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Designing Housing To Meet A Demographic Challenge

National Association of Home Builders organizes a competition for designing senior-friendly housing.

February 8 - The Washington Monthly

The Future Of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin

Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture makes extreme demands of its students. Does it provide serious architecture education?

February 8 - The New York Times

Amtrak Reform Council To Unveil Plan

The Amtrak Reform Council is expected to announce a plan to transform Amtrak.

February 8 - The Washington Post

Colorado: The Roads Toll For Thee

Under a new bill proposed by Gov. Bill Owens, drivers may see tolls on road they now drive for free.

February 8 - The Denver Post

Eco-tourism Has Its Own Costs

The Canadian coastal village of Tofino has turned to eco-tourism to save the village. But there are severe impacts as well.

February 8 - New Times-LA


New Taxes, Tax Credits Proposed To Help NJ Cities

The Fund for New Jersey's 35-page report could be a blueprint for Gov. James E. McGreevey

February 7 - The Star-Ledger

Singles Make Up Larger Share Of Suburban Households

This new analysis of 2000 Census data shows that the types of households fueling growth in metropolitan America are challenging conventional notions of who lives in cities and suburbs.

February 7 - The Brookings Institution


Baltimore's New American Town

WaterView is a new 65-acre development where "the Cleavers would feel at home."

February 7 - Sun Spot

Amtrak: Enron Of The Public Sector

Wendell Cox, a member of the Amtrak reform council, offers his perspective on Amtrak restructuring.

February 7 - National Review

Land Managers Discuss Fragmented Ecosystems

A seminar addresses the challenges of managing fragmented habitats.

February 7 - The Chicago Tribune

It's Official: Drive-In Theaters Have Historic Value

Azusa Foothill Drive-In's designation as a California historical resource gives it a fighting chance against demolition.

February 7 - The Los Angeles Times

How Much Does Growth Cost?

A study in Georgia reveals that housing is far more costly than business, farms or forests, and bring in far less revenue.

February 7 - The Christian Science Monitor

Urban Chic In Tulsa

New urbanist infill development sprouts in Tulsa, and downtown living becomes cool.

February 7 - Urban Tulsa Weekly

What To Do When A Big-box Retailer Comes Knocking?

The Philadelphia Inquirer features a four-part series, on new uses for abandoned big-box store sites.

February 7 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Transforming Downtown Los Angeles

Reinventing downtown Los Angeles will lead the city to maturity.

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

TeleCom City: Redevelopment Gone Wrong?

An effort to build a new "TeleCom City" in Everett, just outside Boston, pits government redevelopment against business property rights.

February 6 - The Boston Globe

Enron Field. Oops.

The Houston Astros want to get out of a naming rights agreement for its ballpark, saying the name is tarnished.

February 6 - The Houston Chronicle

Home Sweet Home In A Trailer Park

To some it's an urban junkyard, but to it's close-knit residents -- it's a community.

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

The Environmental Cost Of Meat

Growing meat consumption around the world has catastrophic environmental consequences.

February 6 - E-The Environmental Magazine

WTC In The Movies

Sarah Boxer examines the role of the World Trade Center towers in the movies.

February 6 - The New York Times

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