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The Camera Phone: A New Trend In Real Estate?
Real estate and construction professionals are taking advantage of camera phones. Could they have a future in planning?
Final Build-out Of Orange County Is Underway
Orange County is leading the way for Los Angeles and the region.
Innovations In Co-Housing
Colorado, which is home to one of the hottest co-housing markets in the country, seeks to add diversity to its projects.
Airport-Transit Link's Thirty-Year Odyssey
After thirty years, BART finally reaches the San Francisco International Airport.
What We Can Learn From Vancouver's Graceful Growth
Vancouver has accomplished on its waterfront what San Francisco has talked about for decades. US Cities could learn much from Vancouver's success.
The World's Most Expensive Cities
A survey ranks the world's most expensive cities based on cost of living.
E-Government & Planning: West Cambridge Master Plan
The University of Cambridge, England, uses technology to explain the university's development plans to staff, students, alumni, and the community.
The Real Cost Of Mega-projects
Are the benefits of mega-projects such as Boston's Big Dig worth their financial and social costs?
Affordable Housing Or Resort?
New low-income housing projects in Los Angeles resemble resorts more than affordable housing.
Personal GPS Helps Blind Navigate
A personal GPS device provides verbal navigation information for the blind.
Repair Old Roads Before Building New Ones
Michigan citizens advocate to improve state funding for public transportation and repair old roads before building new ones.
When The Bubble Bursts
Good news: Housing doesn't necessarily behave like the stock market.
Creating A 'Real' Place In Azusa, CA
How does a community developing a distinct identity and sense of place for itself?
New Immigrants Fuel Washington Metropolitan Growth
The heterogeneous nature of metropolitan Washington's immigrant population poses varied challenges to jurisdictions throughout the region.
Housing Advocates Sue California Cities For Affordable Housing
Is affordable housing by lawsuit the next trend for California cities?
The Other Side Of HOPE VI
A look at the impacts of the federal program to revitalize public housing.
A Corporate Downtown Renaissance
Seeing opportunities to purchase cheap properties amid a renaissance in many downtowns, many companies are moving from the suburbs to downtown.
St. Paul Proposal Would Limit Student Rentals
After years of unruly activity and damage by college student neighbors, the City considers a policy that would restrict student rentals in residential areas.
Competing For Habitat Management
The Western Riverside Council of Governments is selected for additional responsibilities -- habitat planning.
California's Gold Coast Is Losing Its Middle Class
Are the middle class being drive out of entire cities along California's Coast? The median cost of a home is $825,000.
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Planning for Universal Design
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