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Philly Looks To Expand Downtown Living
With Center City filling up, planners look to neighborhoods ringing downtown.
Alarming UN Report On Population And Global Poverty
A U.N. report titled "People, poverty and possibilities" is alarming but points out measures that can help combat global poverty.
China's Formidable Environmental Challenges
China faces formidable environmental challenges. The country leadership is seems prepared to admit environmental mistakes and search for solutions
Rails To Trails Dispute Heats Up
Establishment of the trail has divided the Lyle-area community in Klickitat County, Washington.
Multi-million Dollar Downtown School Sits On Quake Fault
Smart-growth advocates have talked about "faulty" school siting, but now they can use that adjective literally.
Arden Realty
Arden Realty's CEO reflects on trends in the commercial property market in Southern California.
Could MIT's Smart House Replace Architects?
Can a prefab smart house developed by MIT transform architecture? Could it replace architects?
The Battle For Beach Access
A discussion with Robert Garcia of the City Project on the recent battles for public access to California's beaches.
Urban Insanity: How To Mess Up Urban Transport
Here is a surefire way to mess up urban transport -- ignore trains and build downtown airports.
Homeland Security Space Likely For Suburbs, Not D.C.
Homeland Security prefers having its new and future-permanent office space in a suburban office park with a "securable perimeter."
Toronto's Waterfront Revitalization: Communication Failures
It makes for an ugly collision of values and communication failures dominate the debate over Toronto's waterfront revitalization plan.
Maryland Sprawl Series: Suburb - Density - City - Village
The Baltimore Sun continues its weeklong series on sprawl and Maryland in an effort to influence the incoming gubernatorial administration.
L.A.'s Mean Streets
Killings on the streets of some parts of Los Angeles leaves residents afraid to walk in their neighborhoods.
Point-Counterpoint On New Portland Streetcar
The streetcar, which made a comeback to Portland streets in summer 2001, has been cursed and applauded. Now, a proposal is on the table to put in a Lloyd District line.
Banking On Sports Stadia
Greater Phoenix's West Valley hopes its emerging network of sports facilities will become thriving hubs of activity.
Measuring Sprawl: The Best And Worst Cities
The product of three years of research, this comprehensive report ranks the impact of sprawl on 83 metropolitan areas. The study finds that sprawl leads to more driving, traffic deaths, and air pollution.
Studies Link Flab With Sprawl
Recent studies by the Center for Disease Control links low density environments to inactivity and obesity.
Shaping Harlem's Future
African-American architects, planners, and developers seek a more prominent role in shaping Harlem's future.
Sprawl Threatens White-pine Lumber
Sprawl threatens the survial of the nation's eastern white pinelumber in southern Maine.
Global Warming: Stop Talking, Start Acting
The Bush administration's stand that a decade of research is required to understand global warming is criticized by experts who say delaying decisions could cause serious harm to the environment.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
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