• A Desire for More Streetcars
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   July 2010
• More than half a century after the streetcar's heyday, this transportation mode is poised to make a comeback.
• 13 Comments

• The Gentrification Effect
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   June 2010
• Does the return of a neighborhood mean its culture and the poor have to leave?
• 2 Comments

• Muni Threat: Cities Weigh Chapter 9
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   May 2010
• The economic slump is forcing debt-laden municipalities nationwide to consider filing for bankruptcy.

• From Canals to Computers
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   April 2010
• Water power from Holyoke, Mass.'s surrounding canals will eventually power an $80 million high performance computing center.
• 1 Comments

• Free Light Rail Rides
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   March 2010
• Portland, Ore., struggles to keep fare-free service alive.
• 5 Comments

• Empty Lot Syndrome
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   February 2010
• Cities explore temporary uses for vacant lots.
• 2 Comments

• Las Vegas Rolls the Dice on a New City Hall
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   January 2010
• Mayor Oscar Goodman sees a new city hall as the catalyst that will set off a wave of development downtown.
• 1 Comments

• The Fascinating History of Parking
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   December 2009
• It's the untold chapter of America's love affair with its cars.
• 5 Comments

• An Iconic 'Super Suburb' Seeks an Urban Makeover
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   November 2009
• Can Tysons Corner break with its auto-choked past?

• Cyclists: Traffic Scofflaws
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   October 2009
• Cities are asking bikers to obey the rules.
• 7 Comments

• A Competition to Re-Think the Suburbs
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   September 2009
• A little bit of absurdity may not be such a bad thing.

• Urban Harvest
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   August 2009
• For urban agriculture to work, however, we'll need to stop talking about it in utopian terms.
• 5 Comments

• High Time for the High Line
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   July 2009
• New York City is creating a park in the sky

• Meet the Mayor
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   June 2009
• Touring the world of small-town mayors.

• Cul-de-sacked
• BY: Christopher Swope   |   May 1, 2009
• The cul-de-sac, that symbol of suburban bliss, seems to be going out of favor.
• 4 Comments

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