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Vasectomy Zoning
Are suburban housing policies intentionally limiting housing options for parents with children to keep school costs low?
Paris' Forum Des Halles To Get A Make-Over
Locals worry that redevelopment of cavernous underground mall will just replace one monster with another.
The Argument For Market-based Toll Roads
Two new technologies -- automated toll collection and market pricing for roadways -- make market-based toll systems even better at relieving traffic congestion.
Regionalism In Minneapolis-St. Paul
What Cleveland can learn from Minneapolis-St. Paul.
The Return Of The Planner
Urban planning departments are experiencing a revival in cities across the nation. Governing Magazine profiles Andy Altman as a model of the 'new planner.'
Recapturing the Heart of Paris Through Its Belly
Parisians plan large-scale urban renewal efforts in Les Halles, known as the "belly" of the city.
A Sign of Confidence for the Athens Olympics
Can the completion of this week's major construction hurdle provide a necessary vote of confidence that Greece is indeed ready for the Games?
Seattle's Reformist Legacy
The 1967 group "Choose an Effective City Council" (CHECC) reshaped Seattle city politics just in time to reshape its physical growth as well.
A Royal Pain for British Architects?
Twenty years after Prince Charles' tirade on Modern architecture, a look at the effect it has had on British architecture.
Lessons from San Diego's Downtown Building Boom
Condo developers have tapped into a previously unrecognized condo market, and the infusion of development money is reshaping California's southernmost big city.
Light Rail Comes To Minnesota
Commuters get set to greet the 12-mile Hiawatha Line.
CA State Budgets Past, Present & Future
Former state senator and finance director Steve Peace discusses the state's current fiscal challenges, the prospects for comprehensive structural reform, and California Today.
To Cut Daytime Smog, Attack It At Night
Scientists are studying night-time chemistry that could providecleaner air.
The Big Picture
Climate change too slow for Hollywood, too fast for the rest of us.
Athens' Massive 2004 Olympics Construction Challenge
Can Athens pull things together before the start of the 2004 Olympics?
Mayoral Candidate Hertzberg Unveils A Vision For L.A.
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Bob Hertzberg lays out his vision for a new and revitalized L.A.
A Rather Lofty Supermarket
The new Safeway store in downtown Portland has underground parking and apartments above.
Financing Transportation Infrastructure
Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Studies at the Reason Public Policy Institute, addresses the need for California to look at alternative financing vehicles for transportation projects.
Aspen's New Economic Engine: Second Homes
The greatest economic engine in Pitkin County is now second homes, dwarfing tourism.
Does Big Box Equal Low Wages?
Big box warehouse club Costco delivers benefits to both its consumers and its employees
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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