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I don't really have anything to say about <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/14/creating.cool.ap/index.html">this</a> CNN.com story except <em>damn!</em> It's gotta hurt to look out at all the bigger, more popular cities, having all the fun and getting all the hottest sister cities, hosting all the coolest awards shows.<br /> <br /> <blockquote>Now officials in some cities and states are looking to reverse the trend -- by marketing themselves as hip places to live and giving college graduates a reason to stay.<br /> <br /> In Michigan, [Governor Jennifer] Granholm has launched the "Cool Cities" initiative, a grants program that she insists is more about economic development than just bringing "lattes and bookstores and nightclubs" to her state.<br /> <br /> Saugatuck, where residents are renovating an old pie factory into a center for the arts, was among the first to receive one of the state's $100,000 grants.</blockquote>

July 14 - Anonymous

Through the newly-signed agreement, Boston gets a look at the convoluted operation of the Big Dig parks.

July 14 - BizJournals

Designed to stop sprawl and preserve farmland, two state tax breaks to farmers are actually fueling further expansion. Much 'farmland' is already developed, yet still gets write-offs.

July 14 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Increase in home prices can be attributed to the rising costs of construction material.

July 14 - Builder Magazine

The Project for Public Spaces asks if architecture critics have forgotten how to judge public spaces.

July 14 - Project For Public Spaces

Ontario considers legislation to control sprawl and channel development towards urban centers.

July 14 - The Toronto Star

The newly-published Phaidon Atlas reviews 1,052 buildings, includes 7,000 images, and weighs in at 824 pages.

July 14 - Slate

U.S. and Britain focus on "neighborhoods of choice and connection".

July 14 - The Brookings Institution

Frustrated by the lack of a vocabulary to describe types of growth, Dolores Hayden has delivered the definitive work on the subject.

July 14 - The Boston Globe

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the recipients of its 2004 Professional Awards. (Includes project profiles and photos.)

July 14 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Business Week evaluates the the impact of rising mortgage rates on the housing bubble -- and arrives at dire conclusions.

July 14 - Business Week

Bush administration announces it will reverse one of the "most sweeping land preservation measures in decades".

July 13 - The Washington Post

A new report compares the economic performance and industrial composition of the nation's technology centers.

July 13 - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Utah candidates for Governor support open space initiative, though measure may fail to make it to the November ballot.

July 13 - The Salt Lake Tribune

A new mixed-use project could revive a historic Chicago neighborhood.

July 13 - The Slatin Report

Author Paco Underhill's new book looks at the effects of psychology on the shopping experience.

July 13 - Newsday

Henderson's desire for a neighborhood-based development exposes the boomtown's lack of city context.

July 13 - Las Vegas Sun

Photos and reports from the first North American Open Source Geographic Information Systems Conference.

July 13 - Slashdot

We can no longer afford to give away highway lanes to carpools and low-emission vehicles, writes Ken Orski.

July 13 - Planetizen

The future of a town surrounded by growth.

July 13 - The Orlando Sentinel