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Inept Planning Is Threatening England

Inept planning is threatening the very foundation of England's towns and cities. Tony Blair must support "good planning."

July 26 - The Independent

Urban Living In Downtown Baltimore

A variety of new historic housing developments show promise in bringing evening street life back to downtown Baltimore.

July 26 - The Baltimore Sun

The Nation's Serious Housing Crisis

Neal Peirce draws attention to the nation's housing crisis.

July 26 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Keeping Businesses In Downtown

Incentive won't keep businesses in downtown. Quality of life and transportation are more important.

July 26 - The New York Times

Palm Beach County Debates Development Moratorium

Surprising developers, planners and even themselves, Palm Beach County Commissioners agreed on July 24 to consider temporarily halting development.

July 26 - Sun-Sentinel


Seattle-Tacoma Has Worst Sprawl In Northwest

A new report charges that the Seattle-Tacoma has been unable to plan for its rising population.

July 26 - The Seattle Times

To Build A Bridge With Recycled Plastic

Engineers are building a 400-foot bridge entirely from recycled plastic.

July 26 - The Philadelphia Inquirer


New Transportation Concurrency Report Released

Testing transportation in one of the nations fastest growing counties.

July 25 - Clark County, WA

The Economics Of Recycling

Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan looks at how towns are making recylcing work.

July 25 - National Public Radio

Fire Threatens Giant Sequoias

Giant Sequoias, some up to 1500 years old, are threatened by a forest fire. The debate over how to care for them rages.

July 25 - The Washington Post

Evolution Of The American Home

A work-centric culture and larger homes are changing the traditional notion of what a home means.

July 25 - The Christian Science Monitor

Eminent Domain: Church Or Costco?

Eminent domain proceedings in Cyrpus, CA are shaping up to be a test of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.

July 25 - The Los Angeles Times

The Decimated City Of Flint

Flint -- Michigan's fourth biggest city -- is an old economy city in a new economy world.

July 25 - The Detroit News

Fighting Sprawl

Annie Snyder fought to protect the land against sprawl.

July 25 - The Washington Post

The State Of Canada's Cities

Canada's cities are deteriorating even as they attract immigrants and rural Canadians.

July 25 - Macleans

Jane Pisano Articulates Case For Urban Revitalization

Jane Pisano, former Dean of External Affairs at the University of Southern Califronia and current President and Director of the Museum of Natural History in LA, discusses the role of institutions in urban revitalization.

July 25 - The Planning Report

The Great Yellow Debate

Community's design review committee demands that homeowners of a yellow house repaint it beige. This has sparked a heated public debate over the color "yellow" and homeowners' rights.

July 25 - The New York Times

How 'Cool' Changed America

How a technological invention called "air conditioning" changed our lives.

July 24 - National Public Radio

Developers Embrace New Certified Development Strategist Designation

Architects who expand their skills to include all aspects of the development process find expanded business opportunities.

July 24 - ArchNewsNow.com

How To Turn Amtrak Around

Let Amtrak President David Gunn do his job.

July 24 - The New York Times

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