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Condos vs. Camerasnew

Continuing development in downtown L.A. threatens to send essential film production scurrying out of town.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Allison Milionis  |  03-30-2007  |  Housing & Development

Defending Fort Monroenew

A proposal to turn the fort into a national park has been called a "pipe dream" by some skeptics, but a group of citizens believes otherwise -- and they're determined to turn their vision into a reality.
Port Folio Weekly  |  Sara Piccini  |  03-21-2007  |  Housing & Development

Development Stalematenew

How Milwaukee and veterans lost common ground at the VA.
Shepherd Express  |  Lisa Kaiser  |  03-19-2007  |  Housing & Development

Charrette Leader: Make City 'Walkable'new

Andres Duany, godfather of new urbanism, helps Jackson sort through competing plans for development along the Pearl River basin.
Jackson Free Press  |  Todd Stauffer  |  03-19-2007  |  Housing & Development

When Every Person Countsnew

More than numbers are at stake in L.A. County's recent homeless census.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Staff  |  03-16-2007  |  Housing & Development

Setting Aside Differencesnew

Neighborhood rejects low-income housing.
The Portland Mercury  |  Amy Jenniges  |  03-15-2007  |  Housing & Development

The Future of Cities: Building Greennew

Boston's new green zoning code makes big promises -- can it deliver?
Dig Boston  |  Lissa Harris  |  03-14-2007  |  Housing & Development

How Seattle Ended Up With the Great Wall of Waterfront Blightnew

Given the acrimonious political debate over the Alaskan Way Viaduct's replacement, leading to Tuesday's mail-in advisory ballot, you'd think the elevated eyesore was controversial even before its 1953 opening -- not true.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  03-13-2007  |  Housing & Development

Gym Fightnew

Division neighbors divided on gym proposal.
The Portland Mercury  |  Amy Jenniges  |  03-08-2007  |  Housing & Development

Cruiser Controlnew

Downtown Kansas City's developers get cops on demand -- why don't the rest of us?
The Pitch  |  David Martin  |  03-06-2007  |  Housing & Development

King of Iron Mountainnew

A trip inside the Fred Sanford fiefdom of a vigilante ex-cop.
Seattle Weekly  |  John Metcalfe  |  03-05-2007  |  Housing & Development

Russo Versus the Peoplenew

Oakland's city attorney is going gangbusters to prevent citizens from voting on a major waterfront development.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  02-26-2007  |  Housing & Development

Where Credit Is Duenew

A Batlimore can-do mortgage broker goes for broke -- but is the housing boom lowering on him?
Baltimore City Paper  |  Edward Ericson Jr.  |  02-21-2007  |  Housing & Development

Shelter Scramblenew

Are shelter closings part of a strategy to push homeless out of the city?
NOW Magazine  |  Jenny Yuen  |  02-16-2007  |  Housing & Development

A Night On the Edgesnew

Toronto strongly encourages outreach workers to stop giving out blankets.
NOW Magazine  |  Paul Terefenko  |  02-16-2007  |  Housing & Development

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