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The editors of Planetizen have released their annual list of the best books in planning. Find out which titles made our must-read list for 2006.

How do we retrofit America's sprawl to prepare for a post-oil world? In this week's Op-Ed Wally Siembab proposes a strategy of "smart sprawl."

It turns out that the sky is not falling on cities, writes Carol Coletta in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

Ric Stephens has compiled a list of some of the wackiest –- yet at timesquite realistic –- urban planning words, in a vocabulary he has dubbed'Plannerese.'

Can inspiration for a socially-equitable solution to congestion charging be found in an ancient law that dispenses justice in a simple traffic conflict, writes Oded Roth in this week's Op-Ed.

The recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the use of eminent domain was seen as an endorsement of professional planning. Bit this is not true, writes Sam Staley in this week's Op-Ed.

Will the new federal Highway Bill actually hurt America's highways?

Claims that the threat of gentrification are grossly exaggerated belie a fundamental misunderstanding of the real threat, writes Charles Shaw in this week's Op-Ed.

Should the social virtues of urbanism and new investment in cities get washed out in the hue and cry over gentrification?

What does the architecture of the Star Wars universe represent? In this week's Planetizen Op-Ed, Jack Skelley offers an analysis of the various archetypes on display in the latest Star Wars movie.

If we as planners don't do better in defining ourselves, we risk being seen as irrelevant and superfluous, writes Leonardo Vazquez in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

Should a University invoke eminent domain in its plans for expansion, asks Emily Schwarz in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

Recent attacks on New Urbanism reveal less about the movement's real flaws, and more about one line of deceptive attack, writes Michael Mehaffy in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

Assertions are surfacing that a Virginia Congressman is attempting to influence local planning issues in order to ensure that Democratic voters do not move in to his Republican district.

In this week's Planetizen Op-Ed, Marisa Cravens examines planning through the cinematic lens with a recent compilation of important planning movies.

Critical Mass, a monthly gathering of cyclists originally founded in San Francisco, has quickly become a worldwide phenomenon.

The current tsunami disaster should cause serious rethinking of seaside development for all coastal locations, writes Joel S. Hirschhorn in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

Jeff Speck offers ten 'City Design Resolutions' for city mayors who want to build better places.

The Planetizen 2005 List features the top 10 popular titles published in 2004.

Weblogs are helping the World Wide Web realize its potential, writes Planetizen editor Abhijeet Chavan.