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Lim Lay Ying encourages metropolitan areas in Malayasia to consider "smart growth" strategies to address growth issues by providing examples of efforts in Wyoming and Georgia in the U.S.

July 18 - TheStar.Com.My

The rowing interest in golf -- thanks to the achievements of Tiger Woods -- is making sure that golf course architecture firms are busy with new projects.

July 18 - The Washington Post

Demographia questions the reliability of data used in the Brookings Institution report, Who Sprawl the Most?

July 18 - Demographia

Do NIMBY residents prevent good planning, or serve as the last defense of traditional neighborhoods? A San Francisco Chronicle columnist investigates.

July 18 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Marin Pedersen reviews the book -- "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream" by New Urbanism pioneers Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck.

July 18 - MetropolisMag.com

An overview of the architecture of Rudolph Michael Schindler whose work was dismissed during his lifetime but continues to inspire a new generation of architects.

July 18 - The Washington Post

Trust for Public Land, a conservation organization, is planning to buy 171,000 acres of forest in New Hampshire to protect it from development.

July 18 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The challenges of preserving Alban Towers, a 1929 building historically significant for its architecture.

July 18 - The Washington Post

Houston's bid for the 2008 Olympics may rest on how it rehabs the aging Astrodome.

July 18 - The Houston Chronicle

Landscape architect John G. Parsons of the National Park Service is in charge of protecting the Washington Mall.

July 17 - The New York Times

St. Mary County, MD, is updating its land use code to address issues of sprawl and suburbanization of the rural landscape.

July 17 - The Washington Post

Floridians protested against a police surveillance system installed in public areas that scans faces to search for wanted persons.

July 17 - Wired

The rural West is far more diverse that you might expect. It's no longer the old west, but the 'New West'.

July 17 - Fannie Mae Foundation

The U.S. Interstate system is reversing the depopulation of the rural United States and is fueling economic growth in rural areas.

July 17 - The New York Times

Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, the Valley's second-largest park, is proposed to be converted to wetlands to filter sewage.

July 17 - The Los Angeles Times

Transit advocates in Boston are calling for the restoration of trolley service as an alternative to bus rapid transit lines.

July 17 - The Boston Globe

Planners need to know about the issues and the unique roles they can play in bridging the digital dividie gap.

July 17 - Planning Magazine

A study for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation suggests that Portland’s urban containment policies have begun to have serious effects.

July 17 - Georgia Public Policy Foundation

Traffic planners framing the debate over how Palm Beach County, FL, should respond to an estimated 36 percent population growth by 2025 sketch alternate scenarios for suburban commuters -- local roads swollen to highway proportions, or trains or

July 17 - Sun-Sentinel

Gov. Bill Owens wants to call lawmakers into a special session on growth in September, hoping to reach agreements on the state's many growth issues.

July 16 - The Rocky Mountain News