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• The rooftop garden climbs down a wall (New York Times, November 18, 2009)
• Where can I juice up my ride? Makers of electric cars address the shortage of recharging stations (Washington Post, November 17, 2009)
• Suburbia: the new utopia? (The Guardian, November 16, 2009)
• Builders Downsize the Dream Home (The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2009)
• Zoning the Sustainable City (The New York Observer, November 12, 2009)
• Boston to buy properties to protect tenants (The Boston Globe, October 29, 2009)
• An American Architectural Epoch Locks Its Doors (The New York Times, October 24, 2009)
• "Agriburbia" sprouts on Colorado's Front Range (Denver Post, October 24, 2009)
• Vetoed bicycle bill is now law — in Austin (San Antonio Express News, October 23, 2009)
• Pedestrian-friendly Miami 21 zoning code approved (Miami Herald, October 22, 2009)
• Mayor releases plan to make Vancouver the world's greenest city by 2020 (The Vancouver Sun, October 20, 2009)
• Poll: Voters want tough land-use law (Houston Chronicle, October 19, 2009)
• Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters (New York Times, October 18, 2009)
• Residents of transit-oriented Orenco Station still driving cars to work (Oregonian, October 17, 2009)
• Eco-friendly parking garages drive transit movement (USA Today, October 14, 2009)
• In arid west, thirsty lawns get cut from plans (Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2009)
• Sheltering L.A. County's homeless could save taxpayer money, study finds (Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2009)
• Walking study may influence El Paso policies (El Paso Times, October 12, 2009)
• Debate follows bills to remove clotheslines bans (New York Times, October 10, 2009)
• There’s no place like home (Newsweek, October 9, 2009)
• How Traffic Jams Help the Environment (Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2009)
• Avi Friedman on Affordable and Sustainable Housing Innovations (Northwest Hub, October 8, 2009)
• Retiring baby boomers begin heading for the country (The Oregonian, October 3, 2009)
• Seniors communities in cities, town centers (San Jose Mercury News, October 2, 2009)
• The next youth-magnet cities (Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2009)
• Can billboards spruce up Market Street? (San Francisco Chronicle, September 29, 2009)
• Interest in farmers markets is growing (USA Today, September 28, 2009)
• Growers reap fruits of labor at farmers markets (USA Today, September 28, 2009)
• A plan to add supermarkets to poor areas, with healthy results (New York Times, September 23, 2009)
• Bike commuting surges in Portland, Census finds (The Oregonian, September 23, 2009)
• To help slow traffic, planners pick beige (San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 2009)
• Dutch help Bay Area plan for sea level rise (San Jose Mercury News, September 22, 2009)
• Making Suburbia More Livable (The Wall Street Journal, September 19, 2009)
• In Phoenix, Weekend Users Make Light Rail a Success (New York Times, September 19, 2009)
• As City Grows More Bike-Friendly, Restaurants Consider the Benefits (The Village Voice, September 17, 2009)
• Palm Springs wants to fill vacant storefronts with art (Los Angeles Times, September 17, 2009)
• Water measured from the sky (Washington Post, September 14, 2009)
• Study: Denser development may cut pollution (USA Today, September 8, 2009)
• Clotheslines a hang-up for some communities (USA Today, September 7, 2009)
• Surge in homeless pupils strains schools (New York Times, September 5, 2009)
• Amid face-lift, Kenton values small-town feel (Oregonian, September 3, 2009)
• Anger builds over fees: Newly raised permit costs add to local construction industry's woes, critics say (Columbian, September 1, 2009)
• In New Orleans, Recovery Is Not Enough (New York Times, August 30, 2009)
• Towns Accommodate ‘Affordable’ (New York Times, August 28, 2009)
• Brewery buys commuter bikes for staff (Mail Tribune, August 27, 2009)
• City moves to encourage pedestrian zones"> (Houston Chronicle, August 21, 2009)
• Cities tolerate homeless camps (Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2009)
• Common Council OKs new ordinance on 'family' zoning (Daily Star [Oneonta, NY], August 5, 2009)
• Neighborhoods key to future income, study finds (Washington Post, July 27, 2009)
• Energy efficiency incentives likely to grow (Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2009)
• Changes to S.F. parking permits proposed (San Francisco Chronicle, July 22, 2009)
• Experts: Government changes to environment can make us fit (USA Today, July 22, 2009)
• Museums' new mantra: Connect with community (Christian Science Monitor, July 20, 2009)
• On tiny plots, a new generation of farmers emerges(USA Today, July 14, 2009)
• Study: Fewer than 20% walk or bike even part of commute (USA Today, July 13, 2009)
• Wind Projects at a Standstill (Washington Post, July 12, 2009)
• Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier food (San Francisco Chronicle, July 10, 2009)
• Championing urban national parks (St. Louis Dispatch, July 9, 2009)
• Land banks gain popularity as way to fight urban blight (USA Today, July 9, 2009)
• Broadway’s Car-Free Zones: This Space for Rent (New York Times, July 8, 2009)
• Homelessness in suburbs, rural areas increases (USA Today, July 8, 2009)
• City under gun to ease blight flight (San Diego Union-Tribune, July 7, 2009)
• High-rises on hold: What to do with empty lots? (San Francisco Chronicle, July 6, 2009)
• You're not an environmentalist if you're also a NIMBY (East Bay Express, July 1, 2009)
• Local governments charge for neglected lawns (ABC News, June 22, 2009)
• ‘Transit cities’ face roadblocks (New York Times, June 19, 2009)
• Philly's fresh-food triumph: Nationally admired program opens supermarkets for underserved (Philadelphia Daily News, June 18, 2009)
• In suburbia, a megaproject offers hope (New York Times, June 17, 2009)
• Green to keep it green (Columbus Dispatch, June 17, 2009)
• Boulder County Commissioners to tweak house-size rules (Daily Camera, June 16, 2009)
• White rooftops may help slow warming (Washington Post, June 14, 2009)
• New rail lines spur urban revival (New York Times, June 14, 2009)
• Portland's streetcar architecture -- past becomes future (The Oregonian, June 10, 2009)
• New growth law offers big possibilities, and big dangers (Orlando Sentinel, June 7, 2009)
• Urban gardens ease bills, brighten cityscape (USA Today, June 3, 2009)
• More cities encouraging car-sharing (New York Times, June 2, 2009)
• Ridership no factor in transit-oriented development (The Fresno Business Journal), May 28, 2009)
• More U.S. airports add rail service to downtown (USA Today, May 26, 2009)
• Early retirement claims increase dramatically (Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2009)
• Taco trucks are feeling the crunch across the U.S. (Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2009)
• Why has globalization led to bigger cities? (New York Times May 19, 2009)
• More city buildings cultivate savings by covering roofs with plants (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 19, 2009)
• L.A. considers privatizing parking (Los Angeles Times, May 16, 2009)
• Changing Skyline: A nonconformist's development coup (Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 2009)
• Web site sparks creative ideas for city's vacant lots (Baltimore Sun, May 15, 2009)
• The Top 10 green living myths (The Christian Science Monitor, May 13, 2009)
• In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars (New York Times, May 11, 2009)
• High-speed solar train proposed as Tucson-Phoenix connection (Arizona Daily Star, May 8, 2009)
• Slump revives town-gown divide across U.S. (New York Times, May 8, 2009
• Vancouver caps downtown condos to save office space (CBC News, May 6, 2009)
• Economic casualties pile into tent cities (USA Today, May 5, 2009)
• In recession, some see burst of 'neighboring' (Washington Post, May 4, 2009)
• Portland: Quest for the Livable City, a documentary film chronicling struggle for sustainability, debuts May 4 (Yahoo News, May 4, 2009)
• Seniors at home in co-housing (USA Today, May 4, 2009)
• Going green can cost too much green (USA Today, May 4, 2009)
• Small area towns fight flat growth, flight of youth (Longview News Journal, May 3, 2009)
• Envisioning the end of ‘Don’t Cluck, Don’t Tell’ (New York Times, April 29, 2009)
• Surprise! The rise and fall of the Western exurb (High Country News, April 27, 2009)
• The pros and cons of wind power are making news (Christian Science Monitor, April 23, 2009)
• Fewer people relocate for better opportunities (USA Today, April 22, 2009)
• An Effort to Save Flint, Mich., by Shrinking It ( New York Times, April 21, 2009)
• Foreclosures take health along with homes, report says (Mercury News, April 21, 2009)
• Changing L.A.'s signs (Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2009)
• Study looks at health risks in neighborhoods near highways (Boston Globe, April 12, 2009)
• New city in Florida to run on solar power (Miami Herald, April 10, 2009)
• Bull Mountain resists city control — again (The Times, April 9, 2009)
• Cities cleaning, 'greening' urban alleys (USA Today, April 9, 2009)
• Job migration to suburbs: an unstoppable flow? (Christian Science Monitor, April 6, 2009)
• Visual aids for the pushcart world (New York Times, April 3, 2009)
• Anti-sprawl rules to steer Sacramento development (Sacramento Bee, April 1, 2009)
• In the exurbs, the American Dream is up for rent (Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2009)
• Cities deal with a surge in shantytowns (New York Times, March 25, 2009)
• Why college towns are looking smart (Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2009)
• Americans are moving on up to smaller, smarter homes (USA Today, March 17, 2009)
• Urban areas see revival in housing construction (USA Today, March 10, 2009)
• Austin signs up for $250 million solar project (American-Statesman, March 6, 2009)
• Greening the prison-industrial complex (New York Times, March 3, 2009)
• San Diego reinvents a fading quarry (New York Times, March 3, 2009)
• Are malls a dying breed? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 22, 2009)
• L.A.'s business improvement districts help reduce crime, study finds (Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2009)
• I Dream of Denver (New York Times, February 16, 2009)
• Schools face sharp rise in homeless students (Washington Post, February 8, 2009)
• Is your clothesline illegal? (Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2009)
• Affordable housing hits a wall in time of rising need (Christian Science Monitor, February 6, 2009)
• Toll Roads Are Paved With Bad Intentions (The Huffington Post, February 5, 2009)
• Goodbye, City Center (Columbus Dispatch, February 4, 2009)
• Office towers trade sky space for public plazas (San Francisco Chronicle, February 3, 2009)
• Dallas likely to pay for 500 homes for homeless (The Dallas Morning News, January 29, 2009)
• Austin proposes nation's largest solar array (Austin American-Statesman, January 29, 2009)
• A mass transit dilemma: Ridership up, funds down (Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2009)
• New homes being built smaller (USA Today, January 15, 2009)
• Cast your vote: Should new I-5 bridge design include wind turbines? (Oregonian, January 13, 2009)
• 'Historic' building versus religious rights (Christian Science Monitor, January 12, 2009)
• Cities shed artful light on the canvas of night (Christian Science Monitor, January 9, 2009)
• Green revolution: still possible amid deep recession? (Christian Science Monitor, January 7, 2009)
• U.S. court upholds L.A. ban on billboards (Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2009)
• Why you’ll love paying for roads that used to be free (New York Times, January 6, 2009)
• Amish file religious discrimination lawsuit over upstate NY town's building-code enforcement (Chicago Tribune, January 6, 2008)
• The 'McMansion' trend in housing is slowing (Christian Science Monitor, January 6, 2009)
• Chickens given roosts in urban backyards (USA Today, January 2, 2009)
• City may buy vacant homes; Huntington Beach considers fixing up properties and selling them to residents (Orange County Register, December 14, 2008)
• Innovative stormwater plan with special pavement proposed (Tribune-Review Greensburg, PA, December 12, 2008)
• Why home values may take decades to recover (USA Today, December 12, 2008)
• Quickly building local stimulus: Mayor puts public projects on faster track to prime economic pump (Denver Post, December 12, 2008)
• Internet map aid to many (Newsday, December 11, 2008)
• Calif. considers tough greenhouse gas restrictions (USA Today, December 11, 2008)
• Cornerstone church says U.S. act exempts it from local law (Ventura County Star, December 10, 2008)
• Public transit use up over last year (USA Today, December 7, 2008)
• Art Basel: The power of art (Miami Herald, December 7, 2008)
• Housing-Crisis Grants Force Cities to Make Tough Choices (Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2008)
• Zoning plan aims for urban living; 'Form-based' proposal would bend codes to allow denser building (Dallas Morning News, December 4, 2008)
• Vermont Town Turns to College in Bid to Guide Change (New York Times, December 3, 2008)
• Fit City; How Somerville became a national model of healthy living (Boston Globe, December 2, 2008)
• Fighting blight a building at a time (Philadelphia Inquirer, November 29, 2008)
• Debating the Green Building Premium (New York Times, November 20, 2008)
• Will Berkeley's solar plan go viral? (East Bay Express, November 19, 2008)
• A lone bright spot in real estate: farmland (Christian Science Monitor, November 18, 2008)
• A growing church vs. a growth-conscious county (Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2008)
• Portland's low-income neighborhoods are city's 'food deserts' (The Oregonian, November 15, 2008)
• New high-tech FEMA maps redefine flood zones (USA Today, November 13, 2008)
• Steadied by wartime economy, military towns around some bases sheltered from real estate bust (Chicago Tribune, November 11, 2008)
• Hens in the City: Regulations are being challenged as people take 'eating locally' another step (Winston-Salem Journal, November 7, 2008)
• Tired strip malls present opportunities to reshape the landscape (The Oregonian, November 7, 2008)
• South End project is 'not just a big gray box' (Charlotte Observer, November 6, 2008)
• Cities rack up public artwork with bike racks (USA Today, November 5, 2008)
• Neighbors at odds over noise from wind turbines (USA Today, November 3, 2008)
• Commuter cycling is soaring, city says (New York Times, October 30, 2008)
• Getting into some parking spots now takes a bit more technique (The Post-Standard, October 27, 2008)
• U.S. urban planning priorities out of whack (San Francisco Chronicle, October 25, 2008)
• A brave new (sprawl-free) world (Chicago Tribune, October 20, 2008)
• Housing projects benefit more than just tenants (San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2008)
• Redefining property rights (Baltimore Sun, October 17, 2008)
• Lack of civic involvement tied to Central Jersey-style sprawl (Princeton Packet, October 17, 2008)
• Climate Effort Could Be Stalled by Credit Crisis (Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2008)
• Bike lanes work, PSU professor says: Researcher straps GPS devices on bikes to study riding patterns (Portland Tribune, October 16, 2008)
• EPA faulted on waterway pollution from sprawl (Associated Press, October 15, 2008)
• Buried in the Bailout: The Bicycle Commuter Act (New York Times, October 13, 2008)
• The end of planning? Just maybe (The Toronto Star, October 11, 2008)
• Changing Skyline: The city needs to get creative on bike parking (Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10, 2008)
• Whistler project provides affordable housing options (The Vancouver Sun, October 8, 2008)
• No easy ride for bike programs (USA Today, October 2, 2008)
• Specialty Shops Raise Home Values. (The Portland Tribune, October 1, 2008)
• Los Angeles mayor announces bold housing plan (USA Today, September 30, 2008)
• Senior centers prep for baby boomer boom (USA Today, September 27, 2008)
• Portland, Ore., tops sustainable cities list (Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 2008)
• In hard times, tent cities rise across the country (Yahoo News, September 18, 2008)
• Berkeley Approves City-Backed Loans for Solar Panels (New York Times, September 17, 2008)
• Transit users get a San Francisco treat -- a tax break (Los Angeles Times, September 15, 2008)
• In Boulder, solar power may get a little brighter (Boulder Daily Camera, September 15, 2008)
• Green growth gambit (The New Mexico Independent, September 11, 2008)
• To slow global warming, install white roofs (Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2008)
• The Next Little Thing? (New York Times, September 10, 2008)
• Mall glut to clog market for years (Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2008)
• California Aims to Concentrate Growth to Cut Use of Cars (Washington Post, September 7, 2008)
• Towns recycle abandoned stores (USA Today, August 27, 2008)
• Communities Become Home Buyers to Fight Decay (New York Times, August 25, 2008)
• New bike commuters hit the classroom, then the road (Christian Science Monitor, August 25, 2008)