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Friday Funny: The Mistaken Choose Transit

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel pokes fun at Milwaukee suburban leaders who have prevented the city from considering light rail.

July 16 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Affordable Housing Statute Promotes Sprawl

Massachusetts 40B statute is contrary to the state Vision 2020 smart growth vision.

July 16 - The Boston Globe

New Urbanism In Virginia

Several new development projects look to New Urbanism for inspiration.

July 16 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Multifamily Low Income Occupancy Compliance

The law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop provides guidance relating to low income occupancy compliance for multifamily developments.

July 16 - Pillsbury Winthrop

Chicago's Millenium Park Finally Opens

An interactive guide to Chicago's Millenium Park -- the city's "boldest outdoor cultural project in more than a century".

July 16 - The Chicago Tribune


The Making Of A Megaproject

A massive petrochemicals complex takes shape in southern China.

July 16 - Bechtel-Parsons Brinckerhoff

A Novel Approach To Boosting Property Values

A team approach to improving a neighborhood while getting a good return on investment.

July 16 - CNNMoney


Private Views Vs. Public Trees

The City of Dana Point sues a resident who chopped off the tops of seven pine trees in a public park to improve the view from his multimillion-dollar home.

July 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Wal-Mart Faces City Zoning Hurdles

Wal-Mart faces city zoning hurdles in Mission, Kansas, as the retailer attempts to rehab struggling 350,000 square foot indoor shopping mall into a "Supercenter".

July 16 - BizJournals

A Community Amid Slums: Living In 100 Square Feet

The L.A. Times presents the fourth report in a series on Africa's swelling slums. This article focuses on a community known as 'Deep Sea'.

July 16 - The Los Angeles Times

A Rebuttal To 'The Greater Mobility Opportunity Program'

Plausibility of Wendell Cox's transit replacement proposal is undermined by questionable assumptions.

July 15 - Public Transit

When the Real Estate Market Ruins Your Plans

Planners in Houston finally establish a municipal land-bank program for redevelopment, but find after years of delays, that the real estate market has changed.

July 15 - The Chicago Tribune

South Korea To Move Capital To Rural Utopia

Fed up with the congestion of Seoul, President Roh Moo Hyun has designated a rural area as the site for the future 500,000 person capital.

July 15 - The Seattle Times

EPA's M.P.G. Ratings Get An Inspection

With gasoline prices rising, a brouhaha has erupted over mileage stickers.

July 15 - The Christian Science Monitor

LA Braces For $1 Billion Staples Center Development

Covering six blocks, the mixed-use plan will include theaters, restaurants, and a massive hotel within walking distance of the Convention Center. City officials have yet to include financial support.

July 15 - The Los Angeles Times

The 'New Face' Of Chicago: Millennium Park

Over budget and four years late, Chicago's stunning Millennium Park will become 'the new face' of the City.

July 15 - The Los Angeles Times

Cookie-Cutter Suburb Uses Pride to Distinguish Itself From Others

Fifty years later, Lakewood, the Los Angeles Levittown, proudly holds on to its working-class roots.

July 15 - The New York Times

Cities Draw Attention To 'Brain Drain' Problem

While places like Michigan and Cleveland are investing millions of dollars to lure 20-somethings back, some demographers think expectations are exaggerated.

July 15 - Associated Press

Monumental Row In Atlanta

Designer fears that World Athletes Monument will be damaged by proposal.

July 15 - INTBAU

WTC Architect, Developer Fight Over Fees

Daniel Libeskind's suit against Silverstein Properties claims the developer is punishing the architect for protesting changes to the master plan.

July 15 - Newsday

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