United States

Sprawl Attacks Civil War Sites

Gettysburg and other Civil War sites are among the nation's ten most endangered battlefields because of the threat of development and sprawl.

February 28, 2001 - Sun-Sentinel

Surgery On Our Cities' Streets

In the race to lay fiber optic cable, telecommunications companies are wreaking havoc on city streets.

February 28, 2001 - Wall St. Journal

Impact Of Apartment REITs On Multifamily Housing

The advantages of REITs’ unique structure, singular ownership, and professional management have all positively influenced the industry.

February 28, 2001 - Urban Land Magazine

Court Upholds Clean Air Act

The Supreme Court ruling on the most significant environmental case in years upholds the way the federal government sets clean-air standards.

February 27, 2001 - The Washington Post

Sprawl Got Space On Ballots

The most popular ballot measures before voters in November were proposals to preserve open space and address sprawl according to a study by the Brookings Institution's Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy.

February 27, 2001 - The Washington Post

Hottest Real Estate Markets For 2001

Many of the markets that registered the strongest demand last year now have a relatively limited number of units available.

February 27, 2001 - Urban Land Magazine

Electing the Shape of Communities

This paper provides a comprehensive listing of the more than 550 growth-related ballot measures put before voters on election day 2000 plus an analysis of major proposals and a list of implications for the growth debate in the future.

February 26, 2001 - The Brookings Institution

The New, Green Post Office

The U.S. Post Office has caught the green bug and is making environmentally-sensitive designs its standard.

February 26, 2001 - Building Operating Management

Europe As A Model For Senior Neighborhoods

American cities that want to keep their aging residents in the urban core will have to adopt European models for housing.

February 26, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

Getting Uppity In Suburbia

Why do U.S. suburbs have aristrocratic British names? The answer lies in the secrets of "real estate branding."

February 26, 2001 - Salon

Technology Requirements For The Disabled

New regulations require all technology to be accessible to people with disabilities. What effect will this have on state and local governments?

February 26, 2001 - Government Technology

Bishops Sound The Alarm For Environment

U.S. and Canadian bishops call for better stewardship of the environment of the vast Columbia River watershed.

February 25, 2001 - The Oregonian

Berkeley's Bicycle Boulevards

Berkeley, CA, hopes newly unveiled bicycle boulevards will draw cyclists away from major arterial roads.

February 23, 2001 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Wreckreation: Selling The Nation's Natural Resources

It's been called "wreakreation" and "ecotainment." How will it impact the nation's natural landscape?

February 23, 2001 - Salon

Amtrak To Introduce Express Trains

Amtrak will introduce more high-speed Acela Express trains.

February 23, 2001 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Cuomo HUD Reports Criticized

In the last day of the Clinton administration, HUD spent $200,000 on reports that have been criticized for being aimed at promoting then-Secretary Andrew Cuomo's political career.

February 23, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Sprawl Index: Cities Ranked By Sprawl

USA Today publishes its "Sprawl Index" of 271 metro areas and a seven-page feature on the impact of sprawl on America.

February 22, 2001 - USA Today

The De-Malling Of America

A number of dying, first-generation malls are being transformed into compact, mixed-use centers.

February 22, 2001 - Urban Land Magazine

Paying For Sprawl

The American Planning Association launches a special section with facts and mini-essays on the impacts of sprawl.

February 22, 2001 - American Planning Association

Bringing Domes To Adobe Homes

Designer Simone Swan worked for Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy. She talks about applying traditional African adobe building techniques for constructing low-cost housing along the US-Mexico border.

February 21, 2001 - MSNBC

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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