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Solution To Sign Pollution
Pittsburgh's planning commission struggles with signage on the famous United Steelworkers Building.
Transforming Industry With Green Architecture
Architect William McDonough is creating an "operating system for sustainability."
High Speed Rail: San Francisco To Los Angeles
A proposed $6 billion bond measurewould help fund the construction of ahigh-speed train between the Bay Area and Los Angeles as early as 2005.
Mileage Standards Rejection: 'Americans Should Be Outraged'
New York Times editorial says 'Americans should be outraged' at the Senate's rejection of efforts to increase the fuel efficiency standards.
Weinstein's 'City Within A City'
Developer Mark J. Weinstein says his plan to turn an ageing property into modern residential lofts, coffee shops, and a promenade, is exactly what Los Angeles needs to reinvent itself.
Big City, Back Streets
The need for light-industrial and commercial space in Boston’s backstreets is opening up additional development opportunities.
Vancouver Proves That 'New Urbanism' Works
Experts say the 'New Urbanism' experiment in Vancouver, Canada, is working and the city is years ahead of other Canadian and U.S. cities in developing its downtown.
Swinging Suburbs
Non-family households in the suburbs grew more than twice the increase in the cities. These are the new "swinging suburbs".
Senate Rejects Mileage Standards
The Senate rejects efforts to increase fuel efficiency standards.
How New York Has Changed
In some ways New York hasn't changed much since September 11. But economic and emotional impacts are still clear.
Plans For Buffalo's Tallest Building
Plans submitted for mixed-use development in Buffalo, NY, include a 50-story residential structure.
Fresno's Downtown Dreams
City leaders in Fresno, CA, have unveiled a $30 million plan to will revitalize the city's downtown. Will it succeed?
Senate Spins Its Wheels On Fuel Economy Talks
Senate rejects new fuel mileage standards.
Do Mega-mansions Reduce Sprawl?
USA Today evaluates the premise that tear-downs of older homes and the mega-mansions rising from the ashes are helping to reduce sprawl.
A Passenger System Worthy Of A Great Nation
Neal Pierce wonders when we will start diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from new "spaghetti bowl intersections" to a passenger system "worthy of a great ...nation."
Affordable Housing: Six Serious Obstacles
Roger K. Lewis summarizes the most serious obstacles encountered when developing affordable housing.
Models For Harlem's Revitalization
Harlem has been heralded as the last great fontier of Manhattan real estate.
Skyscapers Won't Be As Tall Anymore
The height of planned skyscrapers has been scaled back following September 11.
Cohousing In Arizona
A Tuscon cohousing community opens -- a "community in balance with nature."
Rural Advocates Winning Sprawl Debate
Recent decisions in Seminole County, FL., favor rural advocates determined to protect rural areas from urban sprawl.
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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