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Residents Protest Expanded Redevelopment Zones
Residents of Garden Grove protest ambitious redevelopment plan.
MD Transit Rules Out Two Possible Maglev Routes
Maryland Transit Administration has abandoned two possible Maglev routes that would have run through residential neighborhoods.
Study Finds Americans Troubled By Lack Of Affordable Housing
Working families consider the lack of affordable homes as big a problem as the lack of affordable health care.
U.S. Prevents Amtrak Shutdown
The Bush administration and Amtrak have agreed on a deal to prevent a shutdown of the passenger rail service.
Public-Private Eco-tourism Partnership Fails
The goal was an innovative public-private partnership to promote eco-tourism on Midway island. The result was a disaster.
Golf Course Planned Despite Water Shortages
Community groups in San Antonio, TX, oppose plans for a new golf course.
Annexing Another County's Land
The Utah Supreme Court outlines the rules for annexing another county's land.
Record Fire Season Shines Spotlight On Forest Management
A record fire season has sparked a debate on forest management tactics.
Confessions Of A Suburbanite
A former writer for the Philadelphia Daily News has spent the last three years living in the 'other Philadelphia': the suburbs.
Back To The City
In a surprising turnabout, Las Vegas, Miami, and Chicago, among others, added wealth faster than their suburbs did.
Activists Criticize Everglades Restoration Plan
The co-chair of the Sierra Club's Everglades calls the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan a "bogus water-supply project."
Tacoma's Transformation
Since 1990, over $1 billion in investment has transformed Tacoma's downtown into a lively hub of education, arts, and urban living.
Ambitious River Project A Model For Everglades Restoration
A $518 million project to revive the Kissimmee River, the "most ambitious river restoration ever attempted," could provide important lessons for restoring the Florida Everglades.
Moratoriums Prove Useful In Limited Quantities
No word that strikes terror into the hearts of developers more than the word "moratorium."
Mining A 'Key Element' Of Everglades Restoration Plan
Rock-mining will have an "irreversible significant impact" on the Florida Everglades. Then why is it considered to be a "key element" in a plan to restore the fragile ecosystem?
Largest Environmental Project In U.S. History
Can the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan work?
Sunshine State Shake Up
REIS, Inc. reports on the Los Angeles retail market in light of secession.
MIT Developing Building Of The Future
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab are developing a "programmable building" that can be controlled using a Web interface and will be more efficient and flexible.
Report: Traffic Just Keeps Getting Worse
According to the "2002 Urban Mobility Report," traffic problems are getting worse; urban congestion is "growing in three increasingly visible ways."
Hollywood's Vision For Transit
Harald Belker is Hollywood's star futuristic vehicle designer for movies. He's got his eye on Mag-Lev systems.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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