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Oil And Peace Apparently Don't Mix

Oil strategists plan for geopolitical drama as demand increases.

April 12, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

Amtrak's Far-Reaching Impact

Discussions about shutting down Amtrak would have serious impacts on many commuter rail lines also.

March 17, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

Two Problems With The Mass Transit Plan

There are two big problems with mass transit, writes WSJ columnist P.J. O'Rourke: Nobody uses it, and it's far too expensive.

March 17, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

Does A New Highway Increase Home Value?

Will the development of a new highway 500 feet from a homeowner's property increase or hurt a home's value?

March 15, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

The Rapidly Expanding Museum

Museums keep expanding, but will visitors continue to come?

March 8, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

The Largest Revitalization Project In The US?

Paul Allen invests $2 billion to transform Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood in what may be the largest revitalization project ever in the US.

February 18, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

The New Competition For Bus Routes

Start-up bus companies are learning from Jet Blue and finding profit in popular bus routes. Travel from Boston to New Yrok for only $10.

January 30, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

Planning Hip Retirement Communities

Developers are wooing empty-nesters who want to be where the action is. Just don't call it a retirement community.

January 29, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

New York's Golden Age

New York in the 1970's was a chaotic and 'gritty' place to live. But it was also perhaps the most creative time the city ever experienced.

January 9, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

Private Islands Becoming More Affordable

With waterfront real estate prices rising, more buyers are purchasing their own private islands.

December 22, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

MegaMoMA Is Fail-safe And Risk-free

Ada Louise Huxtable reviews the new Museum of Modern Art -- "the right building for New York."

December 15, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Using Eminent Domain To Support Big-Boxes?

Is the government's power of eminent domain being abused to clear land for big-box retailers in sales tax-strapped cities?

December 9, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Creating A Massive New Urbanist Sin City

Two new 'mini-city' developments in Las Vegas could alter the Las Vegas landscape by the end of the decade.

November 16, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Financing The Freedom Tower

The Wall Street Journal offers an insider's perspective at the very messy process of funding development of the Freedom Tower complex.

November 1, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

How To Attract Retirees -- But Not Sprawl

Mobile Bay, Fairhope in Alabama is fast becoming a popular retirement spot. It has all the right amenities.

October 22, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Plastic Vs. Wood Railroad Ties

Recycled plastic railroad ties are making inroads as replacements in trains and subways.

October 20, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

The Suburbanization Of Resort Communities

As demand for housing in resort communities explodes, growth spills over into neighboring private lands.

October 8, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Iraq's 'Green Zone' Profiled

Baghdad's "International Zone," often known as the Green Zone, is a city unlike any other.

September 27, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

The Broker Poet

Los Angeles Commercial real estate broker Ed Rosenthal has gained notice for his unorthodox marketing medium: poetry.

September 13, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Modern Architecture Goes Prefab

Many major architects now have their own version of prefab housing.

September 9, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

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