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U.S. Should Let U.K.'s Housing Market Serve As A Warning

Skyrocketing real estate prices in the U.S. could soon fall, a situation the U.K. is already facing.

May 18 - CNNMoney

Base Closures Focus Attention On Toxic Waste

US base closings could add to cleanup tasks despite EPA report of pollution declines.

May 18 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Great Urban Theme Park

How does Chicago's new Millenium Park compare with the great urban parks of the 19th and 20th centuries?

May 17 - Slate

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Bad Data = Hidden Taxes

<img src="http://www.planning.org/leaderbios/images/farmer.gif" alt="Paul Farmer" align="right"/>American Planning AssociationExecutive Director Paul Farmer testifies before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federalism and The Census that public investment based on unreliable data and analysis may constitute a hidden tax in the form of higher costs for infrastructure. <br /> <br /> Farmer's <a href="http://www.planning.org/features/pdf/testimony051005.pdf">compelling testimony</a> (PDF, 150KB) is based on his role as CEO of the <a href="http://www.planning.org/">APA</a>

May 17 - Chris Steins

Idle Island?

New York City and State want -- and need -- the very best in developmentproposals for historic Governor's Island.

May 17 - The Slatin Report


'Urban Laboratory' Students Win National Prize

Winning plan is an example of how universities and local communities can work together to turn an area around.

May 17 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Third Annual London Congestion Pricing Report

Transport for London releases its third annual report on Central London's congestion charging program.

May 17 - Transport For London


Cycling Trends And Policies In Canadian Cities

A detailed analysis of cycling programs and trends in six major Canadian cities which have made "impressive efforts" to encourage cycling.

May 17 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

$90 Million Smart Growth Fund

A new investment fund represents a private sector solution to address the affordable-housing crisis.

May 17 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

City Vs. Suburb

The sociocultural distinctions between city-dwellers and suburbanites are blurring ever more than before.

May 17 - The New York Times

City Transit Systems Struggle To Stay On Track

Chicago is latest to consider route cuts, but from Philadelphia to San Francisco, fares may rise.

May 17 - The Christian Science Monitor

Long Lost Le Corbusier

The completion of Corbusier's last unfinished project crowns the largest concentration of his work outside of Chandigarh.

May 17 - International Herald Tribune

Racism, History, Or Neither?

Columnist William Raspberry compares two recent books that examine the ghettoization of African Americans in the U.S.

May 17 - The Washington Post

Defense Department-Induced Sprawl

Base closure and reallignment plan with relocated thousands to suburbs and beyond.

May 16 - The Washington Post

The Theater Of Municipal Infrastructure

A series of stage plays from New York to Los Angeles focus on planning and public works.

May 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Reusing Antebellum Courthouses

Turn of the century courthouses in the South are changing with the times, while retaining their sense of history.

May 16 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City's Strategic Plan At A Crossroads

The City of Largo, Florida, faces a difficult choice in the implementation of a Strategic Plan designed to limit sprawl.

May 16 - The St. Petersburg Times

Record Home Prices In Florida May Be Topping Out

Costs are going up faster in the state, including Orlando, than anywhere else in the nation.

May 16 - The Orlando Sentinel

Finding L.A.'s Next Planning Director

The Los Angeles Times outlines the challenges that will be faced by a new Planning Director, and provides a brief history of planning in the city.

May 16 - The Los Angeles Times

The Height Of Foolishness: Sprawl Without Growth

Detroit region, unlike others, in grip of no-win development strategy

May 16 - Michigan Land Use Institute

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