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California's 'Lifestyle Bills'
Legislators have unveiled a package of proposals being called 'lifestyle bills' aimed at limiting sprawl, reducing traffic and increasing housing.
Top Overpriced and Underpriced Housing Markets
Study ranks 99 major real estate markets based on how much they are under or overpriced.
NYC 2012 A 'Reign Of Terror' For City Developers?
Former developer and transit authority chief Richard Ravitch argues against cheap sale of prime real estate to aid city's bid.
DOT Plans TOD
New Mexico's Dept. of Transportation (DOT) seeks to complement pending rail service with a transit oriented development (TOD).
Hybrid Centers And Power Towns
First there were malls, then outlet malls. Then came power centers followed by lifestyle and town centers. Now there is a new type: "Hybrid centers" or "power towns"
Berkeley Vs. Berkeley
The City of Berkeley takes the University of California at Berkeley to court over 15-year growth plan.
Prince Charles Blasts UK Planners
Prince Charles launches an attack on the 'cavalier attitude' of Britain's architects and planners.
University and City Butt Heads On Density
Tallahassee, FL, envisions a denser, more walkable future near Florida State University than the university's administration.
Can American-Type Sprawl Happen In The U.K.?
A professor from England visiting Arizona wonders if America's dangerous exurban growth will find its way to the UK.
Louisville Plans 'City Of Parks'
Louisville, KY, plans a 15-year $20 million upgrade of its park system, expanding it to its suburbs.
World City Competitiveness Index
A new Brookings Institution report ranks world cities based on competitiveness.
Tapping Into The Urban Unconscious
Magazines and new media are unearthing our cities' hidden stories and stressing the need for quality public space.
Evaluating Census Data On Gated Communities
A first look at the Census' "Gated Community" data examines the differences among different types of gated communities.
Supreme Court Likely To Uphold Eminent Domain
In Kelo v. City of New London, oral arguments seemed to favor city's redevelopment plan.
Transportation Justice
Grist Magazine correspondent Ansje Miller reports from a conference on transportation and justice.
Eminent Domain Case At The Supreme Court
Landowner challenges use of eminent domain to allow private developer to build baseball stadium.
Jolts Of Economic Juice
ULI's Maureen McAvey discusses "catalytic projects" and how they can transform troubled neighborhoods in positive directions.
College Town Redux
East Lansing works to reinvent itself with a balance of students and young families.
The Parkmaker
National Geographic Magazine publishes a feature-length profile of Frederick Law Olmsted's impact of America's urban plarks.
Large Merger Of Land Trusts Aimed At Slowing Sprawl
Eight land trusts dedicated to saving farmlands and forests in nine Northeast Ohio announce plans to merge.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
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