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Feeling Down On Main Street
<p>In the wake of Presidential Candidate Barack Obama's recent gaffe, New York Times blogger Timothy Egan sheds some light on the reality of rural America and its role in America's future.</p>
The Alternative To Building Bus-Only Lanes: Highway Shoulders
<p>With the region's traffic getting increasingly worse, and little funding in the pipeline, Washington D.C. transit officials have proposed a plan to develop new bus-only lanes on the shoulders of highways.</p>
A Battle Over Building Heights
<p>In anti-growth Santa Barbara, preservationists and smart growth advocates have forged a compromise that will permit taller buildings for developments that include affordable housing.</p>
Tackling Traffic In A City Of 11 Million
<p>In Sao Paulo, Brazil, planners are challenged with untangling traffic jams that stretch for over 120 miles.</p>
Bay Area TODs Helping To Cut Emissions
<p>New transit towns around the Bay Area's BART stations are attracting residents who value the convenience and savings of a walkable community and nearby transit.</p>
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Best Ideas of the Week
<p> From public transit to public parks to public space, this past week brought a lot of interesting and innovative ideas in the world of urban planning.
Friday Funny: A Tight Fit
<p>These two videos show the downside of high public transit ridership.</p>
In Mumbai, Pedestrians Protest Lack Of Sidewalks
Fed up with crowded or non-existent sidewalks, pedestrians in Mumbai are taking to the streets to get more attention on the issue of dangerous walking conditions.
You Can't Escape Sprawl
<p>With sprawl proceeding largely unchecked in North California, residents who fled the city for more rural areas now find that urbanization has encroached their once sleepy communities.</p>
Cash-Strapped Transit Agency Needs Funding Plan
<p>Forget major rail expansion. The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority hopes a new bill will first allow it to afford office space and hire an executive director.</p>
New HUD Chief Named
<p>President George W. Bush is expected to announce his nomination of Steve Preston, head of the Small Business Association, as the new chief of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.</p>
How Drugs Kill Forests
<p>Drug traffickers, growers and drug law enforcement agents are wreaking havok on the forests of Central America, where large plots of forest are clear-cut for drug crop growing and sprayed to eliminate illicit substances.</p>
The New Graffiti
<p>Using laser technology, two artists have created a new type of "temporary graffiti" -- light shows that use public places as canvasses for their laser art.</p>
German City a Model for 'Sane Transportation'
<p>The German city of Bremen has lessons to teach North American cities about sustainable transportation, according to this article from <em>The Toronto Star</em>.</p>
American Mayors and Bottom-Up Environmental Planning
<p>The environmental leadership of mayors in the U.S. offers much hope for the future of the country, according to this article from <em>Metropolis</em>.</p>
In the Eye of Beijing's Boom
<p>This article from <em>National Geographic</em> looks at the construction boom that is rapidly changing the face of Beijing.</p>
Time to Adapt to a Warmer World is Now
<p>Public officials and scientists are starting to say that adaptation to climate change is just as important as trying to stem climate change. One way to adapt is to embrace smart growth principles that reduce energy usage, according to this article.</p>
The Managed Gentrification Of Harlem?
<p>A delicate agreement has been reached to permit the rezoning of Harlem's main corridor for new development, but critics argue the plans for new moderate-income housing won't prevent the gentrification of one of the city's poorest neighborhoods.</p>
San Francisco Aims To Give Parking A Technological Makeover
<p>Variable parking rates and online parking availability are features of a pilot program meant to increase convenience and cut congestion on the road.</p>
Creating A Bicycle Commuter System
<p>A new design competition is hoping to reshape the transit-inaccessible neighborhood of Red Hook into New York City's most bicycle-friendly community.</p>
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City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
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