housing & development

Soiled Handsnew

It's no surprise that builders take shortcuts to make money -- what might shock you is that government officials do little to stop them.

Phoenix New Times | Sarah Fenske | 03-28-2006 | Housing & Development

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The Mayor of Boxvillenew

Mackie Choice is the mayor of Dallas -- or at least of Dallas' homeless community.

Dallas Observer | Rick Kennedy | 03-28-2006 | Housing & Development

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The Big Co-op Squeezenew

The Canadian government's cash grab wipes out thousands of subsidized units in a market desperate for cheap housing.

NOW Magazine | Andrew Cash | 03-23-2006 | Housing & Development

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It Takes a Villagenew

Green communal living may be the future, but can wary urbanites hack it?

NOW Magazine | Adria Vasil | 03-23-2006 | Housing & Development

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Tent City Showdownnew

The Seattle government faces off with the homeless group SHARE/WHEEL.

Seattle Weekly | Philip Dawdy | 03-22-2006 | Housing & Development

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Cracked Housesnew

Homes all over Arizona are falling apart because of the bad soil -- and the lousy construction.

Phoenix New Times | Sarah Fenske | 03-21-2006 | Housing & Development

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End of Their Scopenew

The success and failure of owner-occupant neighborhood renewal play out on one Baltimore city block.

Baltimore City Paper | Edward Ericson Jr. | 03-15-2006 | Housing & Development

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Street Furniture Fix Is Innew

Aiming to recover cost at any cost, Toronto's bureaucrats are filling the city's "beautification" projects with ads.

NOW Magazine | Mike Smith | 03-09-2006 | Housing & Development

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The Plan to Nowhere?new

The Seattle region's ambitious 10-year plan to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and underfunded -- and things are about to get worse, thanks to the Bush administration.

Seattle Weekly | Philip Dawdy | 03-08-2006 | Housing & Development

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Road to Nowherenew

The FBI probes links between California state Senator Don Perata and a $40 million roadway project designed to enrich developer Ron Cowan.

East Bay Express | Robert Gammon and Will Harper | 03-06-2006 | Housing & Development

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Shot to the Artnew

After hearing gunshots a few times, a couple in Philadelphia created an anti-violence sign for their apartment, only be told by their landlord that it has to come down.

Philadelphia City Paper | Jenna Portnoy | 02-28-2006 | Housing & Development

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