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Kansas City Improves Its Downtown
Lofts, trails and other improvements will tie downtown together.
How Tourism Impacts Cities
How does tourism impact old urban centers? Herbert Muschamp visits Vienna to find out.
The Truth About Smart Growth
Smart growth advocates claim that it improves the quality of life. What they don't mention is that growth restrictions are expensive in the long run and reduce housing affordability.
Growth And Growing Pains Celebrated At CNU IX
Eleven hundred new urbanists converged on New York City June 7 - 10 for CNU IX, the annual coming-together of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
Using GIS To Teach Land Use Planning
Using the Internet and GIS together, local officials in Connecticut are learning how to control land use for future generations.
Winnipeg To Demolish A Historic Building
Winnipeg wants to demolish a historic building. Lisa Rochon calls it the "height of stupidity."
Visiting Brooklyn
Yuki Hayashi writes about the state of tourist attractions in Brooklyn.
Buffalo: A 'Bi-National' Region
Attracting industry to Buffalo, NY, has lead to its self-promotion as a 'bi-national' region.
Pressure To Beautify Highway Construction
City leaders recognize that highways have become a focal point of the city. Now pressure is on transit planners to beautify the design of highways and overpasses.
Covington, K.Y.'s Historic Facelift
The Kentucky Post interview architect Andrew Piaskowy, who is restoring several of the city's most significant buildings.
Conserved Water Shouldn't Go To Support Sprawl
Pam Johnson and Tom Geiger don't want the water conserved by Seattle residents to go to support new sprawl.
Urban Village Development in Texas a Complicated Affair
"Urban Villages," the development trend that is meant to counter sprawl, is facing challenges in Texas.
Memphis Downtown Hits A Home Run
Memphis stadium energizes the city's downtown into a dramatic turnaround after three decades.
Montana's Growing Pains
Heralded for its down-home personality and recreational offerings, Whitefish, Montana, is changing from an old railroad town to an upscale resort community.
Sprawl Causing Serious Water Shortages
Sprawl is one of the causes responsible for water shortages around the nation in regions as unlikely as rainy Seattle, other parts of water-rich Pacific Northwest, and counties around Lake Michigan.
Nation's Most Racially Uniform Cities Are Neighbors
Two of the nation's most racially uniform cities are in Michigan and they are just miles apart.
Route 1: An Impossible Project?
The project to revitalize 80 miles of Route 1 across five counties in the Washington area could costs hundreds of millions of dollars. But there is no consensus on a common vision.
Residents Prefer Buses, Trains Over Road-Widening
Residents in Hilborough County, FL, want more transportation choices including buses, trains, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes rather than road-widening.
Nature's 'Water Towers' Disappearing
Evergreen mountain forests,known as "cloud forests" for being almost permanently enveloped in mist, are rich in biodiversity and provide fresh clean water. They are threatened by logging and global warming.
Census Bureau: List Of Most Racially Uniform Cities
U.S. Census Bureau has released lists of cities with the highest percentage of white or black residents.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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Planning for Universal Design
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