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State Park Threatened By Development
A powerful development company pushes for a new route to beachfront homes through wetlands and forests the state has set aside.
Highway Spurs Growth Before It Is Opened To Traffic
VA 288 is spurring development in Richmond area's western growth corridor.
Glendale Shoots To Recover Arena Building Costs
Slated Westgate retail megaplex near the new Glendale, AZ hockey arena is expected to be the city's panacea.
Property Rights Movement Roars Back To Life
Scant legal basis matters little to bold claims of self-interest
Toronto Doomed Without A Visionary Leader, Top Planner Says
Toronto's chief planner throws down the gauntlet to the city's mayoralty candidates.
When Congestion Can Be Novel
Travel writer hightlights the virtues of so-called alternative transportation modes.
Sacramento's Success: Creating A Vibrant Downtown
Downtown Sacramento, CA, has developed a healthy night life through coordination between developers, the City, and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership.
Selling Out The City
Jane Holtz Kay, the author of Asphalt Nation, shows how the privatization of public space results in the city selling out step by step, kiosk by kiosk.
The Largest Cities In The U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by population size.
The Future For Tech-Based Economic Development
Mixed results, a poor economy, and budget woes are forcing a much more critical look at technology-based economic development programs.
Reviving The Los Angeles River
The 58-mile, often dry, concrete-lined Los Angeles River is a far cry from New York's East River. But that is changing, albeit slowly.
Five Concepts To Modernize L.A.'s Airport
A just-released environmental report compares four alternatives for updating LAX -- the world's fifth-busiest airport.
Nation's Fastest Growing Cities
The U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by the percentage change in population size.
Beware The Life Cycle Of 'Recycled'
Each product should have its environmental history printed on the label.
Big-box Imitating Art
The use of public art fees to mitigate the look of big-box buildings is one solution being used in North Hollywood, CA.
End Of The Track For DC Regional Rail System
A weak economy leads to job cuts and abandoned projects for Washington D.C. Metro.
The Aquarium Boom
Chattanooga, Long Beach, Atlanta, Denver, Duluth... The list goes on. Are aquariums the new secret to revitalizing downtown?
Christopher Alexander's Magnum Opus
Best-selling author, respected professor, and iconoclastic theorist Christopher Alexander has published a new 4-volume magnum opus.
Power To The People
Affordable and user-friendly technology could provide an exciting new platform for discussing planning and development issues.
Neal Peirce: Defining the Creative Class
Who are the "young creatives" and what does the buzz about the "creative class" tell us about our cities?
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