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Bush's Environmental Smokescreen

This editorial is sceptical of the Bush administration's "Healthy Forests" initiative and says the changes to the Clean Air Act are of "dubious value."

August 25 - The Guardian Unlimited

The Next Generation Of New Urbanists

While the founders of New Urbanism are still going strong, a new organization is connecting the next generation of leaders of the movement.

August 25 - Planetizen

Bush Administration Plans To Choke Clean Air Act

The Bush administration plans to open a huge loophole in the Clean Air Act.

August 25 - The Guardian Unlimited

Perverse Economics Of Water In The Desert

In a peverse twist of economics, the cost of water in Phoenix is so cheap that it's hard to believe the city is in the middle of a desert.

August 25 - The Los Angeles Times

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The Next Generation of New Urbanists

While the founders of New Urbanism are still going strong, a new organization is connecting the next generation of leaders of the movement.

August 25 - Brian Wright


Slowing Growth In Cape Cod

A town in Cape Cod, MA is trying to declare itself a 'district of critical planning concern' in efforts to slow growth in the area.

August 24 - The Boston Globe

Los Angeles Is Really A Railroad Town

This is the golden age for rail in Southern Califrnia. However, as rail use continues to grow, it is causing strains.

August 24 - The Los Angeles Times


Could Cattails Impact The Presidency?

Farm runoff into the Everglades has fostered the growth non-native cattails, which destroy native wildlife.

August 24 - The Los Angeles Times

How East New York Became A Ghetto

The Village Voice reviews a book by a longtime city planner who writes on the decline and possible resurgence of east New York.

August 24 - The Village Voice

Can Transit Save Chinatown?

Los Angeles' Chinatown is seeing a dramatic surge in activity with the opening of the new Gold Line. Community-based revitalization efforts are planned.

August 24 - The Los Angeles Times

Demographic Shuffle

A Census report "indicates that the 'white flight' of the early 1990s is not so white anymore."

August 23 - USA Today

Community Development In Rural America

While the nation's cities try to develop successful strategies for growth, rural America is finding hundreds of inventive ways to add to its appeal.

August 23 - Smart City

New Federal Transport Bill Unlikely

Low funding and attempts to gut environmental rules are blocking the Transportation Equity Act.

August 23 - Las Vegas Sun

Governor Tries To Limit Public's Right To Challenge Development

In an effort to limit "frivolous lawsuits," the governor of Masschusetts is proposing to limit the public's right to challenge select waterfront developments, leaving stakeholders wary.

August 23 - The Boston Globe

Disneyland Meets The Killing Fields

Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism is preparing grandiose plans for a million-dollar theme park on a former notorious Khmer Rouge.

August 23 - International Herald Tribune

Let Him Entertain You

Entertainment center maestro David Cordish explains how it's done.

August 23 - The Slatin Report

Friday Funny: Paul Newman To Sue HUD

An Op-Ed by Paul Newman

August 22 - The New York Times

Is Mixed-Use Worth It?

Mixed-use projects get a lukewarm review in comparison to the financial rewards from conventional projects.

August 22 - National Real Estate Investor

Community Action Gets Results

Through action and self advocacy, an impoverished community secures funding for new homes and economic development.

August 22 - The New York Times

Congestion Charging -- London And Beyond

An Urban Land Institue policy forum examines London's congestion pricing and the implications of imposing fees to drive downtown.

August 22 - Urban Land Institute

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