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Ohio Growth Posing Environmental Threats
<p>Growth and urban development are posing significant threats to air quality in Northeast Ohio, and many planners are looking at ways to reduce the threats.</p>
How Temporary Uses Can Revitalize Neighborhoods
<p>Temporary, interim, or intermittent uses are part of a growing trend, evident both in Europe and the U.S., that creatively responds to new planning needs.</p>
Pentagon Looks Toward Space For Solar Power On Earth
<p>The Pentagon and an international consortium are investigating the feasibility of 'beaming back' solar energy from a network of space-based satellites and Pacific island-based antennae that could begin operating as early as 2012.</p>
A Planner's 2008 Planning Wishlist for Pakistan
<p>A Pakistani planner offers an urban planning wish list for the most urbanized country in South Asia.</p>
The Shock Doctrine Comes to New Orleans
<p>Naomi Klein believes that HUD's demolition of public housing in New Orleans isn't just about responding to flood damage: it's a classic example of what she calls "The Shock Doctrine" -- using disasters to restructure and privatize whole economies.</p>
California Experts on 'Establishing a Framework for Equitable Growth'
<p>California's population is not only immense, it's incredibly diverse. Building the infrastructure to serve the state's current residents has proven a difficult task -- one that won't get any easier.</p>
The Property Tax and the Fortunes of Older Industrial Cities
<p>Discontent with one particular type of public levy, the local property tax, is gaining momentum across the country. Disgruntled homeowners are demanding that governors and mayors find alternative methods to raise revenue.</p>
California Growth Slows As Out-Migration Continues
<p>Far more residents left the Golden State than arrived from other states, but births and foreign in-migration kept the state growing to 37,771,431 residents, with 3/4 of total population increase resulting from births alone.</p>
Guns or Bridges?
<p>U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D) argues that the war in Iraq is diverting billions of dollars that are badly needed to shore up America's crumbling infrastructure.</p>
Architects as Developers: Five Portraits
<p>From smaller residential projects to vast mixed-use developments, more and more architects are crossing over into development work, bringing a fresh perspective to the process.</p>
Shopping Malls Are Dead -- Long Live Lifestyle Centers
<p>The Economist offers a fascinating review of the evolution of the suburban shopping mall into the hot new "lifestyle center." The conclusion: "It was necessary to kill the American city centre before bringing it back to life."</p>
Introducing The Ecopolitan
<p>National Geographic launches a new green cities blog called The Ecopolitan, written by Jay Walljasper, Senior Fellow of the Project for Public Spaces, and Executive Editor of Ode magazine.</p>
Citywide Wi-Fi On Verge of Self-Sustainability In Minneapolis
<p>The Minneapolis citywide wi-fi network is expected to become self-sustaining by February, according to officials.</p>
Transit Fare By Phone?
<p>A new trial in the San Francisco Bay Area has riders using their phone to pay for transit fare.</p>
A New Approach To Economic Development Help For Entrepreneurs
<p>Nearly every community talks about attracting more entrepreneurs. But aside from programs like SCORE, which assists entrepreneurs with business plans, and some efforts at growing venture-capital funds, most communities scratch their heads over how to</p>
From Aging City to Industrial Leader
<p>Can Hamilton, Ontario -- a city notorious for its pollution and smokestacks -- turn itself around to become an environmental leader in energy conservation? Yes, says, Daniel Lerch, author of "Post Carbon Cities".</p>
Will Retiring Baby Boomers Revive The Cohousing Movement?
<p>Cohousing could be the answer for seniors looking for a strong sense of community and support from neighbors as they age.</p>
Rethinking Parking In NYC
<p>An editorial by Alex Garvin and Nick Peterson calls for NYC's planners and officials to rewrite outdated off-street parking regulations. The authors point out contradictory parking requirements and proposes a more efficient market-based system.</p>
Congestion Pricing: Unpopular On The Ground And In The Sky
<p>Federal officials backed away from a plan to use congestion pricing to manage commercial air traffic in the New York region.</p>
Saving Lives With Urban Planning
<p>With auto accidents the leading cause of death for teenagers, there's yet another reason to build communities that don't make us dependent on our cars.</p>
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