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California Considers Tracking Your Car
As fuel efficiency has increased, gas taxes have declined. California considers an alternative tax on mileage rather than gasoline.
DC Eyes Future Growth From New Metro Station
District leaders and Metro officials hope the stop will prompt construction of high-tech firms, government offices and apartment high-rises on the neighborhood's undeveloped land.
Clean-Air Cops Handcuffed
The EPA wants stricter curbs on air pollution. But critics say lax enforcement may undermine its goals.
The Endangered Endangered Species Act
The 30-year old Endangered Species Act may face sweeping changes.
The SUV Invasion of Europe
Despite vocal opposition, SUVs invade Europe.
Premature Deaths Attributed To Smog
Ground-level ozone, a common form of air pollution long linked to breathing problems, is being blamed for thousands of premature deaths each year in a new study of 95 urban areas.
Will Critcizing Growth Make You Disappear?
A local water district that has criticized rapid growth and the availabilities of water supplies may be dissolved.
Planning By Ballot Measures
Citizens across the country voted on how they want their communities to grow.
The Nation's Most Expensive Building
The new Time Warner Center will cost $1.8 billion and become the most expensive single building ever planted in American soil.
36 Urban Planning 'What Ifs'
Thirty-six thoughts on reviving ailing cities.
It's The Cities, Stupid
After reviewing the familiar red/blue election map, The Stranger concludes that urban liberals live in the Urban Archipelago, the United Cities of America.
Patron Derides Gehry's University Circle Brainstorm
At a dinner held by Cleveland's University Circle, Inc., a potential patron launced an unexpected 15-minute critique.
Producing Cartograms: Density Equalizing Maps
Map makers have long searched for a way to construct cartograms -- maps in which the sizes of geographic regions such as countries or provinces appear in proportion to their population or some other analogous property.
The UK's First Business Improvement District
After more than a decade of study, the first Business Improvement District is approved in the United Kingdom; safety, environment, promotion and transport are priorities.
Using Public Transit To Make Your Getaway Doesn't Usually Work
A bank robber escaped from a Chinatown heist into BART's underground tunnels, forcing part of the system to shutdown for four hours.
Conceiving A Sustainable Future In The Egyptian Desert
A progressive industrial park on the banks of the Nile aims to restore the balance between economic growth and environmental quality.
The New American Home: Hurricane-Proof
The 'New American Home' was built in accordance with the 2001 Florida Building Code, and withstood the recent Florida hurricanes.
The End of Oil
A Caltech physicist warns that fossil fuels -- and time -- are running out.
America's Obsession with Consumption
The greatest moral threat to the United States is not gay marriage, writes Derrick Jackson, but the inability to live within our means in a world of want.
Tracking Metropolitan America Into The 21st Century
An overhaul of the widely-recognized metropolitan classification system by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will refashion the both research and federal spending.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
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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