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Philadelphia Launches Riverfront Planning Process
<p>The city's mayor invites the University of Pennsylvania to work with City Planning Commission to facilitate public planning process for the Delaware River waterfront.</p>
Grid Locked
<p>Promised federal investments to upgrade America's electricity grid in the wake of the 2003 blackout have never materialized. As a result, the U.S. power grid "hangs by a thread."</p>
Reston Rests a Little Too Easily
<p>Philip Langdon recalls mixed-feelings about Reston's unfinished dream.</p>
Bicycling In Denmark
<p>Aaron Naparstek of Streetsblog visits Copenhagen and reports on that city's outstanding bicycling facilities.</p>
TOD Banks On Offices, Not Housing
<p>Developers for a new 35-acre mixed use TOD at the end of Denver's new light rail line are hoping to succeed with more office space than is typically used.</p>
Sold: 80 Acres for $5.4 Billion
<p>In the largest real estate deal in history, a joint venture between Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Inc.'s real-estate arm secured Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town, two large apartment communities on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, for $5.4 billion.</p>
Dripping Through the Cracks?
<p>A senior biologist writes about using CEQA to asess marginal or unprotected wetlands and waters.</p>
Urban Planning, IDEO Style
<p>The California-based design company's "Smart Space" practice takes on the staid world of infrastructure, zoning and public process.</p>
How Best To Remember Jane Jacobs?
<p>Canadians have always been proud of the fact that Jane Jacobs called Toronto home. Why then, asks the Globe and Mail's Lisa Rochan, has the city of Toronto been strangely silent about how to keep her legacy alive?</p>
Healing Medical Districts
<p>Memphis and Miami may be leading the charge to rethinking medical districts with New Urbanism.</p>
Investing In The Inner City
<p>Golden Boy Partners aims to produce affordable housing for working class neighborhoods in L.A.</p>
Bruegmann's Soft Spot For Sprawl
<p>Alex Marshall rebuts sprawl arguments posited by Robert Bruegmann's "Sprawl: A Compact History".</p>
Sprawl Hurts Lower Income Families
<p>Low-income families in big cities spend significantly less on housing and transportation than poorer suburban families, according to a new study by the Center for Housing Policy.</p>
FEATURE
News Summary and Analysis - September 2006
As part of monthly series, we present a summary and analysis of some of the most interesting news to appear on Planetizen over the month of September 2006. This is the transcript of an audio segment that originally aired on the nationally syndicated radio program "Smart City".
Developer Makes NIMBYs Shareholders
<p>The developer of a new condominium tower in Los Angeles gave local homeowner groups an equity interest in a future residential project in exchange for project approval.</p>
Next Stop: 400 Million Americans
<p>America's growing population is not bad news, but rather gives the nation a competitive advantage over other countries, spurring continued American innovation.</p>
Jerusalem Delays Expansion Decision
<p>On the verge of expanding the city limits, Jerusalem's National Planning and Building Council has postponed a decision for two months amid protests from environmentalists and concerned citizens.</p>
Construction's Begun, But It's Never Too Late For A Master Plan
<p>As redevelopment and construction progress along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Mayor John Street has approved the formation of an advisory group that will craft a master plan for the booming area.</p>
Wal-Mart's 'Urban Format': The Wal-Mart Sushi Bar
<p>Wal-Mart is adapting its suburban big-box format the to sensibilities of urban residents in larger cities. Atlanta's new store includes a decidedly more upscale mix of products.</p>
Developer's Threats To Planning Board Backfire
<p>A Georgia developer wanting to build a Target store in suburban Rochester, New York placed an ad in the town's local paper saying their "patience is thinning" with the town board -- a major miscalculation on the part of the developer.</p>
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