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Google Adds Photorealistic 'Street Views'

Available for select cities, "Street View" feature provides a 360-degree view of a neighborhood. New "Mapplets" enables users to create their own maps.

May 31, 2007 - Red Herring

The Battle Over Gated Greenspace

Communities are stepping up measures to prevent developments from fencing in public areas. The new round of protests comes as the amount of open land in the U.S. is shrinking.

May 31, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal

The Pros And Cons of Gentrification

Policies can create a yin and yang effect in gentrification movements.

May 30, 2007 - On Common Ground

Carbon Tax Vs. Carbon Trading

L.A. Times editorial compares carbon taxes and carbon trading schemes and argues that carbon taxes are the best way to combat global warming.

May 29, 2007 - The Los Angeles Times

Building A Home Everyone Can Visit

May 29, 2007 - Wayne Senville

Stagnant Federal Gas Tax Lies At Heart Of Transportation Funding Crisis

Congress' reluctance to raise the gas tax, as well as the President's refusal to approve an increase, lies at the heart of the transportation funding crisis, affecting both roads and transit.

May 26, 2007 - Associated Press via Inside Bay Area.Com

A Vision For An Environmetally Friendly House In The Desert

Diller Scofidio + Renfro, in collaboration with the environmental-design firm Atelier Ten, have imagined a luxurious and sustainable house for the style and eco-conscious set.

May 26, 2007 - The New York Times

Gas Prices Be Damned, SUVs Are Back!

Just as gas prices have soared to their highest, inflation-adjusted prices, SUV sales, including the new 'crossovers', have rebounded following a two-year drop in popularity, to the chagrin of many environmentalists.

May 25, 2007 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Blowback From Push For BioFuels May Be Gasoline Shortage

The President's goal of producing 35 billion gallons of biofuels by 2017 has created such uncertainty in the oil industry that they have reduced their investment in refinery capacity, possibly resulting in fuel shortages and higher gas prices.

May 24, 2007 - The New York Times

Gas Is More Expensive, But Still Cheap

Though Americans are complaining about rising gas prices, demand has barely budged. And when adjusted for inflation and considered as a percentage of household spending, prices are still below the peaks in the 1970s and 1980s.

May 24, 2007 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Politics of Urban Poverty

The divide between extreme wealth and poverty in America's cities is growing starker, at the same time it is becoming more politically invisible, writes Bob Herbert.

May 23, 2007 - The New York Times

The Fight Against Billboard Pollution

Are billboard companies exploiting public roadways?

May 22, 2007 - The Washington Post Writers Group

What Bike-Friendly Cities Look Like

Photos, videos, and characteristics of truly cyclist-friendly cities.

May 22, 2007 - Grist

The New Definition Of A Farmhouse

Developers are reacting to the market's demand for environmentally-friendly development and locally-grown food by creating housing developments that include farmable land.

May 22, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal

Cities Draft Laws To Limit McMansions

Local municipalities are drafting laws to crack down on McMansions by imposing strict building restrictions, a move that has sparked controversy between officials and homebuilders.

May 21, 2007 - The New York Times

Sex and the City, Pregnancy and the Suburb?

If a correlation exists between birth rates and urbanization, does the post World War II baby boom owe its existence to urban sprawl?

May 21, 2007 - Sriram Khé, PhD

Americans Continue To Drive Fewer Miles In 2007

Not since oil prices peaked in 1981 have vehicle-miles-traveled dropped as they have for the past 18 months. Rising gas prices, expanded public transportation, aging of the population, and urban revitalization deserve much of the credit.

May 21, 2007 - USA Today

Looking For Peace And Quiet At Home

City dwellers and suburban homeowners alike are seeking solutions to muffle the constant stream of sound in their homes.

May 19, 2007 - The New York Times

Modern Day Pioneers Choosing Life Off The Grid

A growing movement of eco-conscious homeowners are choosing to forgo commercial power service in favor of their home-based systems based on solar and wind generators.

May 18, 2007 - The New York Times

Online Social Networking For Carpoolers

A new website promises to link eco-conscious commuters who are looking to carpool to work.

May 18, 2007 - Cambridge Chronicle

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