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Colorado's Light Rail: Success?
Critics claim Colorado's Regional Transit District officials are manipulating numbers to demonstrate success.
The Case For ZEV Standards
LA Times editorial comes out in favor of electric vehicles and maintaining California's zero emission vehicle standard.
Boom Economy Spurs Construction Backlog
The booming economy is subjecting homeowners to frustrating week or month-long waits for home repairs which draw less interest that bigger projects.
Economic Boom Finally Reaching Blighted Areas
The decade-old economic boom is finally reachingdown into blighted Southern California communities.
San Francisco's Giant Retail Plan
San Francisco's plans for 1.58-million-square-foot complex might just be the largest urban redevelopment project in the country.
Demographics At Warp Speed
Technology and global markets are about to reshape America's metropolitan landscapes.
San Jose Rethinks Big Signs
Two years after rewriting city rules toaccommodate giant rooftop signs, San Jose officials now plan to rein in the size of such corporate displays.
Blighted Communities Rebound
Good times finally start to rub off on distressed Southland communities hurt most by the recession. Is this good planning or good fortune?
Experiment With Electric Bikes
As part of a new, and perhaps most comprehensive plan in the nation, Santa Cruz County residents will receive economic incentives on electric bikes.
Unprecedented Water War In San Joaquin
Westlands deal cites untested 57-year-old statutes to seek a third of San Joaquin's flow.
Where Will 10 Million New Californians Live?
In an international competition architects were challenged to develop a growth pattern in the Central Valley that would have minimal encroachment on farmland.
New Urgency For Urban Trees
Trees have become civic obsession in many areas as we realize that trees have health and psychological benefits.
SF: Even More Slow Growth
A second slow-growth measure on San Francisco's ballot will compete with a similar plan supported by the Mayor.
Streamlining Permitting Of Power Plants
Environmentalists and regulators support a bill that would streamline the permitting and construction of power plants in California.
UC Riverside's Growing Pains
The fastest-growing UC campus is giving up acres of agriculture to accommodate growth. The proposal has aroused mixed emotions.
EPA Urged To Reject Refinery Regulations
A nationwide coalition of environmental groups is urging the EPA to reject regulations that would increase emissions from refineries making new low-sulfur fuels.
Fire Protection or Subsidized Sprawl?
Proposed legislation is irresponsible and would encourage urban sprawl into fire prone wildlife areas in El Doradao County.
U.S. Firms Find Work Beyond Borders
Survey of architecture firms finds U.S. firms dominate the world market for international projects.
Guide To The Site-Built Market
HUD publishes a new guidebook to encourage partnerships between manufactured housing producer's and site builder/developers.
Colorado's Racing Mecca
A massive and contentious $500 million, 5,500-acre superspeedway is proposed in Araphahoe County, Colorado.
Ada County Highway District
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
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City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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