Tom Sanchez (Virginia Tech) and I decided to offer a free course to a global audience. The response has been phenomenal with more than 17,000 people participating. Learn about what the globe has to say about technology in cities. Opinion
Apr 27, 2013 By Jennifer Evans-Cowley
Every year we analyze all of the tweets from the APA Conference and tell you about the trends in planning. With more than 1,000 people tweeting from the APA Conference, there is a lot of great ideas, links, and blogs that we can all learn from. Opinion
Apr 21, 2013 By Jennifer Evans-Cowley
A bold vision can be terrific but a small step in the right direction is more important.
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Apr 18, 2013 By Norman Wright
A Gallup poll asked residents of each Congressional district whether they felt safe walking alone at night in their city or area. Although city residents feared crime more than suburbs, there were some surprises. Opinion
Apr 16, 2013 By Michael Lewyn
This year's host for the APA National Conference, themed "Plan Big," is the city that virtually invented modern big picture planning. But what does Chicago's seeming inability to plan comprehensively say about the state of contemporary planning? Opinion
Apr 14, 2013 By Jonathan Nettler
While the middle class sought the refuge in the suburbs in the 1960s and 1970s, it turns out that the crime they were fleeing had nothing to do with density, race, or even blight. Mother Jones magazine suggest that it was all because of lead. Opinion
Apr 13, 2013 By Josh Stephens
Some argue that if something is not directly contributing to our public coffers, why protect it? Perhaps it’s worth broadening our understanding of the services – and tax implications – provided by parks. Opinion
Apr 11, 2013 By Steven Snell
Opponents of high- and mid-rise development often use the term "vertical sprawl." But in fact there is little similarity between high-rise infill and suburban sprawl: the major arguments against one do not apply to the other. Opinion
Apr 4, 2013 By Michael Lewyn
Instead of always fighting to make sprawl development harder, let's focus our energy on making great infill development easier. Opinion
Apr 3, 2013 By Norman Wright
It’s an understatement to say that the “D-Word” is a controversial subject in cities across North America. It needn’t be so though, and shouldn't be, as when it’s done well, density is immensely important to the success of cities and regions. Opinion
Apr 2, 2013 By Brent Toderian
