University of Minnesota study finds Hiawatha light-rail line has significantly improved job access for low-wage workers....
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Big-time health care reform, now passed, will, like a lot of federal policy, have different effects in the very different American metros that make up our national economy. Those having perhaps the most to gain are the Great Lakes industrial metros--hardest hit by the restructuring of their auto and manufacturing-based economy....
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"Not everyone is a graphic artist and wants to go to a pub," Read On

No sizable city in the country, or likely the world, has been able to say with any certainty how many parking spaces it has, public or private, until now. Over the last 18 months, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) has tallied every publicly accessible parking space within city limits, including free and metered spaces on-street and every publicly accessible garage [PDF map]...
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A private development company is set to announce a plan for a set of high-rise buildings that would transform Alexandria's skyline.
The Hoffman Co. is seeking approval to build three towers next to the Eisenhower Avenue Metro station...
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"That's right, Indianapolis would receive an economic benefit of $1.3 billion every year if the region increased its college degree attainment by just one percentage point." Read On

On a recent morning, the mayor of Seoul stopped by a local amusement park to inaugurate an electric tram system to ferry tourists around the grounds, replacing an old noisy one that belched exhaust. Music blared. A phalanx of TV crews trailed him...
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Prince George's County has 15 Metro stations, two commuter rail stations and more than 2,000 acres of developable land within walking distance of the stations. But if you don't have a car in Prince George's, good luck getting around....
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