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State Infrastructure Institute Within USC's Lusk Center
Michael Keston discusses his endowment establishing an Infrastructure Institute at USC's Lusk Center.
Shaping The City: Lewis On Smart Growth
Bethesda Row in Washington's Maryland suburbs includes a vibrant mix of uses, a variety of transportation options, and vital design.
House Subcommittee Hearing On Highway Congestion
Will larger trucks reduce congestion on the nation's highways?
A National Nuclear Dump?
The state of Utah is "horrified" with the Goshute Indians’ plan to turn its reservation into the nation's nuclear dump.
New Office Proposed To Merge Development, Planning
A consultant is suggesting that Minneapolis merge development, planning and other tasks into a new office that would supervise everything from patching streets to giving immunizations to easing the path for developers.
'Urban Format' Stores: Big Boxes Are Shrinking
In a "surprising reversal" big retailers are downsizing stores in response to demographic and real estate realities.
Bay Area Real Estate Prices Rising Again
Despite a struggling economy,, real estate prices in the San Francisco Bay Area are back up to levels seen during the dot-com boom. Area residents are concerned about the escalating prices.
A New 'Boston Common On The Water'
Boston plans to transform the industrial Fort Point Channel into a waterfront park and retail center.
Atlanta Leaders Take Away Lessons From Chicago
Georgia officials hope that Chicago's successes can serve as a road map to improving the quality of life in metro Atlanta.
We'll Take Your Nuclear Waste
A tiny tribe of Goshute Indians in Utah have offered up a plan to get rich quick by storing the nation's nuclear waste.
Denver's Success With Infill Redevelopment
A revitalized downtown and a series of large infill projects have brought the City of Denver to the forefront of smart growth.
Nostalgia Is No Substitute For Place
An architecture critic comments on the psudo placemaking that commonly occurs with Disneyesque New Urbanist plans.
Transportation And Technology
Increasingly, the art and science of moving people is relying on technology. Advances in transporation are now all about technology innovation.
California's Largest Wetlands Restoration
A landmark $165 million deal to buy and restore salt ponds in the south San Francisco Bay is the largest project in the state's history.
Attracting The 'Creative Class'
A city's ability to attract the "creative class" may be the best indicator of whether a city will thrive.
To Reduce Congestion, Trams Will Return To London
A £500 million package to reduce traffic congestion will bring back trams to central London for the first time in 50 years.
Ballpark Boom Is Bust
Ballpark plans are getting chilly receptions throughout the U.S. Is this a sign that the U.S. stadium boom is over?
Car-Sharing Picking Up Speed
Popular European concept is catching on in suburban Washington, Boston, Seattle, and New York.
National Housing Policy Recommendations
This new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors presents 60 housing policy recommendations for U.S. cities.
Traffic Congestion And Politics In Mexico
More public transport is needed but will politics get in the way?
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
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Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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