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Beach Cleanup an Upstream Battle
People in 78 countries expect to collect 8.5million pounds of coastal trash as part of the International Coastal Cleanup.
Urban Issues Top LA Mayoral Debate
Park space, environmental and urban issues were the key theme at a debate among Los Angeles mayoral candidates sponsored by KCRW.
Rental Opportunities For Low-Income Families
HUD announced a newpolicy designed to help hundreds of thousands of low-income families keep pace with America'sbooming economy.
Caltrans: FasTrak Costs Soar
Caltrans estimates its decade-long FasTrak project will cost $76.6 million -- more than twice the orginal cost.
Day Laborer Ban Voided by Court
The 1994 LA County ordinance was enacted to in response to complaints about day laborerscongregating around a building supplies store.
Boulder County Projects On Sprawl List
Two projects in Boulder County, Colorado made the Sierra Club's national list of "sprawling growth."
Largest Regional APA Conference
Over 850 land-use professionals have signed up for the APA 2000 Region VI Conference in Long Beach, from September 16-19, 2000.
Colorado Builders Rush To Beat Growth Curbs
Colorado builders have been rushing to city halls statewide to file housing applications to short-circuit a growth-control initiative.
Florida's Beach Sand Ordinances
Hurricane-battered Florida counties are replenishing their eroded shorelines. Is the replacement sand just as good?
Watershed Planning Becomes Real
Federal legislation to encourage public-private partnerships for watershed planning passes.
FEATURE
Why Measure Smart Growth?
If smart growth can be measured, cities and regions can be evaluated against specific performance standards, and our communities can grow smarter. But can it be done?
Chicago: New-Economy Player
Over the last decade, the Chicago region has seen its share of changes, and as the city looks to the future, it can expect to play a major role in the new economy.
Warehouses Are Booming In Laredo
The warehouse-building boom in this border town is reaching proportions that would have seemed incredible a few years ago.
Major Water Accord Leaking
In the aftermath of the defeat by the California stateLegislature of bills that would have created an oversight commission forCalFed and provided $12 million to protect endangered fish, CalFed facesadditional obstacles as Republicans in Congress are
Down And Out In Dot-Com
San Francisco, the dot.com capital of the world, is not just for greedy yuppies. The homeless have their dreams too.
California Housing Makes A Comeback
California's housing inventory has regained all the value it lost during the early 1990's, according to a new report.
New Urban District In Downtown LA
RTKL Creates plan for urban district surrounding Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
Which Way, Los Angeles?
Los Angeles Mayor candidates debate LA's most pressing urban issues on KCRW.
LAUSD Valley Site Snatched
LAUSD has been conducting environmental tests on a Van Nuys property. A middle school is needed. A car dealership has purchased the site for storage.
Downtown Long Beach Mall
A $75-million downtown Long Beach retail and residential complex has been approved. Opponents say Queensway Bay project should come first.
Ada County Highway District
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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