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No Housing In California For Middle Class
California communities are unraveling as the cost of housing in some areas becomes prohibitive for the middle class.
Carfree Times
The January, 2001 issue of Carfree Times contains the usual world news notes plus a guest editorial and two book reviews.
To Log Or Not To Log
Clinton has announced a ban on building roads in 58.5 million acres of national forests. Will Bush uphold the ban?
The Story Of A Successful Sewage Plant
A successful sewage plant in Pacifica converts sludge into protected wetlands.
North Carolina's Cities Pushing For Funds
As the state becomes increasingly more urban, the legislature of this once rural state is being pressured to give more attention and money to urban areas.
Before Boston's Big Dig
Before Boston started the Big Dig, there was the Hoosac Tunnel -- maybe the biggest tunnel of all time.
Traffic, Housing Are Madness In San Francisco
A survey finds that congestion and housing costs are driving San Francisco region residents mad.
OC Approves $1.5 Million For El Toro
The county supervisors vote 3-2 to set aside money for Washington lobbyists to transfer the base to the county.
New Approaches To Growth Management
Governor Jeb Bush's taskforce on growth is drafting new legislation to slow sprawl in the state.
Experts Face Off Over Bullet Train
Transportation advocates and critics debate the benefits and costs of a high-speed rail system in the state.
Harsh Realities for Philadephia MetroRail
Philadelphia to Reading light rail line has many obstacles to overcome.
LA's Playa Vista: New Urbanism Or Disaster?
Land use critic Jill Stewart compares Los Angeles' Playa Vista development to the disasterous Belmont school development site.
The New Economy's Impact On Oil Drilling
There is less oil in the ground each year. But knowledge, and not natural resources, is the critical resource in the new economy.
Sustainable Agriculture Amid Sprawl
King County is experimenting with sustainable agriculture in the midst of sprawl.
Is Land Use Planning Doomed To Failure?
This editorial suggests that land use practices are doomed to failure because they rely on zoning that ignores natural resources.
US Logging Curtailed In National Forests
A new federal rule will prevent any major expansion of logging in the national forest system.
Land Value Drive Up Transit Costs
Transit planners in Silicon Valley are faced with rapidly rising costs -- and $300 million for a mile of new road is a good deal.
Atlanta Transit In Acrimonious Battle
Forty-four highway projects have been delayed as talks among the state and environmental groups break down.
New Urbanism Comes To Los Angeles
With a focus on enhancing a sense of neighborhood and not style, Polyzoides and Moule bring New Urbanism to L.A.
California's Diversity Is It's Strength
Diverse Californians hold similar views of California's changing social landscape.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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