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January 11, 2007

San Diego Rejects Proposal for New Airport, Faces Few Options to Ease Burden on Lindbergh

With an aging, overcrowded airport and no land for new tarmac, San Diego needs some creative regional solutions to its air travel dilemmas, says UCSD's Steve Erie.

January 11, 2007

MIR Readers Share Predictions for Investment of Infrastructure Bond Funds in 2007

With $40 billion to spend and nearly limitless need for repair and expansion of California's infrastructure, MIR readers share their hopes for 2007.

January 11, 2007

Buenos Aires Grapples with Creative Solutions to Congestion, Growth, and Land-Use Planning

MIR speaks with transportation planner Francisco Ortiz about efforts to maintain the character of, and accomodate explosive growth in, South America's European gem.

January 11, 2007

Maersk Line Adopts Voluntary Initiatives to Mitigate Ship Pollution at L.A. Ports

The world's largest sea cargo carrier is setting the pace for the greening of the shipping industry and of L.A.'s ports.

January 11, 2007

Caltrans to Play Key Role in State Strategic Growth Plan Implementation

Caltrans Deputy Director Gregg Albright describes the agency's approach to the hurculean task of building the transportation infrastructure mandated by the state's Strategic Growth Plan.

January 11, 2007

2007 Begins With L.A. Supervisor Knabe Championing Regional Airport Authority

Coordinating air travel in Southern California has, in the past, been like herding cats, but Supervisor Don Knabe hopes that a revived regional body will lead to greater coordination.

January 8, 2007

Supervisor Kathy Long Balances Smart Growth & Open Space Preservation in Ventura County

Ventura County offers lessons for attendees of a major conference on smart growth, according to Supervisor Kathy Long.

January 8, 2007

Nonprofit Centers Network Encourages Community Organizations to Join Forces and Share Space

China Brotsky explains how organizations that do good for society can benefit from working under one roof.

January 8, 2007

TPR Readers on 2007: What Will Most Improve–or Scar–Metropolitan Los Angeles in the New Year?

TPR's annual reader poll reveals optimism, caution, and renewed belief in the power of intelligent planning and place-making.

January 8, 2007

ITDP Seeks to Help Third World Cities Avoid Congestion and Auto Dependency of First World

Walter Hook scours the globe for cities willing to adopt innovative solutions to some of the world's greatest urban problems.

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