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Mixed Use Zoning In Savannah

Form-based code proposing mixed uses generates interest in Savannah.

August 2 - Savannah Morning News

A Day At The Dump

Scavenging is the best recycling program.

August 2 - The Toronto Star

Improve Auto Access To Pave The Way To Work

In this brief, Evelyn Blumenberg and Margy Waller argue that the strong link between car ownership and employment suggests automobile access assistance should play a key role in efforts to support low-income workers.

August 2 - The Brookings Institution

Opposition In Paint To A Road Project

When the road project cut through Altamont, NY, some residents complained to village hall; others to state transportation officials, Mary-Ann Brock picked up a paintbrush.

August 2 - Times Union

Friday Funny: Towns Adopt Unusual Slogans

As part of their marketing efforts, towns adopt unusual slogans for highway signs.

August 1 - National Public Radio


The Politics Of Brownfields Redevelopment

Stephanie Shakofsky addresses the challenges to elevating brownfields redevelopment to the top of policymakers' agendas.

August 1 - The Planning Report

Antiwar Architecture

Can a design for a vacation house comment seriously on international politics?

August 1 - MetropolisMag.com


Developers See The Green

Real estate developers are beginning to realize the inherent benefits in sustainable development.

August 1 - National Real Estate Investor

Big Box Tax Narrowly Fails In Montana

A bill to tax large-scale retail stores draws surprisingly broad support.

August 1 - New Rules Project

City Politics Gone Very Bad

A corruption probe in Carson, CA has expanded to include members of the powerful West Basin Municipal Water District.

August 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Infamous Five: Britain's Worst Polluters

Some of Britain's wealthiest companies are also the country's worst polluters.

August 1 - The Guardian Unlimited

Mixed Income Housing Not Working In Cabrini-Green

Some early experiments at mixing incomes in developments around Chicago's Cabrini-Green community are just not working.

August 1 - The Chicago Tribune

Wind Some, Lose Some

Electricity-generating wind turbines would add to the list of alternative energy sources on the islands of Boston Harbor.

August 1 - The Boston Globe

East Side Story

Manhattan activists get what they wanted: along the degraded, industrial waterfront, a sinuous new park and an environmental center.

August 1 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Real Estate Finance And Urban Retail Development

Despite the prosperity of the 1990s, robust inner city retail development did not follow.

July 31 - The Brookings Institution

A Comparison Of U.S. And Canadian Cities

Are Canadian cities better than U.S. cities in terms of transportation, housing , and the environment?

July 31 - New Canadian

Columbia University's Harlem Expansion

Columbia University plans a 17-acree multibillion-dollar expansion in West Harlem.

July 31 - The New York Times

Girth And Growth

Congress weighs the sprawl-induced fat problem.

July 31 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Car Sharing Aims To Transform Urban Transportation

Car sharing companies hope to entice city residents to abandon their cars and rent by the hour - changing the dynamics of urban transportation in the process.

July 31 - The Next American City

The 'Harsh Reality' Of Passenger Rail

You want passenger rail? You've got to pay for it.

July 31 - Times Union

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