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Centergy: Atlanta's Tech Corridor
Despite the weird names, Yamacraw is an important component of 'Centergy' -- the centerpiece of Altanta's technology economic development initiative.
Mass Transit: Fare Increase Should Be Last Resort
This editorial recommends that before considering a fare increase, Metro should try to generate more state and local support.
Atlanta's First Aquarium In A Mini-city
A long-proposed aquarium may become part of a $2 billion mini-city that will include apartments, condominiums, shops and offices.
Caltrain To Plan Construction For Bay Area 'Baby Bullet'
Caltrain is working on an overhaul plan and construction schedule for a high-speed train service between San Jose and San Francisco.
Remote Real Estate Becomes Popular
In a lousy market, the smart money is on real estate. And the more remove the real estate, the better.
Corporate Support In Atlanta Dwindling
New transit improvments in downtown are finally being made, but the major corporations that support civic life are leaving the city.
Cities Become Post-Nomadic
After a half-century of ever-increasing mobility, Americans are becoming more sedentary. What does this mean for cities?
California Governor Says Speed Up Enviromental Reviews
A $1.8-billion transportation project backlog has prompted Gov. Gray Davis to order state officials to speed up the environmental review process that often keeps freeway and transit projects on hold for years.
Don't Use The 'Z' Word
What's so bad about Zoning? Planner and attorney Edward McMahon separates the myths from the facts.
Memphis Is Reconnecting With Its Waterfront
Cities are discovering that their waterfronts are more valuable as commercial destinations than for manufacturing.
The Mighty Mississippi: A Tourist Destination?
The Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating how to turn the Mississippi riverfront in Missouri and Illinois into tourist destinations.
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Don't Use The 'Z' Word
What's so bad about Zoning? Planner and attorney Edward McMahon separates the myths from the facts. At its best, zoning can help strike the elusive balance between quality of life and economic vitality.
Do Federal Funds Better Support Cities Or Suburbs?
Federal funds do not support all parts of the metropolitan area in the same way. This paper examines effects of that spending on development in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Philadelphia Has Only One Problem
This opinion column argues that rich households are treated as an enemy of city policy rather than as something to be pursued.
New Beginnings For Toronto's Neglected Waterfront
Toronto's central waterfront — that large, missing tooth in the city's smile — comes under unprecedented public scrutiny this week.
Metro Atlanta Leaders Seek Ideas From Crystal City
Delegation seeks advice from Crystal City complex managers about dreams of emulating the D.C. development near the Atlanta airport.
MA Communities Treat Growth With Scrutiny
Concerned about being overrun by new subdivisions, Bolton, MA has adopted a decidedly phased growth approach.
Engineers Uncover New Details Of WTC Collapse
Structural engineers debate over how the World Trade Center towers collapsed.
Riverfront Redevelopment: A Booming Trend
Cities across the nation are reconnecting with rivers; riverfront redevelopment is booming for aesthetic, environmental, and economic reasons and also as an "antidote" to sprawl.
Planner Confronts A Daunting Challenge
The Chairman of New York's Planning Commission faces a daunting challenge in planning to rebuild New York.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
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