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Navajo Sues For Colorado River Rights

The Navajo Nation asserts that it has rights to water allocations from the Lower Colorado River Basin.

May 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Doonesbury Takes SUV Arms Race To Next Level

The M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle -- the final Word in family transportation!

May 27 - Doonesbury

Retirees Breathe New Life Into Fading Towns

Increasing numbers of cities and states are turning to retirees for economic growth.

May 27 - The Christian Science Monitor

WWII Era Housing To Be Replaced By Mixed-Use Village

Baltimore-area housing project to be redeveloped as mixed-use village as part of revitalization effort.

May 27 - The Baltimore Sun

The Largest 'Green' Building In The World

The new $370 million David L. Lawrence Convention Center on the banks of the Allegheny River is the world's largest green building.

May 26 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review


California's Transformation From Farm To Megalopolis

Riverside, California is the poster child for the state's 60-year transformation from a farming state to a 'sprawling megalopolis.'

May 26 - The Los Angeles Times

A New Field Of Planning: 'Replanning'

Planning for reconstruction and rebuilding in places like Iraq is neglected by the planning profession.

May 26 - Planetizen


Can Good Behavior Be Legislated?

City's morality effort aims to make the beach a little less coarse.

May 26 - The Washington Post

This City Has Plenty Of Extra Cash

When the Escalara family added a second story to their house they received a $22,000 home-improvement rebate. Welcome to Commerce, CA.

May 26 - The Los Angeles Times

A Real Debate On Growth In Arizona

Buckeye's recent vote to allow the largest subdivision in Arizona's history does nothing to settle questions about sprawl.

May 26 - The Arizona Republic

Speeders Beware Of That Muscle Car

Maryland State police patrol in powerful Camaros looking for aggressive drivers.

May 25 - The Baltimore Sun

Families With Children Need Not Apply?

Of all the people moving into the new 80-unit Broadway condominium in Falls Church [Virginia], only one is expected to be a school-age child.

May 25 - The Washington Post

A Mall Disguised As A City?

Walnut Creek, California isn't far from San Francisco, but it's a world apart.

May 25 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Property Rights Or Wetlands Wronged

The Michigan state Senate considers claim to "groom" beaches.

May 25 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Should Airlines Follow The Congestion Pricing Model?

The UK government is considering charging airlines extra for flying in gridlocked skies instead of expanding airports.

May 25 - This Is London

L.A.'s Successful Downtown Transit Hub

Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, once the gateway to postwar L.A., is thriving once again with thousands of daily commuters.

May 24 - The Los Angeles Times

Smart Growth, Dumb Rhetoric

Suburban living is under attack because it doesn't mesh with new smart growth plans for dense cities.

May 24 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Moving The Dead To Make Room For Light Rail In Charlotte

A controversy is ensuing over the possible relocation of graves from a historic cemetery to make room for a new light rail line in Charlotte, NC.

May 24 - The New York Times

City Considers Turning Downtown Streets Over To Cyclists, Pedestrians

Indianapolis is considering a $15 million to $20 million walking, skating and biking path of a dimension unparalleled in the United States

May 24 - The Indianapolis Star

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