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Progressive Urban Dreams: Central Planning

March 9, 2010, 8:58am

Samuel Staley

Detroit is working on a plan that would forceably remove residents and relocate them to neighborhoods that the city considers stronger and worth investment.

Free Market Land Use and Transportation Policy Conference Dates Set

March 8, 2010, 8:59am

Samuel Staley

Details for the annual American Dream Coalition conference scheduled for June 10-12 in Orlando, Florida.

When Smart Growth Comes to a Small Town

March 6, 2010, 4:06pm

Samuel Staley

Smart Growth proponents often claim that Smart Growth is about creating choices in the market place. Yet, a new study on Smart Growth in Maine shows that for many towns and cities Smart Growth goals will have to be achieved through coercive mechanisms such as growth boundaries and top-down planning.

Renters Priced Out of Homes In Heavily Planned Montgomery County (MD)

March 5, 2010, 11:40am

Samuel Staley

Renters are increasingly at risk in Montgomery, County Maryland despite (or because of?) of being one of the most heavily planned community's in the U.S.

Sprawl Likely to Continue Despite Housing Bust

March 3, 2010, 4:41pm

Samuel Staley

Planners hoping for the end of sprawl with the collapse of the housing market and high gas prices haven't read the research. Households want open space, even when they can't afford it.

The Myth of the Skyscraper and the End of an Era

February 28, 2010, 8:55am

Samuel Staley

A recent NPR report questions whether the era of the high-rise office building is over. It is, but it was an historical artifcat to begin with.

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