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New Smart Card Technologies

Metro Magazine reports on emerging public transit smart card systems.

December 10 - Metro Magazine

No Growth Advocates Take Over Coastal Community

In the past decade, Half Moon Bay has become the California Bay Area's coastal escape hatch. No more.

December 9 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Conservation Group Unveils New Planning Technology

Conservation group American Forests unveiled new technology that enables urban designers and planners to include trees in the decision-making process.

December 9 - American Forests

How Ginger Works: The Inside Story

The technology behind the "Segway Human Transporter" exaplained.

December 9 - Wired

Profitable Farming And Water Quality: Can They Coexist?

Tom Horton examines how profitable farming can co-exists with efforts to protect water quality.

December 9 - The Baltimore Sun


Newark Airport Launches Train-To-Plane Service

New service connect commuter and Amtrak lines to a monorail leading to airport terminals.

December 8 - The New York Times

Transportation Careers

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta calls for a transportation career website competition.

December 8 - Metroactive


New Pedestrian Crossing Technology Comes To North America

Langford, B.C. is trying out pedestrian solutions in North American that have been successful in Europe.

December 8 - CivicInfoBC

Expert Theories On Why WTC Collapsed

The head of the official inquiry explains his theories on why the World Trade Center Towers collapsed.

December 8 - Sun Spot

Ginger Is Here, But Where's Fred?

The "Segway Human Transporter" was unveiled this week to a mixed response. But inventor Dean Kamen's other transportation device -- nicknamed "Fred" -- is still not available after three years of FDA testing.

December 8 - Wired

Mexico City: Earth's Petri Dish

New Times Los Angeles details the fascinating story of environmentalist's battle to save the Gray Whale in Mexico City.

December 7 - New Times-LA

D.C. Commercial Real Estate Market Rebounds

Commercial real estate market in Washington D.C. has low vacancy rates.

December 7 - The Washington Post

Water Issues Ignored In Growth Planning

Effective management of water resources is critical for addressing growth issues.

December 7 - BizJournals

Minority Home Mortgage Lending In Greater New York

The paper illustrates that, while minority homeownership rates have increased, blacks and other minorities are often still denied mortgages at a higher rate than whites, face higher costs for credit, and are more vulnerable to foreclosure.

December 7 - The Brookings Institution

'Click Here' To Save The Environment

How to contribute to environmental causes without leaving your desk.

December 7 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Diversify, Decentralize To Protect Against Terrorism

How we can defend against terrorist attacks by creating diversity and decentralization in the national infrastructure.

December 7 - Wired

Segway: Cities Won't Be Designed Around 'IT'

The Segway Human Transporter, previously known as "Ginger' or "IT' is an "amusing novelty" but cities won't be designed around it.

December 7 - The Register

Urban Disney

The city of Anaheim and the Walt Disney Company create an urban destination resort.

December 7 - Urban Land Magazine

Sprawl No Antidote To Terror

Spreading out aggravates underlying causes of 9/11 attack.

December 6 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Critics Oppose Drilling For Oil Under National Forest

Drilling opponents criticize plan for oil drilling under the Finger Lakes forest in New York.

December 6 - The New York Times

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