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Amtrak Interested In Louisville-Nashville Passenger Rail
Amtrak has told CSX that it would like to operate a passenger rail service between the two cities.
Twin Cities: Planning For Growth
Revised estimates show that one million additional people are expected to become a part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro area by 2020.
Planning For Livable Communities And The Urban Train
Plans are being developed around an upcoming Urban Train alignment with a Livable Communitities and New Urbanism focus.
What To Do With A Beer Can House?
A house covered in beer cans has become a folk legend in Houston. Will it now become a historic monument?
New Affordable Housing Rises In Portland, OR
A new building is designed to attract low-income residents, particularly Asian Americans, back to a historic part of downtown Portland.
Gentrification In Brooklyn, As Viewed From The Projects
Police and residents struggle to bridge the gap between gentrification and poverty that runs along "Murder Ave." in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood.
Cities Should Incentivize Good Urban Design
Architect Johannes Van Tilburg argues that cities need to be more stringent in telling developers what kinds of buildings they will design.
The Last Days Of Chicago's Infamous High-rises
As the once-notorious projects come down building by building, three public housing advocates ponder what went wrong, and where to go from here.
CA Freeways To Join Rest Of The Nation
California will finally join the rest of the nation in numbering its state and interstate freeway exits.
From Industrial Tract To L.A. Urban Lake
Harvard graduate students offer a plan envisioning a lake, housing and parks for the worst idustrial areas along the Los Angeles River.
Least And Most Resilient Cities
Joel Kotkin offers an analysis of which cities will be most damaged by the recession, and which cities will come through unscathed.
Retro Metro
D.C. officials are interested in a revival of the streetcar to tackle transportation problems.
Affordable Housing Trust Fund In So. CA
With 4,000 new housing units needed yearly to meet the demand, the $100 million trust fund is hailed for Los Angeles.
Texas Sprawl Pushes Into Smaller Towns
When the interstate came to Texas' rural Comal County, it was suddenly in communting distance of San Antonio, San Marcos and Austin.
The Battle Over Bauhaus
Is urban planner Omar Akbar trying to poison the historical memory of the most important design movement of the 20th century?
Impact Of Hollywood Retail Center
Will the new 640,000-square-foot retail complex in Hollywood, CA, become a tourist destination?
Charleston's Livability Court
Charleston, for years rated one of America's best-mannered cities, has a new court to ensure it.
Seven Principles For Rebuilding Downtown
A coalition of architecture, planning, and design organizations has prepared a report describing seven principles for rebuilding Lower Manhattan.
The Ultimate Los Angeles Planning Insider
Dan Garcia, who has served on nearly every significant commission in Los Angeles, offers his vision for planning in L.A.
Fighting Growth Is Expensive
Efforts to control growth in South Barrington -- a Chicago suburb --become expensive as lawsuits mount.
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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