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You've Got A Great Project; Build It Someplace Else

Residents of Land O'Lakes question plans to put 1,000+ homes in their semirural neighborhood.

April 10 - The St. Petersburg Times

Bill To Limit Cities' Power To Acquire Land Causes Uproar

Proposed Arizona legislation to limit eminent domain would protect property rights but force cities to find other ways of acquiring land.

April 10 - The Arizona Republic

What's In A Name? Ask South Central Los Angeles

Following what is an increasing trend in the Los Angeles area, residents of "South Central" Los Angeles want a new name for their community to help clense the area of its stigma of crime, poverty and racial problems.

April 9 - Los Angeles Daily News

Downtown Redevelopment Case Study

The northern New Jersey suburb of Englewood provides a case study of how redevelopment has succeeded.

April 9 - The New York Times

Square-mile Minimum For Lots

Carbon County, WY has adoped a square mile minimum zoning based on the county's comprehensive plan.

April 9 - Star Tribune


De-gentrification?

Three years after Pacific Bell Park opened, the surrounding neighborhood is still trying to build a solid economic foothold.

April 9 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Florida Legislature To Limit Local Growth Management Efforts

Florida's Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would make it difficult for local governments to restrict certain types of construction and development.

April 9 - Sun-Sentinel


Death By Sprawl

Phillip Longman argues that we need radical measures to improve public health -- foremost among these is reducing sprawl.

April 9 - The Washington Monthly

A Planner Takes Heat For Limiting Sprawl

To help curb sprawl, the Romney administration has turned to a planner who opposes Somerville's plan to attract retail stores to Assembly Square.

April 9 - The Boston Globe

City Fiscal Structures And Land

A new report examines the relationship between cities' decisions regardingland redevelopment and their underlying fiscal structures.

April 9 - The Brookings Institution

Interview With Leon Krier

Leon Kreier, inaugural recipient of the Richard Dreihaus Award for Classical Architecture is interviewed.

April 9 - WBEZ FM Chicago

WTC: Libeskind Design Ignores Reality

The winning design to rebuild the World Trade Center site ignores the realities of Ground Zero.

April 8 - The Washington Post

Development Vs. Urban Tree Canopy

Urban development has cost Philadelphia 6% of its tree canopy, worth $100 million, according to a new study.

April 8 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Embracing The Bay With A Big City Hug

San Francisco's baseball park has all the right urban moves.

April 8 - The San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. Fault Line Could Dictate Future Planning

A major newly-discovered L.A. fault line has geologists quaking.

April 8 - The Christian Science Monitor

How The Internet Impacts Home Sales

The Internet is changing the way homes are bought and sold.

April 8 - The New York Times

Policy Review Of Red Light Running

A new report assesses the factors affecting red light running, and a review of red light running trends in the U.S. and in Texas.

April 8 - Texas Transportation Institute

Three Colors To Fight Sprawl

New Jersey publishes a tri-color map to help fight sprawl.

April 8 - The Star-Ledger

The State Role In Urban Land Redevelopment

This new study reports on the results of an extensive survey of state legislative and program initiatives that can boost cities' to redevelop vacant and abandoned properties.

April 8 - The Brookings Institution

To Create Regional Change Think Young

Neal Peirce says that youth can help in the search for regional solutions.

April 8 - Citistates Group

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