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Mayor Nutter, who has vowed to make urban design a priority again in Philadelphia, has picked Alan Greenberger to oversee the City Planning Commission, selecting an architect with planning experience ... read more »

America would not look the way it does if our metropolitan areas had been built in an era of $4 per gallon gasoline. ... read more »

The June 30 edition of the New York Times saw fit to print news of a major step forward for both the lactose tolerant and efforts to reduce vehicle miles traveled: Costco and Wal-Mart are using ... read more »

In the first major policy speech of his five-month-old administration, Mayor Nutter presented a pitch-perfect vision on a subject that rarely gets people's hearts racing: planning and zoning...That Nu ... read more »

In houses of worship nationwide, preachers are railing against the forces of energy evil, and congregations are praying for lower fuel prices.Religious leaders are struggling to help their members cop ... read more »

The financial burden of longer commutes makes homes in outlying areas that are already reeling even less attractive. ... read more »

"You're seeing more Americans trying to work from home, finding jobs that are closer to their homes or moving to new homes that are closer to their jobs," Portalatin said. ... read more »

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER STORY LINK AT BOTTOM OF POST Chart: Increases in Ridership http://www.philly.com/inquirer/gallery/19304779.html ... read more »

CNU Board member and his student Wesley Marshall released a new study on the benefits of Street Parking for downtowns. ... read more »

A contentious debate is under way in my hometown, Evanston, Illinois, where developers James Klutznick and Tim Anderson propose building a new condominium tower downtown across Church Street from the ... read more »