Planning Magazine

Peter Calthorpe's Radical Proposal For A New Urban Network

Peter Calthorpe proposes a "new, diverse, complex" transportation network.
25 May 2002 - 7:00am
Planning Magazine

What Difference Has The ADA Made?

More than a decade after its passage, the Americans With Disabilities Act has had a noticeable impact — but there's still work to be done.
9 May 2002 - 5:00am
Planning Magazine

Growing Safe

Is your comprehensive plan hazardous to your community's health?
8 May 2002 - 5:00am
Planning Magazine

Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

The Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan wins the 2002 Outstanding Plan from the American Planning Association.
8 April 2002 - 5:00am
Planning Magazine

Square Pegs In Round Holes

Planners in engineering firms? It's a better fit than you'd think.
12 March 2002 - 12:00pm
Planning Magazine

Stormy Skies Over Chicago

State and local politics complicate decisions about much-needed airport expansion in the Chicago.
20 January 2002 - 11:00am
Planning Magazine

Shades Of Green

Even the most ardent environmentalists have toned down their rhetoric since September 11.
26 December 2001 - 5:00am
Planning Magazine

Moving Minnesota

The Twin Cities face a regionwide crisis: the lack of affordable housing.
21 December 2001 - 5:00am
Planning Magazine

The Long Road To Rebuilding Lower Manhattan

Individuals from outside the usual government circles have taken the lead in charting Lower Manhattan's long-term rebuilding.
20 December 2001 - 7:00am
Planning Magazine

Decentralization No Answer To Terrorism

Scattering people and offices will not make American cities less vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
16 November 2001 - 11:00am
Planning Magazine

How To Get Great Streets

Great Streets. You want them, but to get them you have to be able to negotiate with your state department of transportation.
23 October 2001 - 7:00am
Planning Magazine

Best Practices In Affordable Housing

A new Internet directory of best practices in affordable housing will be launched in October.
9 October 2001 - 5:00am
Planning Magazine

Building Schools With Multiple Purposes

The effort to marry schools and community resources is turning into a full-scale planning movement.
14 August 2001 - 7:00am
Planning Magazine

Bridging The Digital Divide

Planners need to know about the issues and the unique roles they can play in bridging the digital dividie gap.
17 July 2001 - 7:00am
Planning Magazine

Green Maps Track Environmental Changes

The new "green maps" track environmental landmarks with easy-to-read icons.
19 June 2001 - 7:00am
Planning Magazine

Taming The Three Car Garage

How good design and thoughtful regulation can tame the residential garage.
16 June 2001 - 7:00am
Planning Magazine

A Sound Solution

Expressway noise walls can fix some community problems--while causing others.
8 May 2001 - 6:00am
Planning Magazine

What Does 'Smart Growth' Really Mean?

Can groups as different as homebuilders and transit advocates be using the term in the same way?
7 May 2001 - 6:00am
Planning Magazine

Highways Are Out, Development Is In

Some cities are tearing down their downtown highways saying they aren't worth the land they're built on.
22 January 2001 - 6:00am
Planning Magazine

Transit-centric Development

Cities, developers and transit authorities are working to replace parking lots around stations with mixed-used developments.
21 January 2001 - 9:00am
Planning Magazine
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