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More On Sprawl and Obesity
David Suzuki explains why North America's car-centric society is responsible for the near-epidemic levels of obesity.
The Dilemma Of Code Enforcement
Dilapidated, overcrowded housing poses serious risks, but it may be better than the alternative.
Selling The Public Square
Public entities must use discretion in accepting private money.
How Radio Can Organize A Community
Low-power FM licenses have signals that travel only 10-20 miles. But they are a powerful economic development and community organizing tool.
Contractor Bids On Rights To Develop On Prime State Lands
An entrepreneur purchases exclusive rights to build waterfront housing along the entire New York's state canal system.
The Myth Of Driver-Funded Roads
Only 24 percent of the cost of St.Paul's roads is borne by driver-generated taxes and fees
The 'Peculiar Geometry' of Suburbia
Scarce land, high housing prices, and convoluted local rules are resulting in developers resorting to odly-shaped lots. While some say it's creative planning, other warn of problems.
Saving The Inner City Will Save The City
Milwaukee business and civic leaders announce a new economic development initiative focused on the inner city.
Schools Make Sprawl Worse
Two planning experts say schools built too far from neighborhoods make sprawl worse.
Internet NIMBYism
Websites are changing the nature of how NIMBYs fight developments.
States Fail To Connect Economic Development With Transit
A 50-state survey of economic development subsidy programs -- such as loans, grants, and tax incentives -- reveals that not one single state effectively coordinates its economic development spending with public transportation planning.
A Company Town's Bid To Reinvent Itself
Layoffs at Kodak and Xerox in Rochester symbolize a challenge felt by other cities.
Victoria's New Planning System Fails
A study finds that a new experimental planning system in Victoria, Australia is a dismal failure.
Lower Manhattan Making a Comeback
PATH trains, and other signs of rebirth in Lower Manhattan, will emerge in the coming months, opening the WTC site for the first time to the public since the 9/11 attacks.
Shanghai To Limit Tall Buildings
The congestion of tall buildings in the limited central area has a negative effect in the city, according to the Shanghai Municipal Urban Planning Bureau.
From The Terrace
A lightning turnaround in the Berkshires restores the 100-year-old landscape at Edith Wharton’s The Mount.
A Rebirth For Downtown Los Angeles
Conversion of a 32-acre rail yard and a 40-acre industrial development to parkland in downtown L.A. could herald a rebirth of the city's center.
Survival Of The Fittest: Malls Evolve
A "lifestyle center" may be coming to a location near you.
Amtrak At The Crossroads
Will financial woes and President Bush's proposal to break up the national rail system leave Amtrak and its passengers stranded?
Nothing 'Free' About School Construction Feasibility
Shunning "free" feasibility studies leads schools to a wise decision.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
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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