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The Unwanted Historic Designation
<p>Two buildings in Baltimore were recently approved by the city's historic preservation commission as being worthy of historic designation. The only problem is that the owners don't want it.</p>
D.C. Considers Bike Parking Requirements
<p>The Washington D.C. Council is expected to pass legislation that will require bicycle parking at apartment buildings.</p>
Chicago Transit Authority Blasted For Derailment As Fare Hikes Loom
<p>The report couldn't have come at a worse time, as Chicago prepares for fare hikes and transit cuts to make up for budget shortfalls.</p>
Housing Slump Forces Developers To Un-Supersize McMansions
<p>The nationwide slump in the housing market is manifesting itself in the shrinking square footage of new McMansions.</p>
Low-Income Artist Housing
<p>Washington D.C.'s Cultural Development Corporation is pushing condo conversions to create affordable housing for low-income artists.</p>
Step One: Kill The Architects
<p>This illustrated list outlines the 10 simple steps to designing the city of the future.</p>
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Las Vegas' Hidden Monorail
<p><img src="/files/u4/lvmonorail2.jpg" border="0" alt="Los Vegas Monorail" title="Los Vegas Monorail" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="362" height="362" align="right" />I was visiting Las Vegas for a wedding and, rather than blow my salary on the blackjack table, I was eager to try the new <a href="http://www.lvmonorail.com/">Las Vegas Monorail</a>. As the world's only city-scale example of a technology that was once envisioned as the future of mass transit, the Las Vegas Monorail has seven stops along a route that roughly parallels Las Vegas Strip, with stations connected to major hotels. <br />
Reaching For The Sky In Dubai
<p>Soon to be the tallest building in the world, the Burj Dubai is only a small piece of Dubai's unprecedented and spectacular $100-billion construction boom.</p>
World's Financial Centers Thrive Despite Tech Boom
<p>Predictions that our high-tech age of connectivity and wire-free communications would drain big cities, the world's financial centers remain heavily populated and their economies are thriving.</p>
A 'False Choice' For Boston's Back Bay
<p>Planned construction on Storrow Drive yields a lose-lose situation for Boston's Back Bay neighborhood residents.</p>
World Ag At Risk From Global Warming
<p>World agricultural productivity could decline between 3-16% by 2080. Developing countries will experience the biggest drop.</p>
Sao Paulo's Ad Ban Becomes Engine For Historic Preservation
<p>The second phase of Sao Paulo, Brazil's strict advertising and signage ban has begun, and is resulting in the renovation and preservation of the city's historic facades.</p>
Bikes Vs. Bridges?
<p>Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is taking a lot of heat from cycling advocates for citing bicycle infrastructure funding for the deteriorating state of the country's highways and bridges.</p>
Should London Ban Cars To Reach Its Carbon Goal?
<p>A report suggests that the only way London can reach its 2025 carbon reduction goals would be to take drastic measures, such as banning all cars from the city.</p>
Municipal Wi-Fi Networks: Easier Said Than Done
<p>After a flurry of announcements regarding blanketing cities with free Internet access, the actual forecast for these wireless networks looks rather bleak.</p>
The Politics Of Public Art
<p>One Florida towns desire to promote works of art in public spaces demonstrates the challenges when government (and taxpayer dollars) get involved with art.</p>
Pre-Dawn Commutes Increasing Across The Country
<p>More Americans are leaving home earlier to wrestle with congested commutes, with 1 in 8 leaving before 6 a.m.</p>
Outsourcing Pollution: The Dirty Side Of Clean Alternatives
<p>Physicist and renowned environmental leader, Vandana Shiva, talks about globalization, emissions trading, and environmental justice.</p>
Will Las Vegas Gamble More On Its Monorail?
<p>Officials hope that a planned extension to the airport will help move the monorail out of the red.</p>
San Francisco Buses May Nab Double-Parkers
<p>Motorists beware - if you double-park in a transit-only lane in San Francisco next year, that bus behind you could take your photo resulting in a $250 citation, if AB 101 is signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.</p>
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