Angeles

Reinventing downtown Los Angeles will lead the city to maturity.

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

TeleCom City: Redevelopment Gone Wrong?

An effort to build a new "TeleCom City" in Everett, just outside Boston, pits government redevelopment against business property rights.

February 6 - The Boston Globe

Enron Field. Oops.

The Houston Astros want to get out of a naming rights agreement for its ballpark, saying the name is tarnished.

February 6 - The Houston Chronicle

Home Sweet Home In A Trailer Park

To some it's an urban junkyard, but to it's close-knit residents -- it's a community.

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times


The Environmental Cost Of Meat

Growing meat consumption around the world has catastrophic environmental consequences.

February 6 - E-The Environmental Magazine

WTC In The Movies

Sarah Boxer examines the role of the World Trade Center towers in the movies.

February 6 - The New York Times


Redeveloping The Rockaway Peninsula

City officials announce a new plan to develop a 308 acre neighborhood in Southeast Queens.

February 6 - The New York Times

Urban Transportation And American Cities

An exhibition highlights the history of urban transportation in U.S. cities.

February 6 - The Washington Post

The Twin Towers Broader Legacy

New York's Twin Towers were part of an economic development deal that left a broad legacy in metropolitan New York.

February 6 - California Planning and Development Report

How To Solve The Problem Of Sprawl

Neal Peirce reviews various approaches to tackling the problem of urban sprawl.

February 5 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The Least Affordable Place To Buy A House

The National Association of Home Builders has released results of a survey of the least affordable places to buy a house.

February 5 - The New York Times

Klamath Water Wars: Federal Biologists' Efforts Unjustified

The National Academy of Sciences says federal scientists had "no substantial scientific foundation" to protect endangered fish by denying water to farmers in the drought-striken Klamath Basin under the Endangered Species Act.

February 5 - The Washington Post

Ohio: Are Growth Controls Too Restrictive?

Samuel Staley and Matthew Hisrich argue that while Ohio can't ignore growth, it also should not make growth controls too restrictive.

February 5 - Cincinnati Business Courier

World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets

Cushman & Wakefield researches the most expensive retail location in the world. Would you believe $700 per square foot?

February 5 - National Real Estate Investor

Barracks To Townhomes: Public Housing

A young architect returns to the East L.A. projects to make them safer and more livable.

February 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Kansas City: Three Strategies For Success

Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.

February 5 - The Kansas City Star

Myth Of Social Capital In Community Development

The traditional understanding of "social capital" is fundamentally flawed.

February 5 - Fannie Mae Foundation

Los Angeles Goes Green

Los Angeles is no longer content to be the smoggy, energy-hogging city of the past.

February 5 - Environmental News Network

Downtown Los Angeles Poised For Renewal

The prospects for downtown Los Angeles, the "last big urban frontier in the US," are bright.

February 5 - GlobeSt.com

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