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Dealing With Traffic Congestion

Jay Ambrose searches for an answer to traffic congestion.

July 12 - Nando Times

Decaying Cincinnati Factory Revitalized

Abandoned factories across the country are eyesores and economic development challenges. Cincinnati has taken an innovative historic preservation approach.

July 11 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Debate Rages Over America's Largest Mall

Readers debate a recent Atlantic Monthly article on The Mall of America. Is the scale of development troubling?

July 11 - The Atlantic Monthly

Largest 'Green' Development In U.S.

Harlmen will be home to a groundbreaking, energy-efficient, affordable multifamily housing condominium using "smart" technologies.

July 11 - Environmental News Network

Clean Coal And A Hydrogen Future

Can "clean coal" slow down global climate change? The Economist review the latest technologies.

July 11 - The Economist


The World's Largest Man-made Island

A consortium in Kuwaiti is planning to construct two distinct palm-shaped islands with residential, commercial and tourism elements.

July 11 - Mena Report

Security Measures Don't Have To Be Ugly

National Capital Planning Commission task force has proposed a $800 million plan to provide better-looking security for monuments in the nation's capital.

July 11 - The Washington Post


Amtrak To Lose $1 Billion...Again

For the second year, Amtrak is expected to report an annual loss of $1 billion.

July 11 - The Washington Post

Sustainable Growth And The Environment

How sustainable development and the environment can co-exist.

July 11 - The Economist

Moratorium Talk In Tampa Bay Area

With the Tampa Bay area barely recovering from a 4-year drought, and even tighter water restrictions imposed last month, residents complain that they are forced to conserve while developers build more homes.

July 11 - The Tampa Tribune

Ikea Builds Russia's Biggest Mega-mall

Russia's biggest mall is being constructed on the Moscow outskirts by Ikea.

July 11 - BBC News

Smart Growth Advocated At NAACP Convention

Sociologist Robert Bullard advocated Smart Growth at National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's national convention.

July 10 - The Houston Chronicle

Recreational Trails And Property Rights

The government is edging for control of a popular recreation trail through rural Massachusetts, and part of a 200-mile network.

July 10 - The Boston Globe

Census Factoids: 2001 Statistical Abstract

Every day, the U.S. Census Bureau offers a factoid culled from the Statistical Abstract of the United States.

July 10 - U.S. Census Bureau

Web Site Gives Easy Access To Land Data

New BLM Web site offers legal and GPS information about land, a valuable tool for GIS projects.

July 10 - GeoPlace

Preserving Revolutionary War Sites

$10 million initiative introduced to protect Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey.

July 10 - Bergen Record

Candidates Debate Sensible Growth Issues

Illinois candidates answer questions about how they'll address local and regional growth as governor.

July 10 - Campaign For Sensible Growth

The Ugly Side Of Preferential Parking Districts

Preferential parking districts are a popular planning tool, but do they do the districts create "parking have-nots?"

July 10 - The Los Angeles Times

New Cities Raise Taxes, Pay Alimony

A decade after the passage of the "revenue neutrality" law, the incorporation of new cities appears to be back as a major planning issue in California.

July 10 - California Planning and Development Report

Senate Approves Nevada Nuclear Waste Site

Nevada's Yucca Mountain has won the dubious distinction as the nation's dumping site for nuclear waste. Lawsuits are planned.

July 10 - The Los Angeles Times

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