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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

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

Heartbreak Hotelnew

It's the end of an era on Hollywood Beach, where small, cheap motels are all that stand in the way of another playground for the wealthy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Thomas Francis  |  02-14-2007  |  Housing & Development

Eviction Bluesnew

Homeless musician Patrick Crosby vows crusade against landlords.
OC Weekly  |  Nick Schou  |  02-13-2007  |  Housing & Development

The New Twins Parknew

There's a big roadblock at home plate.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  G.R. Anderson Jr.  |  02-08-2007  |  Housing & Development

Greased Outnew

Coffee shop owner says an address mix-up burned his business.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Alyssa Abkowitz  |  02-01-2007  |  Housing & Development

Redesigning Los Angelesnew

As L.A.'s mishmash of styles and thoroughfares clutters our lives, architects, planners, and activists are demanding a new future.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mindy Farabee  |  01-26-2007  |  Housing & Development

The Neighbors You Don't Knownew

The Clump of Woods, Terrible Tee's war club, and other stories from lives lived outdoors in Minneapolis.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Mike Mosedale  |  01-18-2007  |  Housing & Development

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