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Boom In Migration To Resort Towns Concerns Planners

Vacation spots typically inhabited by a small number of locals in the off-season are attracting residential migration in record numbers.

June 2 - American Planning Association

New Jersey's Mount Laurel Affordable Housing Doctrine

The New Jersey Supreme Court is poised to hand down a new ruling to mandate affordable housing.

June 2 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

New York Tomorrow

When the sun rises on New York City a decade from now, it could well be a very different place.

June 2 - Urban Land Magazine

California's High Speed Rail Gets A Boost

A $9 billion bond measure for a 700-mile, high-speed rail through California is approved by the Senate.

June 2 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Places With The Longest Commutes

Commutes are getting longer, but not in dense urban areas. The longest commutes are now at the rural/urban fringe

June 2 - The Christian Science Monitor


Jacksonville's New Downtown Hub Plan

Downtown Jacksonville seeks to create retail town center and relies on nearby housing.

June 1 - The Florida Times-Union

Florida Community Faces Water Fight

A master planned retirement community wants to double in size, but nearby residents say there's not enough water to support the growth.

June 1 - The Orlando Sentinel


New Urbanism And Mission Bay

San Francisco's Mission Bay urban reuse project is one of the most significant in the country.

June 1 - California 2000 Project

Amtrak Interactive: A Special Multimedia Project

Amtrak and the future of passenger rail in America.

June 1 - The Christian Science Monitor

A Push For Common Sense Zoning Enforcement

In Northern Wisconsin, a major win for property rights movement.

June 1 - Vilas County News-Review

Iceland Plans An Oil-Free Future

Iceland plans to be completely oil-free in 30-40 years by using hydrogen-power.

June 1 - Yahoo! Newswire

Friday Funny: Congress Threatens To Leave D.C.

The U.S. Congress called the current U.S. Capitol "inadequate and obsolete," and threatens to relocate to Charlotte or Memphis. Architecture firm proposes a new retractable-dome capitol.

May 31 - The Onion

Green Inventory In D.C.

An inventory of D.C. trees will create a $1 million database that will be available to city agencies.

May 31 - The Washington Post

Global Impact Of Local Pollution

Satellites show how pollutants travel across the globe.

May 31 - Space.com

Worldview: A Window To Another City

Architects use technology to create an "urban attractor" that they say will allow people in different cities to interact like never before.

May 31 - Wired

Unlimited Oil?

A new report suggests that the Earth may hold more oil and gas than previously believed.

May 31 - The Detroit News

State Infrastructure Institute Within USC's Lusk Center

Michael Keston discusses his endowment establishing an Infrastructure Institute at USC's Lusk Center.

May 31 - The Metro Investment Report

Shaping The City: Lewis On Smart Growth

Bethesda Row in Washington's Maryland suburbs includes a vibrant mix of uses, a variety of transportation options, and vital design.

May 31 - The Washington Post

House Subcommittee Hearing On Highway Congestion

Will larger trucks reduce congestion on the nation's highways?

May 31 - Newport's Trucking Info

A National Nuclear Dump?

The state of Utah is "horrified" with the Goshute Indians’ plan to turn its reservation into the nation's nuclear dump.

May 31 - The Times

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