Land Use

Schwarzenegger to Receive Park Protection Award

Without even a hint of sarcasm, the National Park Trust is planning to give an award to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for protection of public lands.

22 October 2009 - 5:00am

Los Angeles Times

From Contrast to Continuity: A New Preservation Philosophy

With the emergence of new traditional design patterns among contemporary architects, the standards and rules that have defined historic preservation are becoming obsolete. Steven W. Semes calls on planners and designers to create a new ethic of harmonious intervention into historic settings.

22 October 2009 - 5:00am

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Japan's Transit-Oriented Graveyards

Japan is running out of places to store the remains of its dead, so what better place than in the city, near transit stations in high-tech, high-rise facilities?

21 October 2009 - 12:00pm

BBC News

Make Small Plans

In contrast to the classic Burnham plea, Andrew M. Manshel says that planning big often misses the essential nature of the urban experience.

20 October 2009 - 1:00pm

City Journal

New Topographics

A photography show in 1975 is credited with changing the way artists looked at landscape, shifting towards looking at the built environment with a less romantic viewpoint. The original show is back on tour and opens at the LA County Museum of Art.

20 October 2009 - 10:00am

artinfo.com

A Call for More Docks on the Hudson

Cities along the Hudson River in New York are pushing plans to build more docks along the waterfront.

20 October 2009 - 9:00am

The New York Times

Odenseification

The City of Odense, Denmark has submitted a new master plan that guides development to make the city carbon-neutral by 2025.

19 October 2009 - 9:00am

Sustainable Cities DK

Beloved and Abandoned: A Platting Named Portland

For American planners, Portland, OR is held up as a shining example of urban planning, and credit is given to its compact grid. But is Portland's grid worthy of adulation? Perhaps not, say Fanis Grammenos and Douglas Pollard of Urban Pattern Associates.

19 October 2009 - 5:00am

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Atlanta To Map Itself

A group of 200 volunteers with GPS devices will walk the streets of Atlanta this weekend to create a community-owned map of the city and its intricate details.

16 October 2009 - 12:00pm

BBC

CEQA Waived for Stadium

The California State Senate has approved a bill that grants a proposed stadium project in the City of Industry an exemption from the CEQA process.

15 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Pasadena Star-News

To Save Water, Developers Ditch Lawns

Developers of Sterling Ranch, a proposed master-planned community in Colorado, want its future residents to curb their water use. One way they're ensuring this is by nixing traditional, lush lawns from their plans.

15 October 2009 - 11:00am

The Wall Street Journal

Changing Behavior With Fun

Some excellent video illustrations of how including an element of fun can change people's behavior, including the 'World's Deepest' Trashcan.

15 October 2009 - 9:00am

thefuntheory.com

Military Base Neighbors Wary of New, Louder Air Fighters

The U.S. Military are on the verge of releasing its new air fighter, the F-35, and about 200 U.S. bases are under consideration to house them. The new planes are three to 12 times louder than existing planes, which has some base neighbors on edge.

15 October 2009 - 5:00am

NPR

18-Year-Old Appointed to Planning Commission

Megan Lavalley may be the youngest planning commissioner ever, appointed to serve in Manchester, Vermont beginning Oct. 22nd.

14 October 2009 - 2:00pm

The Manchester Journal

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First Fast Food, Now South L.A. Looks to Ban Convenience Stores

Community activists are calling for a ban on new convenience stores in South Los Angeles, a lower income part of town that saw a ban on new fast food restaurants last year.

13 October 2009 - 11:00am

The Los Angeles Times