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Not All 'Big Boxes' Are Bad
Opening of a "Big Box" Home Depot store actually helps small home improvement businesses in one Hartford neighborhood.
Weekend Ozone Effect
Many cities have higher ozone levels on weekends even though nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions go down 10 to 40 percent on weekends.
Early Innovation In Foundations
Excavations and rehab work on 130-old Trinity Church, in Boston, MA, reveal architectural and engineering marvels.
Economic Development: Urban Farming
One group in Chicago is demonstrating that urban farming can be a viable economic development strategy in low income areas.
Nation's Healthiest Cities
How healthy is your city? A survey ranks 10 zones and 125 cities.
Seattle's Light Rail: Disaster In The Making?
Have Seattle's plans for an expensive light-rail line become the laughing stock of the transportation world, as Randal O'Toole charges?
California Cities And The Budget Agreement
This years state budget relys on borrowing, rollovers, and city revenue to decrease the deficit. The cities have had enough.
Nation's Fastest Growing Region Trips Up On Gasoline Shortage
The shutdown of one of the two pipelines delivering gas to the Phoenix Valley exposes a major infrastructure vulnerability.
Historic Status Sought For New Deal Homestead
Inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places could bring federal dollars for Neal Deal homesteads.
Baltimore's West Side Revitalization
Ceterpoint is an $80 million transformation of an entire block into shops, restaurants and rental residences.
A War On Parking
A zoning rewrite will impose tougher restrictions on downtown parking in Chicago.
How To Hire A Planning Director
The Charlotte Observer editorializes on the process of hiring a new planning directory for the city of Charlotte.
Bush On Fire And Under Fire
In efforts to win over swing voters in the Pacific Northwest, Bush tours forest fires and responds vaguely to environmental activists.
A Story Of A Place: Transforming America's Cities
Placemaking is the art of architecture connecting spaces to communities.
Cities With The Worst Air Pollution In The U.S.
New report ranks top metro areas with the worst air pollution, and concludes that half of all Americans are breathing unhealthy air.
Homeowner Association Horror Stories
For some, HOAs are a dream come true. For others who run afoul of the rules, HOAs can be a nightmare. Is this the ultimate NIMBYism?
Upstate New York's Population Stagnates
The first of a series of reports analyzing population and migration data for the Upstate New York region probes the implications of the area's stagnant growth.
Cleaner Skies, But How?
The EPA is about to issue a controversial rule for the nation's dirtiest power plants, forcing a new nose-wrinkling debate.
Neal Peirce: 'Redesign The Suburbs'
To reduce elderly driver crashes, we will need to "redesign the suburbs" and provide alternative transportation choices for Americans.
Americans Still Dreaming About California
Despite recent troubles leading up to a historic gubernatorial recall, a new poll shows most Americans would like to live in California.
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