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Designing For The Homeless
Sam Davis was awarded in 2002 a Guggenheim Fellowship to write his new book, Designing for the Homeless: Architecture that Works.
Groundwater Features In Development Debate
A half-billion-dollar residential and commercial complex development will incorporate an extensive rainwater collection and groundwater replenishment system.
University Builds For The 'Millenial Generation'
Xavier University creates a building plan to address the needs and desires of college students born after 1982.
Federal Backlog Delays Development Projects In Florida
A backlog in getting development permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers is delaying development projects such as new housing, shopping centers, and roads.
Nary A Drop To Divert
A rash of water-rights lawsuits in California worries conservationists.
The Reality of 'New Urbanism'
Why New Urbanism does not appeal to the vast majority of buyers.
Heading Down The Wrong Track
PCJ Editor Wayne Senville offers his opinion on the Bush Administration proposed elimination of Amtrak's budget.
Deadly Sprawl
Neat, sprawling suburbs hide deadly health risks.
The New Farmland Trend: Farms As Investments
Investors who nothing about farming are increasingly buying farmland to round out their portfolios.
Global Warming not a Natural Phenomenon, Scientists Claim
Scientists claim to have the "proof" that global warming is a man-made phenomenon.
Eminent Domain: Will It Be Severely Restricted?
Under what conditions can the government take property from a private entity for the public good? The L.A. Times offers its opinion.
Traffic Cheaters
HOV lanes in the Washington area are being invaded by ineligible users.
The Dirt
A blog-newsletter called "The Dirt" tells the story of suburban development in fast-growing Atlanta from the developer's point of view.
Saving America's Subway
Congressional hearing highlights the urgent needs of Washington's subway system.
Driving A Mini In An SUV World
An American driver of the popular 'Mini' car relates how it feels to drive next to mamoth SUVs
America: A Nation on Wheels
Traffic is worst in big cities and suburbs, and 50% feel it is worse than 5 years ago, according to an ABC traffic poll.
Kunstler On Ontario's Green-Belt Plan
Author James Howard Kunstler discusses Ontario' new green-belt protection plan to halt sdevelopment outside the Greater Toronto area.
The Temporary Urbanism Of Critical Mass
Critical Mass, a monthly gathering of cyclists originally founded in San Francisco, has quickly become a worldwide phenomenon.
Transit Planners Have It All Wrong
Columnist Steven Greenhut explains why public transit will never replace the auto, and chastises planners trying to use transit for social engineering.
Impact Fees Should Not Be Used For Social Engineering
Impact fees add $10,000 to the cost of a new home in the North Albuquerque area, and are being used as a tool for social engineering, writes Jeff Stuve, president of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.
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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