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The Environment Continues To Improve
The Pacific Research Institute publishes their Index Of Leading Environmental Indicators 2002, with surprising results.
A Ten-Year Gridlock?
Report says Britain's roads and railways will remain in chaos for ten years.
Sprawl: It's All In The Naming
Three smaller Michigan communities find that they are suddenly part of an urban area. By accident.
Britain's 10-Year Transport Plan Criticized
Ten-year transport plan could worsen gridlock.
Airport City Phenomena
A nation of nervous travelers has yet to contemplate the other knee-quaking environmental and urban consequences of our fly-drive society.
Should The Moon Be Developed?
Lunar industrialization and development is under discussion.
Transforming Industrial Buildings Into Schools
Industrial buildings in New Jersey are being converted into schools.
Peter Calthorpe's Radical Proposal For A New Urban Network
Peter Calthorpe proposes a "new, diverse, complex" transportation network.
For New Yorkers, Rapid Transit Is A Relative Term
2000 Census data reveals that outer-borough New Yorkers exceed most of the country in commuting time. With the highest transit ridership in the country, is that a problem?
Chicago Adds Free Trolley Service
Free trolley service in Chicago offers tourists easy access to Chicago attractions.
Friday Funny: Comic Books And The American Metropolis
Planners might want to pick up a copy of the latest comic book to find out how the public attitude towards urban environments.
The Coming Showdown Over Ground Zero
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's biggest challenge will be building consensus.
Rebuilding the Afghan Buddha Statues
With the help of advanced 3-D computer modeling techniques, researchers at a Swiss university have created digitized reconstruction images of the ancient statues destroyed in Afghanistan.
Struggling Strip Malls Invite Non-Retail Tenants
High vacancy rates in strip shopping centers are driving mall owners to welcome tenants other than the retail stores.
County To Rethink 2,200-home Mixed-use Development
A California-based company proposes to build 2,200 homes near Chapel Hill.
Secession Will Negatively Impact L.A. In D.C.
Congressmember Xavier Becerra opines on ahort- and long-term effects of secession on D.C. view Of L.A. region.
Lessons From An Urban Visionary
The Christian Science Monitor profiles urban visionary and former Indianapolis mayor, William Hudnut.
Atlanta Adopts Zoning To Encourage New Urbanism
Atlanta has adoped a new "live-work" zoning guideline to encourage mixed use development.
St. Paul's $1 Billion Housing Plan Approved
The St. Paul City Council approves the Mayor's plans for the creation of a creation of a $1 billion housing fund.
Rebuild It Big!
The World Trade Center is not a memory, but an aspiration.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
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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