China
Chinese City Imposes Bike Lane Requirements
Bike lanes will be required for all new roads built in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, according to government officials. The city is hoping to get more people out of cars and onto bikes.
From Red to Green: China's Awkward Embrace of Alternative Energy
China's rapid development is creating a demand for electricity that far outpaces the ability of suppliers to insert alternative energy sources -- those with fewer greenhouse gas emissions -- into the supply chain.
Three Gorges Dam Accelerating Urbanization?
The controversial Three Gorges Dam project has displaced millions of people, and is about to displace millions more; but some wonder if official explanations about protecting sensitive areas and accelerating urbanization are accurate.
Rapid Growth Dries Up Water Supplies
Rapid growth and expansion are bringing economic prosperity to the Chinese city of Shijiazhuang, but it is steadily swallowing the area's water supplies.
Beijing's Bicycle Rental System Has Long Way To Go
In one of the most congested cities in the world, one entrepreneur is hoping to etch away at the problem with his fledgling bicycle rental business. Currently there are 500 bikes in the system, but the owner has plans for more than 50,000 by 2009.
Should Hong Kong And Shenzhen Merge?
Government planners in China are proposing a megacity merger between Hong Kong and neighboring Shenzhen to create a metropolis of more than 20 million people, but some fear the metropolis would be too big.
Problems Plague Three Gorges Dam
Engineering and environmental problems abound near China's Three Gorges Dam.
Beijing Traffic Pilot Program Results Mixed
The mixed results of an experiment to remove all private auto traffic from the streets of Beijing leads city officials to concede that there are no 'silver bullets' to cope with the city's air pollution during next summer's Olympics.
Building The World's Largest Urban Rail Transit System
36 Chinese cities are on the fast track to building rail-based mass transit system. Within the next decade Shanghai's subway system is expected to become the world's largest.
Beijing Proposes Plan To Limit Growth in City Center
A detailed plan proposed by Beijing's city planning agency would closely manage growth, limit construction in the central city, and relocate people away from heavily congested areas.
Car Ban Shows Success In Beijing
City officials in Beijing have begun a four-day effort to limit the amount of cars filling the city's streets, and many are calling the effort a successful model to use during next year's Olympics.
Desertification Causes Relocation Of Thousands In China
With desertification threatening thousands of acres of land, Chinese officials have announced the forced relocation of more than 10,000 people.
Bridge Collapse In China Raises Concerns About Rushed Development
The bridge collapse that killed at least 36 people this week in China is being blamed on rushed construction and the larger issue of the country's emphasis on rapid economic growth.
Beijing Bans Cars Temporarily
Government officials have plans to keep more than a million cars out of Beijing for four days this summer as an experiment to see how the city's notoriously poor air quality can improve.
China's Rural-To-Urban Migration
In southwest China, one municipality is trying to usher in a new modern age by encouraging rural residents to move into urban areas. The flood may create one of the most populous cities in the world, but many rural migrants are hesitant to move.
Starbucks Ousted From Forbidden City
After a growing number of complaints against its presence in one of China's most significant historic and cultural sites, the chain decides to close its doors.
Building Starter Mansions In The People's Republic Of China
U.S. home builder Toll Brothers, renowned for its large home suburban subdivisions, is looking to expand overseas.
The Longest Escalator System In The World
Hong Kong's unique system of escalators, moving walkways, and pedestrian bridges has transformed the neighborhoods it connects.
'The Green Wall Of China'
China is establishing a living wall of vegetation to hold back the Gobi desert that is heading southeast to Beijing.
For Hong Kong, Street Markets Are In The Past
While neighborhood farmer's markets are all the rage in the U.S., redevelopment officials in Hong Kong are making plans to raze of the city's oldest open-air food markets -- which is falling victim to gentrification.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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