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==> SMALL CITIES, BIG CHALLENGES
Development typically found only in large urban areas is
increasingly popping up in smaller towns and rural areas,
posing problems to municipalities as they try to adapt. After
visiting many of these small towns in a recent cross-country
trip, Wayne Senville discusses some of the challenges they face
as the scope of development evolves.

http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28827

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== IS THE GATE CLOSING ON GATED COMMUNITIES?
The luster seems to have come off of gated communities: not
only is the market for them shrinking, but they are facing
rates of crime and foreclosure no different from other forms
of development.
Dec 06 2007 -- Alternet
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28786

== TRADING IN THE CAR FOR A METRO PASS
Tasked with making Los Angeles more pedestrian-friendly, a
planner decides to give up his car.
Dec 07 2007 -- Los Angeles Daily News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28824

== COLLEGE'S MAKEOVER OF DOWNTOWN LEAVES RESIDENTS SOUR
A $40 million gift from a wealthy alumna helped Wells College
transform the small town of Aurora, New York into a postcard
perfect setting. But while enrollment is up, residents say
the change hasn't been good for them.
Dec 08 2007 -- The New York Times
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== THE CATALYST FOR URBAN RENEWAL
Urban cores have undergone a long period of depopulation and
depression. But with cities across the country attempting to
bring these areas back, a few simple strategies are laying
the groundwork.
Dec 06 2007 -- Global Real Estate Monitor
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== GAY BARS DISAPPEAR, PUBLIC SPACE SUFFERS
The disappearance of gay bars in the Boston area signals a
change in the city's character and the vibrancy of it's
public space. In this piece, Robert David Sullivan argues
the change is bad for everyone in the city, gay and straight.
Dec 07 2007 -- The Boston Globe
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28825

== MUNICH: A MARVEL OF SMART GROWTH AND URBAN PLANNING
Urban planners and developers in the Western United States
could learn a lot from Munich, Germany, argues one online
commentator.
Dec 09 2007 -- UtahStories.com
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28596

== REORIENTING SUBURBS TOWARD AN INTERDEPENDENT FUTURE
Created as a celebration of American individualism and
consumerism, suburbs will need to reinvent themselves to
successfully lead an interdependent world, according to this
article from Newsday.
Dec 07 2007 -- Newsday
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28805

== ...BECAUSE IT'S CALLED 'LAWNDALE', NOT 'CONCRETEDALE'
The Southern California city of Lawndale has passed tight
restrictions that prohibit residents from paving their front
yards with concrete -- an effort to reduce the amount of
vehicles parked in front yards and fight what some call a
"sea of gray."
Dec 06 2007 -- The Daily Breeze
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== GOOD STREETS INCLUDE STREETCARS
Author Alex Marshall calls for the reconstruction of New York
City's formerly omnipresent streetcar lines, starting with a
Midtown Manhattan loop between 34th and 42nd Streets.
Dec 08 2007 -- Streetsblog
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== COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS FINDING VALUE IN MIXED USE
A tax-increment financed mixed-use mall redevelopment is
showing signs of success in suburban Salt Lake City, Utah,
raising nearby property values and indicating a trend
amongst commercial developers who are finding profit by
mixing uses.
Dec 06 2007 -- New Urban News
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== MAYOR TO EMPLOYEES: GET ON THE BUS
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels wants city employees to ride the
bus to work, and he's proposing giving them free transit
passes to make it easier for workers to make the switch.
Dec 07 2007 -- Seattle Post Intelligencer
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== BUILDING A MUSEUM ANY PLANNER COULD LOVE
A storefront museum dedicated to the history and development
of Reston, Virginia -- one of the nation's first planned new
towns -- is set for a major expansion.
Dec 08 2007 -- Washington Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28821

== BANKRUPT DEVELOPER LEAVES CHICAGO EXURBAN AREA DESOLATE
The first new residents of the Clublands subdivision were
promised a neighborhood. Instead they live among
half-finished homes, unpaved roads, and darkened street
lights as the community's developer wrestles with bankruptcy.
Dec 09 2007 -- Chicago Tribune
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== TAPPING THE POWER OF THE DESERT SUN
The European Union and the desert countries of Northern
Africa may form a collaborative effort to harvest solar
energy in the desert areas. The solar power effort could
power about one-sixth of Europe if it goes through.
Dec 06 2007 -- Guardian
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== DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE SUBURBS
With more low-income households settling outside of urban
centers, planners are faced with the challenge of getting
affordable housing built in traditionally upscale suburban
communities where zoning has all but forbid low-cost homes.
Dec 07 2007 -- The Economist
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28828

== 'COMPLETE STREETS' MOVEMENT GAINING MOMENTUM
The new slogan for bicyclists and pedestrians across America
is gaining attention, as well as weight, from a number of
municipalities.
Dec 09 2007 -- New Urban News
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== GPS FINDS FASTEST ROUTES, BUT ROADS CAN'T HANDLE TRAFFIC
GPS devices in Britain looking for the best routes possible
are directing truck drivers through tiny towns without the
proper road space and infrastructure to handle their loads.
Some towns are thinking about requesting removal from the
map.
Dec 06 2007 -- The New York Times
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== ARE DRIVERLESS CARS FINALLY HERE?
No longer science fiction, autonomous vehicles have the
potential to reshape the transportation landscape. But are
drivers ready to let go of the wheel?
Dec 08 2007 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28838

== TRENDY TRANSIT
Subways are proliferating across the globe as metro status
symbols and attracting new forms of urban investment.
Dec 09 2007 -- Business Week
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28812

== SHIFTING PRIORITIES IN THE GREAT LAKES
Economic priorities in the Great Lakes are shifting away from
heavy industrial uses to tourism and real estate development.
Dec 07 2007 -- USA Today
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28817

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