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Not all New Urbanism occurs in greenfields or sprawl mall retrofits. It also occurs in cities, strengthening existing urban fabrics.

The long-held idea that cities are an environmental bane is completely and utterly wrong. Cities are the key to reducing humanity’s contributions to global warming and land despoliation.

In the wreckage of General Motors, Michael Moore senses salvation: The demise of GM as we’ve known it offers a tremendous opportunity to catch up to the rest of the world where high-speed passeng

Proving he is serious about (finally) developing high-speed rail in the United States, President Obama Thursday released his Vision

Big news isn't supposed to happen on the weekends unless it's sports-related or something ginned up by the cable news gum flappers, but there's always an exception to the rule.

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President Obama set the New Urbanist world ablaze with one sentence out of an hour-long town hall meeting in Fort Myers, Fla.:

The House of Representatives released an executive summary of the incoming Obama administration's proposed »

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President-elect Barack Obama seems to have picked Rep.

President-elect Obama is asking Americans to submit ideas for his administration. New Urban News is taking him up on that offer.