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A call for people-centered historic preservation
'Managing the Magic of Old Places' offers a new vision for preservation that maintains its relevance while prioritizing the lived experience of residents of historic places.
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Who owns US railroad tracks?
Nearly three-quarters of Amtrak's trains operate on tracks owned by private companies. What does this mean for U.S. passenger rail?
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Getting started with AI, part 2: What some planners are actually saying
Five practicing planners offer their advice for diving — cautiously — into using AI in their day-to-day work.
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Yes, another thing that car dependency makes worse: DUIs
In the land of the free (and the cars), design incites drinking and driving.
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Ten extraordinary women making cities work better for everyone
A new book profiles women leaders shaping the future of modern cities. These are some of their stories.
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The categorization conundrum of the American exurbs
Exurban counties exemplify the shortcomings of defining rural at the county level.
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Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. A fraught history explains why.
Detroit’s water affordability crisis is tied to the uneven distribution of stormwater management costs.
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What if all buildings — and their stories — had the right to remain?
Book review: In “Preserving with Purpose,” author Amy Hetletvedt offers an alternative approach to using old buildings to benefit communities, instead of only focusing on saving only those deemed “worthy.”
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How a data center derailed $240,000 for affordable housing in rural Maine
In rural Maine, nearly a quarter of a million dollars in federal money earmarked for housing was rescinded from a small town after local officials sought to use the funds for a data center.
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Learning to love Houston
It’s clear that the city’s permissive housing development policies help with affordability. But how are the vibes?
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What is going on with the AICP exam?
Changes to the AICP exam abound. Planetizen’s AICP prep class leader Jeff Levine gives us the skinny on what’s new — and what’s coming down the pike.
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What the 'learn from elsewhere' post gets wrong
What we miss when we turn elsewhere into evidence
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Bogota's next big urban innovation: Equity for working women
The city that brought BRT and Ciclovía to the world is at the forefront of a new revolution.
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Above the tracks: China's unique model for transit-oriented development
How China builds neighborhoods above its metro depots.
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April must-reads: Top 10 articles from last month
The world's longest car-free bridge opens in Finland, Amtrak's new Mardi Gras line shatters ridership predictions, and Bay Area commuters could lose a third of Caltrain stations.
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Cost of living too high? Planners to the rescue!
Excessive costs of living force many people to work more than optimal hours, leaving less time for family and fun. Local policies that favor affordable housing and transportation increase freedom, opportunity and happiness.
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Review: "An Even Better Way to Zone"
Don Elliot’s sophisticated and much-anticipated follow up to "A Better Way to Zone" tackles equity, affordability and provides a better blueprint from theory to application.
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The myth of the 'first skyscraper:' How a clever PR campaign duped the world
The lie that laid claim to the skyscraper’s origins is well documented. Why do we still believe it?
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AI agents: What urban planners should know
The self-driving cars of the AI world open a trove of opportunities for planners — and a whole new set of challenges to overcome.
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The trouble with QUIMBY, revisited — a rebuttal to a rebuttal
In a perfect world, QUIMBY might get us a bit closer where we need to go. But, this YIMBY argues, not close enough.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
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.
