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The 'Greening' of Wal-Mart?
<p>Recent attempts to "greenwash" Wal-Mart in the media don't hold water, write Ruben Garcia and Andrea Buffa.</p>
Can Land Use Planning Save The World?
<p>At their annual conference, California's planners are obsessed with global warming.</p>
Filling Winnipeg's 'Dead Zones'
<p>More than 40 years of revitalization efforts have failed to "fix" downtown Winnipeg. Now a host of new developments -- many of them private or the result of downtown campus expansion plans -- may finally create a vibrant core for the city.</p>
Urban Anthropologist Looks At People And Public Spaces
<p>This article from <em>The New York Times</em> briefly profiles Project for Public Spaces Founder Fred Kent, and presents his appraisals of four New York neighborhoods.</p>
South American Economic Unification May Threaten Amazon
<p>A new report warns that unless proper precautions are take, a plan to unite South American economies through transportation and infrastructure projects could result in widespread destruction of the Amazon rainforest.</p>
Where The Housing Market Has Stabilized
<p><em>Forbes Magazine</em> has released a list of the most stable housing markets in America. Included in the list are Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Dallas.</p>
Mixed Feelings Over New Town In Hanoi
<p>A $7 billion new town is being planned in Vietnam, across the Red River from capital city Hanoi. And though the creation of thousands of new houses is welcomed, many are concerned about development along the sensitive riverfront.</p>
Residents Call On City To Slow Traffic
<p>Residents in San Jose, California, are calling on the city to do something about a recent increase in speeding on residential streets, but officials feel there is little that can be done.</p>
Security Camera Use To Increase In New York
<p>Looking to London as an example, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has plans to expand the city's closed-circuit video surveillance camera system.</p>
Cities Want Piece of Canada's $14 Billion Budget Surplus
<p>Canada's cities are asking that some of the $14-billion federal budget surplus be directed at them, and at upgrading aging infrastructure, rather than to servicing debt.</p>
America's First Suburb Turns 60
<p>Levittown, Long Island held a 60th birthday bash for itself on Sept. 30, complete with parades, to celebrate its creation from a potato field for GIs returning from World War II. It would go on to become America's iconic suburb.</p>
Many Renewal Areas Succeed In Salem, But Some Are Struggling
<p>Salem, Oregon has used urban renewal areas to bring economic development to many of its neighborhoods. But the success of these areas is variable, and some say it may be time to stop designating places for renewal.</p>
Cutting Off The Short Cut
<p>With a historic small town feel and a population that has embraced its compact walkability, the town of Rowayton, Connecticut, has passed a ban on large trucks crossing though the town as a short cut.</p>
Mall Hybrids Expand Downtown Character
<p>Enclosed malls are out of vogue, but new mall-condo hybrids are gaining popularity, and bringing what was once an exclusively "downtown" character out to the 'burbs.</p>
Advanced Traffic Data Deleted After Days
<p>Los Angeles has one of the world's most advanced traffic detection systems, enabling it to manipulate traffic signals on the fly by using real-time data. But This data is saved for only a few days, limiting the extensive data's long-term use.</p>
Oregon Winemakers Back A Return To Property Rights
<p>With their vineyards threatened by 2004's land use law Measure 37, Oregon's winemakers are getting behind this November's ballot Measure 49 as a way to preserve their land and their business.</p>
Toronto Begins To Fill In
<p>Three newly built houses in Toronto have fallen in line with a citywide plan to promote more infill housing. They have also garnered attention in the world of architecture by being included in a tour organized by <em>Architectural Digest</em>.</p>
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Acronym Atrocities Afoot in Washington
<p> To paraphrase the New York Times' summation of the Anaheim Angels' rhetorical exodus to Los Angeles a few years ago: some ideas are so stupid that you just have to stand back and watch. To that I would add, some things are so stupid that they deserve derision no matter how long ago they occured. Though it crawled out from the Senate floor in the summer of 2005, SAFETEA-LU -- the $240 billion federal transportation bill -- has, for the past two years, gotten off way too easy. </p>
Red Wine & Bicycles
<p>On his first trip to Paris, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg enjoyed an unprecedented second glass of red wine at lunch, and eyed the popular bike rental program, pondering its suitability for New York City streets.</p>
On Common Ground?
<p>Despite a recent wave of crime, the Boston Common continues to bring people together from all walks of life.</p>
Municipality of Princeton
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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