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Many Eyes Watch New California HCD Program

A new state housing program is intended to encourage home construction in areas with high concentrations of jobs.

November 5 - California Planning and Development Report

California Bay Area Smog Reduction Plan

The Bay Area's smog reduction plan is approved by the California Air Resourced Board, but with provisions.

November 5 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Architecture Firms Survive World Trade Center Attacks

How architecture and engineering firms that had offices in New York's World Trade Center survived the Sept. 11th and get back to business with help from competing firms.

November 5 - The New York Times

Monorails: A Vision For The Future Of Transit

Are monorails amusement park curiosities, or legitimate forms of mass transit?

November 5 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A Land-Use Plan That Bans Everything

They don't want people on the island. There are no stores, no utilities, no power lines. But the island has conflicts.

November 5 - The Los Angeles Times


The Future Of Cities: The Absurdity Of Modernism

Leon Krier, the godfather of New Urbanism, offers his perspective on the future of cities.

November 5 - Planetizen

Atlanta's Parking Meters Enter The Digital Age

Atlanta introduces new electronic parking meters that will soon be seen around the city.

November 5 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


The World Trade Center's Surprising History

The history of the World Trade Center is a case study in why government should not be involved in private-sector development.

November 5 - City Journal

Atlanta's Lindberg Plaza To Be Redesigned, Rebuilt

Shopping and apartments are to replace shopping center, and it will be larger than Phipps Plaza when completed.

November 5 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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The Future Of Cities: The Absurdity of Modernism

November 5 - Nikos Salingaros: Interview with Leon Krier

The Shady Side Of Planning

A Los Angeles County urban planner in is suspected of selling certificates of compliance.

November 4 - The Los Angeles Times

Older Suburbs Growing Into Diversity

Older neighborhoods believed are actually transforming into thriving, ethnically diverse cities.

November 4 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Drivers Ready To Ride The Train

Two out of three Americans say traffic congestion is awful, and would be willing to take the train.

November 4 - National Association Of Realtors

Conservative Environmentalism

Conservatives often dismiss environmentalism as misguided. But there is a conservative approach to the environment.

November 4 - FrontPage Magazine

Metro Atlanta County Buys Land For Green Space

Dekalb County, GA moves closer to creating a new nature preserve linking Georgia's Arabia and Panola mountains.

November 4 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Commuter Bus Service To Link Atlanta, Macon

A commuter bus service will link Atlanta, GA and Macon.

November 4 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Greater Cincinnati Needs A Regional Plan

According to Myron Orfield, sprawl has made the Greater Cincinnati region one of the nation's most fragmented region.

November 3 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

The New Town Hall: The Internet

For vast numbers of Americans, use of the Internet expands their social worlds and connects them more deeply to the place where they live.

November 3 - Pew Center For Civic Journalism

Urban Sprawl -- It's Unhealthy

A study by the Centers for Disease Control says sprawl creates or exacerbates many common health problems.

November 3 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Vehicle Sales Soar In U.S.

Auto companies report that the sale of cars and trucks in the U.S. reached the highest monthly level ever.

November 3 - The New York Times

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