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Sleek And Modern Is Back In LA Buildings

There is a demand in LA for futuristic buildings. The sleek lines of modernism are popular with image-conscious firms.

December 10 - The Los Angeles Times

South Florida Searches For Sustainablity

With population booming and gridlock looming, the region needs a better answer than sprawl.

December 10 - The Miami Herald

Revitalization Process Moving Forward In Tampa

Project by project, revitalization groups are buying up eyesores in West Tampa.

December 10 - The Tampa Tribune

Las Vegas Working To Redevelop Downtown

The city of Las Vegas is purchasing parcels of downtown real estate to entice redevelopment in the area.

December 10 - Las Vegas Sun

A Sheltered Downtown?

Pontiac is "trying hard to reinvent itself" by turning its downtown into a "regional entertainment district"...so it is squeezing out a 60-year old shelter for at-risk women and children.

December 9 - The Detroit News


Orange County Light Rail Study Released

The report offers three possible routes for OCTA's CenterLine system that appear to address concerns of cities and residents.

December 9 - Orange County Register

High Transportation Costs For Bay Area

Study finds that Bay Area households spend fifteen percent of their budget on Transportation.

December 9 - The San Francisco Chronicle


Agency Missing The Train On Sprawl?

The Sacramento LAFCO is finding it difficult to control sprawl in the outer county.

December 9 - The Sacramento Bee

Land Use Measure Put On Hold

Lawsuits have stopped a new Oregon law that would have required compensation for property owners affected by land-use regulations.

December 9 - Associated Press

San Francisco's Building Competition

Reviving an old policy, developers in San Francisco must compete to build based on the building's architectural beauty.

December 8 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Homes For LA's Poor

The federal government is providing millions of dollars to rehabilitate homes for sale to LA's poor.

December 8 - The Los Angeles Times

HUD's Media Campaign To Combat Homelessness

U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment launched a star-filled media campaign to help combat homelessness.

December 8 - HUD News

Fear Of Toxin In Tap Water Rocks California Valley

Discovery of high toxic levels in tap water has set off a "political and scientific scramble" in Southern California.

December 8 - The Washington Post

Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson

Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.

December 8 - Planetizen

Infill Housing In Los Angeles: Will It Work?

What is required to make market-rate infill housing in the Los Angeles area work? The Urban Land Institute reports.

December 8 - Urban Land Institute

Sneak Peek At The Mouse's New House

Disney begins monorail sneak previews of its new California Adventure Theme Park.

December 8 - Orange County Register

Community Helps To Plan New Development

A developer is listening to and working with residents hoping to gain community support a large housing project.

December 8 - Orange County Register

FEATURE

Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson

Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.

December 8 - Richard H. Carson

Houston's Innovative Smog Plan

Houston officials have adopted a historic pollution plan aimed at erasing pollution by 2007.

December 7 - The Houston Chronicle

Clinton Proclaims Yellowstone Of The Sea

President Clinton establishes 84-million-acre zone as the single largest nature preserve in the U.S.

December 7 - National Geographic

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