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Anti-Poverty Program Promotes Recycling for Food
As part of an anti-poverty program in Caracas, food is given to residents in exchange for scrap metal, glass and other recyclable garbage.
WA Light-rail Hijacked By Lawmaker
Unless US Rep. Ernest Istook changes his oppinion, the FTA will not sign a $500 million agreement with Sound Transit.
New York's Last Flash Mob
The person who launched New York's "flash mob" craze, calls for one final mob event which does not unfold as planned.
Islands For Sale
As tourism picks up in Croatia, old Adriatic stone houses, villas...and islands are up for sale.
Segway Tops Mt. Washington...Eventually
A Segway attempts the brutal climb up New England's highest mountain.
Prefab Becomes Hip
Forget trailer parks as bland low-rent subdivisions. New designs are making prefabricated housing hip.
Friday Funny: Oddly Named Places
When someone tells you to go to Hell, it apparently means Michigan.
The Housing Name Game
Housing development naming is much more an art than a science.
Study Highlights Racial Differences In Rent
Study suggest that white New Yorkers pay more rent that non-whites because they are "finicky."
Smart Growth Communities Are More Affordable
Smart growth lowers consumer location costs for housing and transportation, a ULI analysis shows.
An Unlikely Village Marked By Eco Prowess
The Shaw Ecovillage Project applies traditional ecovillage principles to an underserved urban neighborhood.
L.A. Airport Expansion Plan: A Huge Boondoggle?
A much-criticized plan to reconfigure Los Angeles International airport has become one of the most expensive public works projects in the country.
Fresh Air, Soft Lights Show The Way To Smarter Energy Use
When the lights went out during the Blackout of 2003 in Detroit, the Midtown neighborhood sprang to life with creativity, conversation and children singing.
Old-Style Ballparks Create Vibrant Mixed-use Districts
Old-Style ballparks, fronting on urban streets, spur in-city living.
Least Affordable States And MSA's In The U.S.
'Decent and modest' housing is out of reach for millions of Americans. Massachusetts tops the list of least affordable states; San Jose, CA tops the list of least affordable MSA's.
Transportation Costs And The American Dream
When it comes to choosing between mass transit and the personal automobile, the vast majority of Americans vote clearly -- with their feet on the gas pedal.
Gehry's Frank Wit
Architect Frank Gehry shines as a stand-up comic.
The History Of Memorials
Newsweek offers an insightful perspective into how memorials have changed over the last century.
Righteous Duo Preserves, Adapts Buffalo's Architecture
Musician/Artist Ani DiFranco and manager Scot Fisher work to save a landmark.
Looking to Suburbs to Do Their Part
Housing authorities in Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are doing outreach to landlords in the suburbs to give more options to housing voucher holders.
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
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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