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After about a decade of planning and litigation, and another six years of construction, the first part of the first of two spans to replace the old Woodrow Wilson Bridge between Prince George's County, Md. and Alexandria, Va. is open to traffic.

June 13 - The Washington Post

The new development in Valencia, Spain, harkens back to a 1,000-year-old way of life, integrating small agricultural lands with housing, using a modern, high-rising twist.

June 13 - The Guardian

New Yorkers are not quite sure who is reponsible for the delayed redevelopment of Ground Zero.

June 12 - The Los Angeles Times

When a sex offender moves into a neighborhood, prices of houses within a one-tenth mile area around the sex offender's home fall.

June 12 - National Bureau Of Economic Research

Writer Elizabeth Kolbert warns that "reckless" delays in countering global warming can be dangerous.

June 12 - The Los Angeles Times

With a teenage pregnancy rate among the nation's highest, Milwaukee business leaders are joining community advocates in taking steps to address the problem and its negative impact on the local workforce.

June 12 - Business Journal of Milwaukee

Why are politicians and the members of the logging industry attacking a graduate student's research paper?

June 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Florida is no longer ground zero for retirees in the United States, as many western states, and even some mid-western ones, have seen an influx of aging boomers.

June 12 - Herald Tribune

Inspired by European biking models, the "Bike 2015 Plan" envisions a city flooded with bicycle commuters using a well-developed infrastructure within 10 years.

June 12 - The Chicago Tribune

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June 12 - Dr. Wolfgang Sonne

The City of Miami rejected Florida-based Concalpro's "Citywalk" plan, citing the market would not support the proposal for the 135-acre property adjacent to Miami International Airport. Concalpro has answered the rejection by taking legal action.

June 12 - The Miami Herald

Involving hundreds of stakeholders, a set of four workshops in different parts of the state hopes to create a blueprint for regional growth.

June 12 - The Baltimore Sun

The decision Monday further enforces a 2005 Supreme Court decision allowing a Connecticut city's use of eminent domain to increase commercial development, though necessary court approval could delay the eviction of the two final tenants for months.

June 11 - The Los Angeles Times

In built-out areas of Oregon, the only remaining developable land is on often located on contaminated brownfields, although in some cases the government has stepped in to provide funding for clean up.

June 11 - OregonLive

Political columnist Dan Walters opines on the failure of northern Santa Barbara County to break away and form Mission County. Walters suggests that counties may no longer be relevant and suggests replacing them with regional entities.

June 11 - The Sacramento Bee

The Los Angeles power department has approved a contract with a Wyoming wind farm to purchase the equivalent of 1% of the city's annual energy needs. The city council is expected to finalize the contract within weeks.

June 11 - The Los Angeles Times

New Urbanist design comes to the Villages at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Today, the military hopes more attractive neighborhoods will help recruit and retain soldiers, and create a stronger sense of community to support military families.

June 11 - The New York Times

Tax incentives that attract specific corporations to a city, region or state make for bad economic policy, and don't cause real growth. Memphis' Payment-in-Lieu-of-Tax (Pilot) program is used in this article as a case-in-point.

June 10 - Forbes

Proponents say cul-de-sac streets provide safety and serenity. Opponents say they are isolating and ironically dangerous to the children they purport to protect. This key American-Dream icon is increasingly in the crosshairs of progressive planners.

June 10 - National Public Radio

As with Oregon's Measure 37, a property-rights group sponsored a measure to compensate land owners for losses resulting from county land use decisions. Though defeated, a similar measure, "Protect our Homes", will appear on the November state ballot.

June 10 - The San Francisco Chronicle