Topic: Regional Plan Association

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Focus How will New York keep out a rising sea? Dikes, huge sea wall, oyster beds?

After superstorm Sandy, New York officials look for long-term solutions against future floods from storm surges. Many options, little consensus.
Focus Obama plan for high-speed rail, after hitting a bump, chugs forward again

High-speed rail plans, announced by the White House in 2009, are back on track after Amtrak commits to upgrades in the Northeast and California approves billions to build new tracks.
How does your city’s carbon footprint stack up?

A report by the Brookings Institution looks at the 100 largest metro areas in the US, using data on residential energy consumption and highway transportation.

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What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...

Dave Valle started Esperanza International in 1995. Since then, Esperanza has given $38 million in microloans to support small businesses.

As a pro baseball player in the Dominican Republic Dave Valle saw poverty up close. Now his microloans are helping to end it.