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Slicing And Dicing The Past To Get To The Future

Plans to slip a sparkling new 72 story condo tower behind vintage facades spurs debate on the nature of architectural preservation.

May 16 - Repeat

Communities To Fight Base Closings

Smaller communities who rely on the the economic power of local bases vow to fight plans to close their home military basess.

May 16 - CNN

FEATURE

University Expansion and Eminent Domain

Should a University invoke eminent domain in its plans for expansion? If so, what responsibility do developer-universities have to the community?

May 16 - Emily Schwarz

Proposed Transportation Bill Is The Wrong Approach

Brookings scholars discuss the federal transportation reauthorization.

May 15 - The Boston Globe

Does New York Need A New Stadium?

The 2012 Games in New York City might be in jeopardy if the stadium deal falls through.

May 15 - The New York Times


The Next Big Thing: Urban Condo Conversions

Raleigh-area apartment complex capitalizes on a growing national condo building trend.

May 15 - The Charlotte Observer

How To Measure TOD Outcomes

A new report offers indicators to measure the outcomes of transit-oriented development.

May 15 - Transportation Research Board


Nation's Worst Superfund Sites

Thirty-four shuttered military bases remain the nation's worst toxic waste sites despite billions spent on cleanup.

May 15 - Environmental News Network

Ecotopia

Grist Magazine revisits the 1970s eco-cult classic that gripped a nation.

May 14 - Grist Magazine

Georgia's Proposed Toll Road

A heavy backlash against a toll road in Georgia spurs several innovative compromises.

May 14 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

At Long Last... A Downtown ASU Campus

Phoenix approves land deal after months of negotiation.

May 14 - The Arizona Republic

The Ethnic Economy As A Revitalization Strategy

Immigrant communities often create thriving economies of small businesses that can revitalize declining cities -- if modernist planners will let them.

May 14 - Axess Magazine

Proposed Military Base Closings Announced

The Pentagon recommends closing nearly 180 military bases, including 33 big bases, from Hawaii to Maine.

May 14 - The New York Times

Friday Funny: Improving Amtrak

The Onion offers its top tips for improving Amtrak's propsects for funding.

May 13 - The Onion

'Agritourism' Gaining In Popularity

The growing trend of "entertainment farming" could be a great financial boon to Califormia's agricultural community.

May 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Riverfront Park To Put New Face On Cincinnati

A $78M project along the Ohio River will unify the riverfront between two stadiums.

May 13 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Stadiums Do Little To Help Urban Growth

Anaheim's local government, wary of bringing an NFL stadium into the area, says it would do more financial harm than good.

May 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Unusual Coalition Recasts Steel Plant Into A Museum

Plans were unveiled to turn the Acme Steel Co. Chicago Coke Plant into a museum on the history and making of steel.

May 13 - The Chicago Tribune

Innovative Big Box Reuse

An expert documents how communities are reusing 'reclaimed abandoned, architecturally uninspiring megastores' in innovative ways.

May 13 - The New York Times

Washington Square Park to Go Clean?

A much needed makeover of New York's Washington Square Park may completely change the anything-goes tradition of this well-known urban space.

May 13 - The New York Times

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