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The Greenest House On The Block

A green housing project in Oregon actually generates more power than it needs.

September 21 - The Portland Tribune

Blair To Urge U.S. To Take Action On Global Warming

Tony Blair to urge U.S. to sign Kyoto Treaty.

September 21 - The New Zealand Herald

Detroit To Create 'African Town'

A new economic development plan that calls for racial isolation is hotly debated in Detroit.

September 21 - The Detroit Free Press

A Tale Of YIMBYism

Northern Virginia suburbanites to tear down, redevelop their own near-transit neighborhood at higher densities.

September 21 - The Washington Post

Mixed Use: Atop A Mall

As Orange County runs out of developable land, mixed use becomes increasignly popular.

September 21 - The Los Angeles Times


'Vultures' Prowl Hurricane-Ravaged Real Estate Market

A look at the post-hurricane real estate market.

September 21 - The New York Times

Seattle's Monorail May Start Flying Again

Alex Marshall on Seattle's advancing monorail project.

September 21 - Citistates Group


The New Developer

Land scarcity promotes development of "urban villages".

September 20 - The Miami Herald

The End Of London's Red Double-decker Bus

London's transit authority is replacing the remaining 230 signature 'Routemasters' with safer, more efficient German-built busses.

September 20 - The Los Angeles Times

The Cost Of 'New Deal' For Canadian Cities

The national meeting of big city Mayors reaches an agreement for a slice of the Federal gas tax, amounting to $10 billion over five years -- twice what the Federal Government is willing to offer.

September 20 - The Globe and Mail

Preventing a Nuclear Nightmare

Graham Allison explains the potential impact on a city like Los Angeles if Al Qaeda succeeds in its threat to nuke a U.S. city.

September 20 - The Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles at the Forefront of Transit-Oriented Development

As the Rail-Volution conference kicks off in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County is touted as "being at the forefront of a growing trend to building housing close to rail transit."

September 20 - Pasadena Star-News

The Future Of Civano In Doubt?

Simmons Buntin, writer and resident of Civano, a new urbanist and sustainable development in Tucson, Arizona, questins the future of his community.

September 20 - Terrain

Higher Density Does Not Work

James Vesely presents examples of higher density development that don't work.

September 20 - The Seattle Times

Critical Shortage of Critical Mass

As birthrates continue to drop, especially in aging countries, planners are being asked to consider how to plan for shrinking cities.

September 20 - Newsweek

Surviving Wal-Mart

Mountain towns try to adapt to the arrival of big box retailers.

September 20 - Vail Daily News

Development And Zoning From A Farmer's Perspective

Judith LaBelle explains the mistakes communities make about farmland preservation when creating development plans.

September 20 - The New Farm

10 Things Your Architect Won't Tell You

You may not need an architect, or your architect may have no idea what the project will cost,

September 19 - Smart Money

Building A City Inside A Suburban Office Park

Suburban office park owners are beginning to model the office park campus on mixed use urban neighborhoods.

September 19 - USA Today

Federal Health Spending In Metropolitan Economies

On a metropolitan basis, health care costs, a significant burden to all levels of government, also represent a substantial economic input and potential leverage for improving job growth and wages.

September 19 - The Brookings Institution

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