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Rules Limiting Activities In Public Spaces Target Homeless
<p>Broad regulations have been approved in Berkeley, California, that would ban certain activities in public spaces, such as laying on the ground and urinating. This set of rules seeks to impose greater control over the city's homeless population.</p>
Western Governments Team Up Against Greenhouse Gases
<p>With a regional goal of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the Western governments of British Columbia, California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have joined forces to push environmental policies the federal government has avoided.</p>
Growth Keeps Las Vegas Water Chief Busy
<p>This report from <em>NPR</em> looks at the city of Las Vegas, the high value of water in the desert, and the water chief who is trying to control the growing city's consumption.</p>
Zoning Loophole Eyes Backyards As Developable Brownfields
<p>A zoning loophole classifying backyard gardens as brownfields has opened the door for developers in England to tear down homes and rebuild flats and apartments, eating up the equivalent of nearly 3,000 soccer fields in the next decade.</p>
West Palm Beach Seeks Signature Skyline
<p>West Palm Beach, Florida, is entertaining several ideas to embolden its skyline. One proposal suggests a 1,500 foot tower, which would be the tallest in the United States.</p>
A NYC First: On-Street Car Parking Spaces Removed for Bicycle Parking
<p>A simple sidewalk widening project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn marks a radical shift in land use policy for New York City.</p>
EPA And Cities Focus On Cleaning Up Water-Faring Vessels
<p>Efforts are underway to 'green' ferries and other commercial ships -- which represent a major but largely ignored source of air pollution.</p>
Is A Sheltered Suburban Childhood Good For Kids?
<p>Parents who grew up in the city but raised their children in the suburbs wonder if they made the right choice.</p>
School Site Next To Freeway Decried As Hazardous
<p>Plans for a new high school next to a busy freeway interchange in New Haven, Connecticut, call for sealed windows and air filtration systems, but community and environmental groups are calling the entire proposal unconscionable.</p>
Presidential Candidate Stumps For Light Rail
<p>New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson promised to redirect funding from roads to mass transit if he's elected President.</p>
Growing Old In The Suburbs
<p>A new report from the Brookings Institution shows that suburbs are aging faster than cities -- and may signal a desire by seniors to stay put in their suburban communities.</p>
China's E-Waste Capital
<p>The vast majority of the world's e-waste is processed in China, in towns like Guiyu.</p>
Housing Developers Breathe Neighborhood Into Downtown Boise
<p>With a number of large-scale condo and apartment developments planned for downtown Boise, seven developers are transforming the formerly vacant downtown into a vibrant neighborhood.</p>
Oregon's Measure 37 Heading Back To The Ballot
<p>In Oregon, the controversial land use law Measure 37 is on its way back to the ballot this November, as lawmakers look to limit the development rights granted by the measure in 2004.</p>
To Preserve Its Skyline, London May Limit Skyscrapers
<p>Preservationists are calling for buffer zones around the city's heritage sites, which could upset Mayor Ken Livingstone's plans to spur urban regeneration with new high-rise buildings.</p>
How To Design A Good Building
<p>Not all buildings can be great, but good design shouldn't be an afterthought either, argues architecture critic John King.</p>
A Walkable Downtown Los Angeles?
<p>As part of a new set of guiding principles that call on city planners to 'demand a walkable city', Los Angeles may adopt new standards requiring developers to widen sidewalks, not streets.</p>
For Economic Development, Casinos Don't Pay
<p>While more states are approving commercial casinos in hopes of creating jobs and increasing tax revenues, economists are increasing skeptical of the benefits of legalized gambling.</p>
TODs Prove To Be A Boon For Urban Regions
<p>In this special report, the WSJ examines the growing popularity of rail-based TODs, examining their effect on land values as well as the challenges they may face in obtaining approval.</p>
Pigeons: Urban Terrorists?
<p>Cities such as London, Hong Kong and Mumbai now prohibit feeding of pigeons -- but can it help to control the burgeoning urban population of the birds?</p>
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