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Landowners in Gunnison, Colorado are claiming that rafters passing through on the banks of the Gunnison River are trespassing. Do property rights extend into the water?

June 2 - On The Commons

Famed architect Leon Krier says that "metropolitan development is a mistake and is unsustainable," calling for a more polycentric approach.

June 2 - The Urban Vision

In the capital city of Astana, temperatures can drop to -40F. Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev says the city is fighting the cold by building an entirely indoor city, under a dome 2 kilometers across.

June 2 - The Telegraph

It's the nation's shortest commuter route, less than 3 miles with no intermediary stops. The train composed of two electrified cars, with presidential history in its 145 years. If Princeton University has its way, it will soon be replaced by a bus.

June 2 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

This article from <em>The Daily Mail</em> takes a historical look at ten maps that changed the world.

June 2 - The Daily Mail

Amidst flooding and tropical storms, the giant sinkhole in downtown Guatemala City is capturing attention worldwide. The Sydney Morning Herald looks into how it was caused.

June 1 - The Sydney Morning Herald

As London prepares for its 2012 Games, already over budget, new studies are being released indicating that no specific benefits come to cities hosting major sporting events.

June 1 - The Telegraph

Essayist and photographer Aisha Sloan revisits the Los Angeles neighborhood of her childhood to examine Modernist architecture and its correlation to segregation.

June 1 - Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

In Jan., the Bay Area Toll Authority approved a new toll schedule that charges carpoolers $2.50, half the regular toll, effective July 1 to cross the seven state owned Bay Area bridges. On May 28, the Golden Gate Dist. approved a $3 carpool rate.

June 1 - San Francisco Chronicle

The head of Toronto's Cycling Committee is calling on the city to shift its focus from the quantity of bike lanes it creates to the quality of connections their planned infrastructure will create in the city's existing bike network.

June 1 - The Toronto Star

Officials in Beijing are planning to build 21 more rail and subways lines by the year 2020.

June 1 - Global Times

Japan has announced plans to build a base on the moon by 2020. The base would be built and used by robots.

June 1 - Popular Science

As host of the World Expo, Shanghai is opening its doors to the world. But with most of the Expo's visitors hailing from within China, it's much more of an international marketing effort for non-Chinese countries directed at the emerging super power.

June 1 - The New York Times

It's the nation's shortest commuter route, less than 3 miles with no intermediary stops. The train is composed of two electrified cars, with presidential history in its 145 years. If Princeton University has its way, it will soon be replaced by a bus

June 1 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

Facing tight budgets, many states are closing or limiting access to their parks and natural resources.

June 1 - The New York Times

Frustration and anger are rampant in Port-au-Prince, where recovery from the earthquake that thrashed the city in January has been slow and, by some local accounts, corrupt.

June 1 - The New York Times

Development in rural America has long been a confounding problem. Increasing outmigration highlights the importance of finding new methods for economic development beyond agriculture.

May 31 - The Daily Yonder

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May 31 - Ann Forsyth

Emigration is up and the birth rate is dropping in Germany, where people are starting to worry about what a shrinking and aging population will mean for the country's future.

May 31 - Der Spiegel

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May 31 - Todd Litman