• State Parks Seek Corporate Donors to Stay Open
• BY: Linda Baker   |   August 2011
• One of the few remaining commercial-free zones in the country may need corporations to close budget gaps.

• A Path to Hometown Environmental Sustainability
• BY: Jonathan D. Breul,John M. Kamensky   |   July 18, 2011
• Some local governments are moving boldly ahead with sustainability initiatives that link to broader community goals.
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• The Many Benefits of Roundabouts
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   July 2011
• Due to the lower construction costs and higher safety rates of roundabouts compared to traffic lights, they're more popular than ever.
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• Profiting from Radioactive Waste
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   July 2011
• One Texas county saw a chance to cash in on radioactive waste by hosting a national dump site for it and collecting money from each state that participates.

• Planning for Electric Cars
• BY: Elizabeth Daigneau   |   June 2011
• The electric grid could become overloaded with increased use of electric cars. Public utilities in Austin and Los Angeles have already begun tackling the issue.
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• Seattle Looks to Cottages for Affordable Housing
• BY: Zach Patton   |   May 2011
• Cities are struggling to increase residential density without destroying single-family neighborhoods. That means the return of the backyard cottage.
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• Reconstructing Building Codes for Greater Energy Efficiency
• BY: Linda Baker   |   May 2011
• Governments are adopting new and strengthening existing building codes, hoping others will follow their lead.
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• From Grey to Green in the Concrete Jungle
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   July 21, 2010
• A plan in Philadelphia to build a greener, more sustainable stormwater system may well blast green infrastructure into the mainstream.
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• Growing America: Demographics and Destiny
• BY: Joel Kotkin   |   May 2010
• With America expected to grow by 100 million people in the next 40 years, how will states and localities run a bigger, more diverse country?

• Protecting and Preserving the Tenderloin
• BY: John Buntin   |   May 2010
• Can police Chief George Gascón clean up this San Francisco district without pushing the poor out?
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• Waste Not
• BY: John Buntin   |   April 2010
• Elkridge, Md.'s material recovery facility sorts 65 tons of recyclable material per hour.

• Policing the Police
• BY: Jonathan Walters   |   March 31, 2010
• Though troubling, the recently leaked video of a Springfield, Mass., police officer beating an apparently helpless suspect with a metal flashlight while three other officers...
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• How Much Reform Can Providence Handle?
• BY: Rob Gurwitt   |   November 30, 2009
• The Wu Tang Scram of tofu, bok choy, Napa cabbage and cashews served at Julian's, a restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island, might not seem like...
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• Immigrants and the Suburban Influx
• BY: Alan Ehrenhalt   |   November 30, 2009
• This fall, Parkview High School, in Lilburn, Georgia, was unable to field a ninth-grade football team. That is no tragedy; many schools have never even...
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• Miami's Visionary Zoning Plan
• BY: Alan Greenblatt   |   October 31, 2009
• When it comes to building and construction, Miami has always been a wide-open town. That's about to change. Last month, the city council approved a...
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