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Previously published columns by Neal R. Peirce

MULTIPLE TRANSIT OPTIONS: A DUTCH TREAT WE'LL BE NEEDING (7/6/2008)

A NEW ‘METROPOLITICS’ -- ARE WE READY? (6/29/2008)

ST. LOUIS: AFTER 52 YEARS, ‘ALL AMERICA CITY’ AGAIN (6/22/2008)

GREENING THE WORLD: NOT SOMEONE ELSE’S JOB (6/15/2008)

ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT NEEDS AN ADRENALIN SHOT (6/08/2008)

AMERICA'S METRO AREAS: TRACKING CARBON LEADERS AND LAGGARDS (6/01/2008)

BUSH’S FAULTY PRESCRIPTION FOR MEXICAN DRUG VIOLENCE (5/25/2008)

OIL-FOOD-HUNGER-PROFITS: WHERE’S CONGRESS’ HEAD? (5/18/2008)

TEMPTING TARGETS FOR DRAMATIC ENERGY CUTS
(5/11/2008)

A ‘GREEN’ Rx TO SAVE CARBON: CITY DENSITY + TRANSIT (5/04/2008)

AMERICA’S ‘OVERLOOKED’ MASSES--NOT JUST TODAY’S NEW JOBLESS (4/27/2008)

LEARNING FROM EUROPE’S REGIONS: CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES IT URGENT (4/20/2008)

LIBRARIES AND NEW AMERICANS: THE INDISPENSABLE LINK (4/13/2008)

ENDLESS’ 21ST CENTURY CITIES: HOW CAN WE MAKE THEM LIVABLE?(4/6/2008)

AMERICA’S IMMIGRANT TIDAL WAVE: STATES, CITIES THE CRITICAL ARENA (3/30/2008)

OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE: VOICES FOR CHANGE MOUNT QUICKLY (3/23/2008)

NEW CLEAR LOOK AT STATES:NO ‘RATE AND RUN’ (3/16/2008)

YEAR OF THE BICYCLE? (3/02/2008)

TRANSPORTATION DISPUTES: 300+ DAYS AND HOLDING (2/0320/08)

STATE BUDGET CUTS: SHADOW OVER OUR FUTURE (1/27/2008)

THE ‘STATE OF THE WORLD’ OUR MEDIA MISSED (1/20/2008)

CITIES AND METRO AMERICA: BIG ISSUE THE CANDIDATES IGNORE (1/13/2008)

BACK TO THE FUTURE TO CURE MORTGAGE SCANDAL? (1/06/2008)

CAN AMERICA’S MAYORS BE WORLD PLAYERS? (12/30/2007)

HOW SMART TOWNS FIGHT DARK WINTER (12/23/2007)

WALKABILITY = LIVABILITY = BILLIONS (12/16/2007)

‘COMPLETE STREETS’ GAIN NATIONAL VOICE (12/09/2007)

HAS AMTRAK’S TIME COME? (12/2/2007)

THANKSGIVING MIRACLE: GATES MILLIONS TO SLUM DWELLERS (11/22/2007)

FARSIGHTEDNESS AT THE POLLS: IT CAN HAPPEN, RETURNS SHOW (11/18/2007)

CAN WE ‘FLIP’ THE PYRAMID TO MAKE U.S. METROS THRIVE?(11/06/2007)

FIRE AND WATER: TWIN CHALLENGES (11/4/2007)

A MAGIC MERGER? -- HIGH TECH, CALMER LIFESTYLES (10/28/2007)

INFRASTRUCTURE CHOICE: RAMP UP OR CRASH DOWN (10/21/2007)

POLITICAL ODD COUPLE PUSHES PRISONER REENTRY BREAKTHROUGH (10/14/2007)

GROWING COOLER” -- AN INESCAPABLE CHALLENGE (10/7/2007)

VISION ZERO” FOR TRAFFIC DEATHS: WILD DREAM OR CRITICAL GOAL? (9/30/07)

WALKING TO A ‘GREEN’ SCHOOL: IMPOSSIBLE NEW-CENTURY DREAM? (9/23/2007)

BIG, BAD NEW TAX STILL BEST ROAD DEAL (9/16/2007)

STUDY SHOWS HIGH SEA RISE DANGER FOR U.S. COASTAL CITIES (9/9/2007)

DRUG WAR’S LATEST ‘ACHIEVEMENT” -- BOOSTING GLOBAL TERRORISM (9/2/2007)

SUNBELT TRANSIT STORY: LEAD -- AT YOUR OWN PERIL (8/26/2007

BRIDGES, ROADS: BIG PROBLEM DEMANDS BIG NEW TAX (8/19/2007)

WORLD’S SLUM DWELLERS: MORE LIKE US THAN WE THINK (8/12/07)

NEW PATH TO UNIVERSITY SUCCESS: COMMUNITY TIES (7/22/2007)

PLAN OR BE ENGULFED: HARSH LESSON FOR WORLD CITIES (7/15/07)

"CYCLE TRACKS”? WOMEN BIKERS? A NEW TWO-WHEELED COURSE? (7/08/07)

A DETROIT CHARTER SCHOOL’S AMAZING ‘90-90' PLEDGE -- AND SUCCESS (6/3/07)

THE BILLBOARD ASSAULT VERSUS A ‘GREENER’ AMERICA (5/20/2007)

FLAMES SEAR HISTORIC MARKET-- WHY WE CARE SO MUCH (5/13/2007)

BLOOMBERG’S CLIMATE INITIATIVE POINTS TO A BIG CAPITALIST SOLUTION (5/6/2007)

BLOOMBERG’S PATHBREAKING “PlaNYC”: A MODEL FOR URBAN AMERICA? (4/29/07)

CORPORATE LOCATION SUBSIDIES: DO THEY FEED SPRAWL TOO? (4/22/07)

CITY BIKES: CLEAN, HEALTHY, FUN -- AND FASTER THAN CARS? (4/15/07)

SELLING OUR TOLL ROADS: GOOD OR RETROGRADE IDEA? (4/8/07)

THE ‘HUMANE METROPOLIS’ -- ARE WE READY? (4/1/2007)

"CAN ‘GENTRIFYING’ CITIES CREATE NEW BRIDGES TO WEALTH?"(3/25/07)

"AMERICA’S YOUTH OF COLOR: US VERSUS THEM -- OR US AND THEM?" (3/18/07)

"A UNIFIED NORTHEAST CORRIDOR: DREAM, NECESSITY, OR BOTH?" (3/11/07)

"WHAT’S THE SURVIVAL FORMULA FOR OUR SECOND-TIER CITIES?" (3/4/07)

"ERA OF THE STATES" (2/25/07)

"CALIFORNIA VERSUS NEW YORK: GRAPPLING WITH THE PRISON DILEMMA" (2/18/07)

"A SURGE OF BETTER NEWS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD FRONT"
(2/11/07)

"JAMES WEBB'S EQUITY CHALLENGE: WHAT IF WE GOT SERIOUS?" (2/4/07)

"CONGRESS' MINIMUM WAGE VOTE: PRELUDE TO A BETTER POLITICS?" (1/28/07)

"COULD A FARM BILL SERVE US All?" (1/21/07)

"FARM BILL -- CANDIDATE FOR A BIPARTISAN BREAKTHROUGH? (1/14/07)

 "FORD'S BIPARTISANSHIP: HOW TO KEEP IT ALIVE?" (1/7/07)

"GREAT NEW TOWNS: GIFT TO A NATION" (12/24/06)

"HOW DO WE DEVELOP IN A RADICALLY ALTERED WORLD" (12/17/2006)

"THE OTHER WAR WE KEEP ON LOSING" (12/10/2006)

"TRANSIT: POPULAR AND EXPANDING BUT A HALF LOAF WITHOUT COMPACT GROWTH" (12/3/2006)

"A 100-MILE THANKSGIVING: ARE YOU READY TO BUY LOCAL? " (Pre-Thanksgiving 2006)

"VOTERS WISELY SHUN ILL-ADVISED INITIATIVES" (11/10/06)

"WHERE DO WE PUT THE NEXT HUNDRED MILLION?" (10/29/06)

"REDUCING THE CRIME RATE: A DRAMATIC NEW FORMULA" (10/22/06)

"CAN WASHINGTON'S TORMENT INFECT STATES, CITIES TOO?" (10/11/06)

"LEARNING FROM THE SPINACH SCARE: TIME TO PUSH LOCAL AGRICULTURE"
(10/8/06)

"HEAVY MISTRUST OF ELECTIONS' HONESTY -- BUT WHERE'S THE GROUNDSWELL FOR REFORM?" (10/1/06)

"AN ENTIRE 'GREEN' COMMUNITY: SEATTLE'S 21st CENTURY MODEL" (9/24/06)

"SALAD DAYS FOR STATE BUDGETS MAY BE SHORT-LIVED" (9/17/06)

"BREATHING HOPE INSTEAD OF FEAR: SEPT. 11'S OTHER ANNIVERSARY" (9/10/06)

"GLOBAL WARMING CHALLENGE: THINK LIKE IT'S 2050" (09/03/06)

"DESIGNING AN 'EXIT STRATEGY' FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS" (08/27/06)

"PHILADELPHIA'S 'GREEN' FORMULA FOR SWIMMABLE, DRINKABLE WATER" (08/13/06)

"GLOBAL WARMING CURES: TIME TO HARVEST OCEAN POWER?" (07/31/06)

LAW AND ORDER DILEMMA: WHO CHECKS THE PROCUTORS? (07/23/06)

REFORMING AMERICAN POLITICS: A TIMELY 'ONE STOP' GUIDE (07/16/06)

RE-EXPLORING THE HUDSON-- AND REGIONALISM IN AMERICA (07/09/06)

ATLANTA'S STRANGE FORMULA: 23 LANES OF "CONGESTION MITIGATION" (07/02/06)

VIOLENCE, ILLNESS, DESPERATION: THE JAILBREAK WE WON'T DISCUSS (06/25/06)

ENERGY FUTURES: HOW TO STOP 'DANCING WITH DINOSAURS' (06/18/06)

VIOLENT SEX CRIMES: FREE THE CHILDREN! (06/11/06)

GREEN ALCHEMY (05/28/06)

AMERICA: A 'PRISON NATION'? (05/21/06)

THE MAY 1 DEMONSTRATIONS: HISTORIC TURNING POINT? (05/14/06)

NOURISHING "NUESTRAS RAICES" -- "OUR ROOTS" IN A TROUBLED OLD CITY (05/07/06)

HURRICANE PERILS: A WAY TO LIVE WITH NATURE? (04/30/06)

NEW ORLEANS' THROTTLED FUTURE (04/23/06)

SMART CITY STRATEGIES CRITICAL FOR BROADBAND ACCESS (04/16/06)

UNFUNDED STATE PENSIONS: WHO'LL PAY THE PIPER? (04/09/06)

HOUSTON'S ENGAGING 'FLOWER MAN' AND THE 'SHIFTING SANDS' NEIGHBORHOODS (04/02/06)

"BOSTON'S "PILOT SCHOOLS" BREAKTHROUGH FORMULA FOR CITIES? (03/24/06)

INFRASTRUCTURE SIGNAL: FIRST STOP, LOOK -- AND THINK
(03/17/06)

BIG BONDS, BIG INFRASTRUCTURE: HOW DO WE AFFORD IT ALL? (03/09/06)

NEW ELECTORAL COLLEGE REFORM MEASURE: LIGHT AT THE END OF A LONG, DARK TUNNEL? A THREAT TO THE STATES -- AND US? (03/01/06)

BUSH'S FEDERALISTAS -- A THREAT TO THE STATES -- AND US? (02/24/06)

'ENERGY FEDERALISM' -- HAS ITS TIME COME? (02/16/06)

FALTERING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS: BLAME TO GO ALL AROUND (02/10/06)

MINIMUM WAGES: A TURNING POINT ISSUE? (02/05/06)

KATRINA PARADOX: CALAMITY BUT FRESH IDEAS (1/29/06)

NEW ORLEANS: PLANNING -- AT LAST? (1/22/06)

SCHOOL CHOICE: BESTING THE LOBBIES (1/16/06)

MANAGING OUR BORDERS: NOT ANOTHER ‘WAR,’ PLEASE! (1/8/06)

THE IMMIGRATION DILEMMA: A CEO’S SOLUTION (1/1/06)

BEYOND PORK BARREL: AN INGENIOUS NEW WAY TO REBUILD AMERICA (12/25/05)

KIDS AND US: GROUNDBREAKING EXPERIMENT (12/18/05)

CAN AMTRAK SURVIVE THREE MORE BUSH YEARS? (12/12/05)

THE WAL-MART STRUGGLE: SHAPING AMERICA’S FUTURE (11/27/05)

BALANCED, FAIR TAX REFORM: TOO MUCH TO ASK? (11/20/05)

THE PRINCE AND THE MAYOR: SURVIVORS WITH A NEW URBAN VISION (11/13/05)

EMINENT DOMAIN: A FAIR MIDDLE PATH? (11/6/05)

HOW KATRINA KEEPS ON HURTING (10/30/05)

PLANS TO STOP BAD DEVELOPMENT: TIME TO STOP YAWNING (10/23/05)

REMEMBERING 18.9 CENT GAS: WHERE DO WE GO NOW? (10/16/05)

GAS STILL CHEAP? FREEWAYS STILL “FREE”? (10/09/2005)

POST-HURRICANE GLEAMS OF LIGHT? (10/02/05)

KATRINA’S OPPORTUNITY: A NEW NEW FEDERALISM (9/25/05)

POST-KATRINA SUPER-MANAGER: GREAT IDEA, TIME IS WASTING (9/18/05)

KATRINA AFTERMATH: TEARS OF A CIVIC WARRIOR (9/1/05)

ENERGY BILL STRIKES OUT: WHAT CAN WE DO? (8/25/05)

CITY-SPONSORED “WiFi” --SAVED FROM THE TELECOMS? (8/21/05)

ADDICTIVE, EXPENSIVE, DANGEROUS:‘THE GREAT AMERICAN JOBS SCAM’ (8/7/05)

COMMUNITIES BY SMART DESIGN: MAYORS’ EFFORT SPREADS TO THE GOVERNORS (7/31/05)

PUBLIC TRANSIT: WHY NOT A HOMELAND SECURITY PRIORITY? (7/24/05)

"MEGALOPOLIS" COMES OF AGE (7/17/05)

PRIVATIZED NEIGHBORHOODS: THE FUTURE WE WANT? (7/10/05)

A NEW LOCAL FOOD SCENARIO: WAVE OF THE FUTURE - OR CHIMERA? (7/3/05)

BRITAIN’S FOCUS ON ITS CITIES: PAINFUL CONTRAST FOR U.S. (6/26/05)

MEDICAL MARIJUANA DECISION: BAD NEWS ALL AROUND (6/19/05)

NEW FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION BILL: BLOATED, FULL OF EARMARKS, NO NATIONAL STRATEGY (6/12/05)

A SMALL CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL LEADS A HEALTH CARE REVOLUTION (6/5/05)

WHY NOT MOVE THE PENTAGON TOO? (5/29/05)

METRO FOOD POLICY: IS THE TIME RIPE? (5/22/05)

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET: RAW DEAL FOR STATES, CITIES (5/15/05)

RECLAIMING CHILDHOOD’S FREEDOMS -- AND OUR REGIONS (5/8/05)

"HOPE IS IN THE STATES"-- A CREDIBLE CLAIM BY PROGRESSIVES? (5/1/05)

THE E.U. AND THE U.S.: LOTS TO LEARN-- FROM EACH OTHER (4/21/05)

“COLLABORATE OR COLLAPSE” -- TOUGH NEW ENGLAND MESSAGE (4/17/05)

TRAINS AND PARKING: TIME TO CHECK TRUE COSTS? (4/10/05)

MEDICAL FEDERALISM: WHERE ARE WE HEADED? (3/31/05)

BANKRUPT AMTRAK -- WHAT THEN? (3/25/05)

A NORTH COUNTRY Rx FOR SMALL TOWN SUCCESS (3/18/05)

PIONEERING MINISTER BLOWS WHISTLE ON BUSH’S FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE (3/13/05)

SCHOOL BOARD REFORM: MISSING INGREDIENT? (3/6/05)

AFTER 30 YEARS -- BURNING IMPATIENCE (2/27/05)

WHY CUT STATE AND CITY AID WHILE WASHINGTON SPENDS ON? (2/20/05)

SAVINGS AND US: WHY JUST RETIREMENT? (2/13/05)

THE AMERICAN DREAM COLLIDES WITH A EUROPEAN COMPETITOR (2/6/05)

WASHINGTON THREATENS STATES’ RIGHTS, BUDGETS (1/30/05)

HOMEOWNERSHIP: AN OVERBLOWN PITCH? ( 1/24/05)

CAPITAL STORY: MAGNIFICENT REVIVAL -- BEHIND BARRICADES (1/16/05)

ARE WE GENEROUS (AND WISE) ENOUGH? (1/9/05)

CAN ONE CITY IMPACT AMERICA’S DRUG LAW MADNESS? (1/5/05)

DRUG LAW REFORMS: MARGINAL OR REAL? (12/26/04)

A HOLIDAY GREEN BREAKTHROUGH FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING? (12/19/04)

OREGON PROPERTY RIGHTS VOTE: ODDITY OR HARBINGER? (12/12/04)

ECLIPSED ON FEDERAL SCENE, HOUSING ISSUES RISE IN THE STATES (12/5/04)

“O SAY CAN YOU SEE” -- NOW THE WORDS MEAN MORE (11/28/04)

FISCAL INTEGRITY: POLITICAL DEAD LETTER -- OR NOT? (11/21/04)

VOTING ON HOW WE GROW: BIG ELECTION DEAL (11/14/04)

PROGRESSIVES’ POST-ELECTION DILEMMA: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? (11/7/04)

ELECTORAL COLLEGE TRAP: WHERE’S THE ESCAPE? (10/31/04

HOW OUR COMMUNITIES GROW: A PRESIDENTIAL ISSUE? (10/24/04)

FIXING THE BUSH AND KERRY EMPTY CALORY HEALTH PLANS (10/17/04)

HOMELAND SECURITY: WHERE’S THE VISION? (10/10/04)

TORPEDO THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE? COLORADO VOTES ON FIRST SHOT (10/3/04)

BUSH OR KERRY: ANY DIFFERENCE FOR AMERICA’S STATES AND CITIES? (9/26/04)

FIRST SHOE DROPS IN LEGAL BATTLE AGAINST STATE-LOCAL FAVORS TO CORPORATIONS (9/19/04)

WHOLE CITIES AS INTERNET HOTSPOTS? -- THE WiFi REVOLUTION SPREADS (9/14/04)

CHARTER SCHOOLS GET A BLACK EYE BUT SERVE CRITICAL STUDENT NEEDS (9/5/04)

WILL THE CHAINS SWALLOW MAIN STREET? (8/29/04)

AIRFIELD TO PLAYFIELD/NEIGHBORHOOD: DENVER’S DARING CHANGEOVER (8/19/04)

STATES AND CITIES TAKING ‘GREEN’ ENERGY LEAD (8/8/04)

A SINGLE AMERICAN FAMILY? -- IT CAN’T JUST BE FEDERAL (8/1/04)

OPEN DATA, FULL REPORTS: FIRST Rx FOR SICK HEALTH SYSTEM (7/25/04)

LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS: STILL A GOOD IDEA? (7/18/04)

‘GREEN’ SOUNDS GREAT -- BUT IS IT AFFORDABLE? (7/11/04)

ABU GHRAIB’S DIRE SIGNAL FOR AMERICA’S OWN PRISONS (7/4/04)

“GREAT, GREEN CITIES” -- WITHIN OUR POWER? (6/27/04)

HOPE FOR HOPE VI? (6/20/04)

OBESITY PROBLEMS WORSEN BUT SOLUTIONS EMERGE (6/13/04)

WAL-MART’S SUBSIDY BONANZA: $1 BILLION FROM US TAXPAYERS (6/6/04)

MASSIVE URBAN RENEWAL: DETROIT’S NEW CENTURY FORMULA (5/30/04)

WATCHING OSBORNE’S GOVERNMENT FIXES (5/23/04)

CITIES SCRAMBLE FOR IMMIGRANTS (5/16/04)

A SECOND CHANCE FOR BLUE COLLAR CITIES? (5/9/04)

LOUISVILLE’S METRO: SO FAR, A MAJOR SUCCESS (4/25/04)

A METRO MERGER WAVE: COULD IT BE? (4/18/04)

THE HIGH COST OF BEING POOR: FIGHTING THE “LAND-SHARKS” (4/11/04)

TAX LARGESSE AND SHARP ACCOUNTING: PREDICTABLE WINNERS -- AND LOSERS (4/4/04)

RADICAL IDEA: A ‘CHILD-CENTRIC’ SCHOOL (3/28/04)

COULD SMALLER SCHOOLS BE THE AMERICAN FUTURE? (3/21/04)

BILLIONS FOR NEW SCHOOLS: HOW WELL SPENT? (3/14/04)

SOCIAL SECURITY FUTURES AND SCHOOL FUNDING: ONE STORY? (3/7/04)

AMERICA’S JOB LOSSES: AN ENERGY ANSWER? (2/29/04)

RIDING THE RAILS TO LESS TRAFFIC SNARLS (2/22/04)

STATE AND LOCAL FINANCES: STILL PERILOUS SEAS (2/15/04)

BORROWING CRAZE: THE BUSH-SCHWARZENEGGER AXIS (2/8/04)

BUSH'S "PRISONER RE-ENTRY"-- MIGHTY MODEST BUT A START (2/1/04)

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE PLAN BLACKED OUT BY MEDIA (1/25/04)

LESS SECRECY, MORE EFFICIENCY: BALTIMORE'S GROUNDBREAKING "CITISTAT" (1/18/04)

MAIN STREET NICHES IN A MASS SALES WORLD (1/11/04)

STATE BUDGET QUANDARIES: ANY HEROES OUT THERE? (1/4/04)

A BETTER DEAL FOR OUR EX-OFFENDERS? (12/28/03)

A COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL VISION FROM AN ARIZONA ARCHITECT (12/21/03)

WAL-MART: ENDURING BARGAIN OR SUNSET OF OUR MIDDLE CLASS?(12/14/03)

AMERICA'S TOWNS AND CITIES VERSUS RED INK WASHINGTON (12/7/03)

COULD 'AFFORDABLE' HOUSING BE WELL-DESIGNED -- AND GREEN? (11/30/03)

POPULATION DETHRONED AS CITIES' PROXY FOR PROSPERITY (11/23/03)

STATES' MEGA-SUBSIDY OFFERS: BILKING OF THE TAXPAYERS? (11/9/03)

WAL-MART: LIMITS TO ITS POWER? (11/1/03)

INNER CITIES: NEW HOPE, MORE CHALLENGES (10/26/03)

"THE TERMINATOR" AS COLLABORATIVE LEADER? (10/19/03)

SEGWAY HYPE -- OR 'MUSCLES NOT MOTORS" (10/12/03)

TRANSPORTATION LAW TRIPPED BY BAD POLITICS (10/5/03)

DRUG DILEMMA: A FEDERALIST SOLUTION? (9/28/03)

STRATOSPHERIC SUBSIDIES -- OR BACK TO BASICS (9/21/03)

PATHS TO METRO VISION: PRAYER OR POLITICS? (9/12/03)

WALKING, CYCLING, AUTO ALTERNATIVES ON CONGRESS' CHOPPING BLOCK (9/3/03)

DANGEROUS HANDS ON THE WHEEL? - CHECK THE LONGHORN CURVE (8/31/03)

WHO WOULD JESUS TAX?-- ALABAMA GETS TO DECIDE (8/24/03)

ELDERLY DRIVER CRASHES: WHERE ARE OUR OPTIONS? (8/17/03)

U.S.A.-WIDE POLITICAL PERIL LOOMS IN CALIFORNIA RECALL VOTE (8/3/03)

STATES' AND CITIES' FISCAL HELL: WHAT HAPPENED TO FEDERALISM? (7/27/03)

PUBLIC SUBSIDIES: GOING, GOING, BOEING? (7/20/03)

OVERDUE LIMELIGHT FOR INNER-RING SUBURBS (7/13/03)

'YOUNG CREATIVES' -- WHO QUALIFIES? (7/6/03)

A FOURTH TO REMEMBER:PHILADELPHIA -- 2003 (7/6/03)

A CURE FOR CLUTTERED ROADWAYS? (6/22/03)

'MEMPHIS MANIFESTO' -- THE YOUNG CREATIVES SPEAK (6/15/03)

AMBLE TIME ACROSS WORLD CITIES? (6/8/03)

NATIONAL SERVICE RISES AS CRITICAL ISSUE (6/1/2003)

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: IS THIS THEIR TIME? (5/25/03)

LONDON'S DARING TRAFFIC MOVE: SUCCESSFUL, BUT RIGHT FOR US? (5/18/03)

GAS TAX HIKES: NEEDED BUT POLITICALLY PERILOUS (5/11/03)

SARS LESSONS FOR CITIES (5/4/03)

TERRORISM AND THE LOCAL MEDIA (4/27/03)

FEDERAL FISCAL FOLLIES IMPERIL STATES, CITIES (4/20/03)

STATE BUDGET CRISES: SEARCHING FOR THE SILVER LINING (4/13/03)

PAST TALK RADIO: ASSESSING TRUE FUTURES (4/6/03)

VIOLENCE VS. OUR FUTURE (3/30/03)

SMART GROWTH IN THE CROSSHAIRS (3/24/03)

HOMELAND SECURITY:AS WAR LOOMS, WHAT NOW? (3/16/03)

CONGESTION INSURANCE:"HOT" LANES' AMAZING PROMISE (3/9/03)

SMART GROWTH' GAINS GOVERNORS--BUT NOT A CLEAR TRACK (3/2/03)

BUSH, STATES AND CITIES: FISCAL CODE ORANGE? (2/23/03)

FEWER MALLS, MORE TOWNS: SUBURBIA'S FUTURE? (2/16/03)

MAYORS AND SCHOOLS:THE CRITICAL NEW LINK (2/9/03)

ZONING: READY TO BE REFORMED? (2/2/03)

DEATH PENALTY: TIME TO STOP DODGING (1/26/03)

HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS: IS THE 'FIX' IN? (1/19/03)

A VETO AND A BREAKTHROUGH: DETROIT TRANSIT THRILLER (1/12/03)

HOW MANY (EX-)PRISONERS IS A RECESSION WORTH? (1/5/03)

COMMITTED FOUNDATIONS: SMART GROWTH'S ACE IN THE HOLE (12/29/02)

NEW TRANSPORTATION POLITICS: RISE OF THE REGIONS (12/22/02)

RECESSION TRIGGERS BITTER FEDERAL SYSTEM CONFLICT (12/15/02)

CASCADING BILLIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION: WHERE'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY? (12/8/02)

MAN BITES DOG: GOVERNMENT DOES GOOD (12/1/02)

FARMERS' MARKETS: TRIUMPH FOR PALATES AND COMMUNITY (11/24/02)

Rx FOR FAILED TRANSPORTATION MEASURES (11/13/02)

NEW GOVERNORS FACE TOUGH TIMES (11/11/02)

ATTACK ADDS VERSUS ISSUES: PENNSLYVANIA TURNABOUND (11/01/02)

TRANSPORTATION VOTES: ON THE RISE, BUT FOR WHAT (10/27/02)

WATER TRANSIT: OUR URBAN FUTURE (10/20/02)

ELECTION REFORM--READY TO SCALE THE PRISON WALLS (10/13/02)

MONSTER HOUSES AND PAVED-OVER LAWNS: HOW TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS (10/06/02)

SPRAWL AND DROUGHT: TWINNED PERILS (09/28/02)

WILDLY DIVERGENT FUTURES SEEN FOR 'GLOBAL CITIES' (09/23/02)

TAMING 'WINNER TAKE ALL' --A CURE FOR ELECTIONS MALAISE? (09/15/02)

TERRORISM INSURANCE: ALL OF AMERICA NEEDS IT (09/08/02)

CEO'S TO BOAST ABOUT:: THE LOCALLY ENGAGED (09/01/02)

BUSWAYS INSTEAD OF LIGHT RAIL? HONOLULU'S SWITCH SUGGESTS A TREND (08/25/02)

STATE, LOCAL CORPORATE SUBSIDIES: A NEW COALITION FOR CCOUNTABILITY (08/12/02)

GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT HOUSING US ALL (08/04/02)

TRADE CENTER REVOLUTION: CHECKING THE GRASSROOTS (07/28/02)

CAN THE BIGGEST MALL EVER HELP, NOT HURT ITS CITY? (07/21/02)

STATE FISCAL WOES MAY LAST YEARS (07/14/02)

HOUSING: BACK INTO THE POLITICAL LIMELIGHT (07/07/02)

REVIVING CITIES AND RAIL STATIONS AS IMPERILED AS AMTRAK (06/30/02)

LA's QUANDARY: BREAK UP OR BOROUGHS 06/23/02

A BUNKERED AMERICA? 06/16/02

GAYS AND OFF-BEAT CULTURE: SIGNAL A CITY'S READY TO GROW? (06/09/0)

PARISIAN GREEN: A HINT FOR US (06/02/02)

WAKE-UP CALL FOR ACADEMIA (05/26/02)

SUBURBS' NEW ANATOMY: WHAT 25 REGIONS SHOW (05/19/02)

BIG L.A. FREIGHT CORRIDOR: SIGNAL FOR AMERICA? (05/12/02)

LESSONS FROM OREGON ABOUT DEATH AND LIVING (05/05/02)

MODEL 'HOMELAND SECURITY' PLAN--METRO WASHINGTON, WHERE ELSE? (04/28/02)

SLIPPERY CORPORATIONS: HOW TO CAPTURE THEIR WEALTH (04/21/02)

SISTER CITIES: A GRAND CONCEPT CRIES OUT FOR EXPANSION (04/14/2002)

HOMELAND SECURITY: CAN WE SPEND THE BILLIONS BETTER? (04/07/2002)

'PHYS ED' - POISED FOR A COMEBACK? (03/31/2002)

TRAIL OF THE LOBSTER: HOW CITIES WORK 03/24/2002

AMTRAK'S CLOUDED FATE: BIG STAKES FOR US ALL (03/10/2002)

JOHN GARDNER: LEGACY OF A CIVIC OLYMPIAN (03/03/2002)

"PERPETUAL FISCAL CRISIS" FOR STATES? (02/24/2002)

LANDMARK PLANNING GUIDE MAY REMAKE AMERICA'S FUTURE (02/13/200)

GREENWAY MAGIC (02/10/2002)

HOW TO COMBAT OUR OBESITY EPIDEMIC (01/27/2002)

BROWNFIELDS BILL: HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH (01/20/200)

HAVANA NOTEBOOK: STIRRINGS OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEMOCRACY (01/13/02)

CUBA AFTER THE EMBARGO: WHAT COMES NEXT? (01/06/2002)

HAVANA: THE URBAN GEM WE SHOULD ALL CARE ABOUT (12/30/200)

SUPRISE COALITION: BIG LABOR FOR "SMART GROWTH" (12/16/2001)

IMMIGRANTS: CAN THEIR FERVOR REMAKE AMERICAN CITIES? (12/09/2001 )

MARYLAND'S SMART GROWTH COUP--ENGAGING THE KIDS (12/02/2001)

REGIONAL ANTI-TERRORISM PLANS: CRITICAL TO SAVE MONEY AND LIVES (11/25/200)

TITANIC SCHOOL STRUGGLES OVERLOOK COMMUNITY NEEDS (11/18/200)

NATIONWIDE SALES TAX HOLIDAY: A 'COCKAMAMIE IDEA'? (11/06/200)

TO FIGHT TERRORISM, SCUTTLE THE DRUG WAR (11/04/2001)

MAYORS FAULT WASHINGTON ON TERRORISM FIGHT (10/23/200)

SKYSCRAPERS: HAS THEIR ERA ENDED? (10/21/200)

SHOCK-RESISTANT TRANSPORTATION: HOW DO WE GET THERE? (10/13/2001)

UNIFIED METRO REGIONS: CRITICAL IN TERRORIST ATTACKS (09/30/2001)

TERRORISM: THE CRIME THAT KEEPS ON HURTING (09/23/2001)

MARRYING SMART GROWTH, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY (09/17/2001)

FACING AMERICA'S VAST INCOME DIVIDES (09/09/2001)

GALAXY OF NEW SUPPORTERS FOR CHAMPIONS OF OLD SCHOOLS (09/02/2001)

INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION FOR OUR 'WAR ON DRUGS'? (08/26/2001)

MARYLAND'S GLENDENING BECOMES USA'S LEAD 'SMART GROWTH' CHAMPION (08/19/2001)

WHY A BIG TAX LOOPHOLE FOR INTERNET FIRMS? (08/12/2001)

MEGA-BUCKS FOR RAILS: MOVING UP THE TRACK (08/12/2001)

ANTIDOTE TO SPORTS RIP-OFFS: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING (07/29/2001)

A BREATHROUGH FOR REGIONS UNDER POLITICAL RADAR LINE? (07/22/2001)

'BIOBELT' ST. LOUIS -- COULD IT BE TRUE? (07/15/2001)

A COMEBACK CITY-- FOR KIDS (07/09/2001)

MAYOR AND WIFE TEAM'S HEROIC PHILADELPHIA REVIVAL BID (07/02/2001)

THE LIVABILITY LEGION AT 26: CREATIVE, STILL SAUCY (06/24/200)

LEARNING TO GRASP U.S.-MEXICAN "MESTIZO" (06/17/2001)

NEW DOWNTOWN SUCCESS Rx: VITALITY, SKILLS (06/10/200)

A SKYSCRAPER SYMBOLIZES NEW REGIONAL COHERENCE (06/03/200)

NEW URBANISM: BREAKTHROUGH OR DIVERSION? (05/27/2001)

NEW YORK'S TRANSIT COMEBACK: MODEL FOR A TRAFFIC CLOGGED NATION? (05/21/2001)

CEOs FOR CITIES: OXYMORON OR PROPHETIC?(05/15/200)

ELECTION LAW REFORMS: A FEDERAL ROLE IS NEEDED (05/06/2001)

OBESITY AND SPRAWL: THE CONNECTION TIGHTENS (04/21/2001)

WAGES AND EQUITY: THE DEBATE THAT ISN'T (04/20/200)

TAX CUTS VERSUS INFRASTRUCTURE: THE RIGHT TRILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION (04/04/200)

SPRING AFTER OUR WINTER OF HARSH DRUG LAWS? (04/01/2001)

NEW-ERA REGIONAL REPORTS BREAK DOWN PAROCHIAL WALLS (03/26/2001)

PLACES ARE US (03/19/200)

LIVING WAGES: ARGUING SOCIAL JUSTICE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL (03/11/200)

HELP FOR THE MENTALLY ILL HOMELESS: RECTIFYING A 30-YEAR OLD ERROR (03/04/2001)

WHERE CLINTON'S PARDONS SHOULD HAVE GONE (02/27/2001)

"CARFREE CITIES" -- HERESY OR OUR FUTURE? (02/18/200)

THE HOUSE THAT CONSCIENCE BUILT: MEMPHIS' BASEBALL MODEL FOR AMERICA (02/11/200)

INTERNET "REVERSE AUCTIONS" -- BONANZA FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS? (02/04/2001)

FLORIDA'S MEL MARTINEZ AT HUD: TOUGH JOB, PROMISING START (01/28/2001)

"COMEBACK CITIES" -- BUSH & CO. CHALLENGE (01/21/2001)

GOVERNMENT MISMISH TO REGIONAL VISION: CALIFORNIA COMMISSION SEEKS A FORMULA (01/14/2001)

BUSH AND BIPARTISANSHIP: FORMULA IN WAITING (01/07/2001)

 

 

 

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