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Kansas City Considers Wireless Light Rail
<p>This month Kansas City, Missouri, voters approved a petition-initiated light rail plan that specified the use of wireless technology. Will the city be the first in the U.S. to use it?</p>
University Seeks To Enlighten, Uplift Its L.A. Neighborhood
<p>Often reviled for its gritty neighborhood, the University of Southern California is reaching out to its surrounding communities and putting forth initiatives to bridge the town-gown divide and spur economic development.</p>
Photo Tour Of A Venezuelan Barrio
<p>This photo slide show gives a detailed look at one of Venezuela's most populated barrios. With more than 120,000 people in 237 acres, the barrio is in control of its infrastructure construction, as well as its transportation planning.</p>
CBD Rebound In Johannesburg
<p>Inner-city regeneration in the central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa, have turned the area around from being an abandoned and dangerous neighborhood into one flourishing with active businesses and residents.</p>
Do Falling Home Prices Mean A Major Recession Is On The Way?
<p>Condensed from a 40-page report, economic commentator Gary Shilling highlights the precarious state of America's housing market and overall economy.</p>
Chain Stores Aren't A Bad Thing For Cities
<p>Urbanists lament the cookie-cutter retail landscape, but the fact remains that national chains provide the types of goods and services that consumers want.</p>
Healthcare Giant Buys Out Neighboring Church
<p>After decades of pressure from a neighboring multi-billion dollar healthcare agency, a dwindling congregation cashes in $8 million offer, while a new parking garage and emergency room will replace the historic church.</p>
Reviving The Great Lakes Megaregion
<p>Neal Peirce reviews a Brookings Institution report that proposes a bold new vision for the 'economically stagnant' Great Lakes region.</p>
The Second Battle Of Gettysburg
<p>A casino proposal shoots the Civil War battlefield to the top of the list of Pennsylvania's endangered historic places.</p>
The Rebirth Of The Property Rights Movement
<p>Planner and essayist Richard Carson provides insight into the growing property rights movement.</p>
Using Transit Oriented Development As A Global Warming Reduction Strategy
<p>A regional planning agency in the Bay Area is including TOD as a strategy to help the Bay Area meet its AB 32 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.</p>
Los Angeles Delves Into Urban Forestry
<p>Los Angeles, with one of the smallest arboreal canopies of any major American city, has launched an initiative to plant one million trees over the next few years.</p>
The Last Retailer Standing
<p>Despite the sudden sale and closure of Portland's once vibrant public market, one pizza parlor owner continues to incur large losses but refuses to shut down.</p>
Rhode Island Working To Help Seniors Age In Place
<p>Even with variety of housing options for seniors, the state still has a long waiting list for units affordable to low-income people.</p>
The Changing Shape of the City
<p>Profound demographic, economic, and cultural forces are reshaping the nation, and have major significance for urbanization in America, says Robert Puentes, a fellow at the Brookings Institution.</p>
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Rethinking Atlanta's Green Space
By hosting public outreach sessions and design clinics with registered landscape architects, Atlanta-area non-profit Park Pride is giving communities an active role in creating a new vision for their neighborhood greenspaces.
VirtualCity Delivers First Person Views Of The Urban Landscape
<p>A new Canadian company has matched GPS-coordinated street-level camcorder shots of Toronto with mapping software to enable a real-life horizontal view of any coordinate, allowing users to preview a destination before visiting.</p>
Garden District Could Breathe New Life Into Downtown
<p>A landscape district featuring restored historic gardens is planned for downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The project will serve as a critical "connecting point" for several downtown areas undergoing revitalization.</p>
In California, A River Is Restored
<p>Los Angeles water officials are restoring year-round flow to 62 miles of the Lower Owens River, with hope that the waterway will once again support plant and wildlife and become an eco-tourist attraction for ailing Inyo County.</p>
Recording of 1991 'San Antonio By Design' Seminar by Andres Duany
A YouTube video features a nine-part talk given by Andres Duany in 1991 in San Antonio, Texas, after visting downtown and RiverWalk.
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