Exclusives
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Who is allowed to walk on the beach? It depends on where you live
Debate over who has the right to access beaches has sparked a slew of legal cases.
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A New Urbanist thought experiment
A trip to northwest Arkansas got me thinking: what would be the perfect CNU conference venue?
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'Arrested mobility' and the fight for Black movement
Author Charles T. Brown explains how his experience growing up in rural Mississippi shaped his worldview and his current work for equitable transportation.
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Analysis: What does America want from surface transportation reauthorization?
Over 13,000 comments were submitted in the federal Request for Information on surface transportation reauthorization. We analyzed all of them.
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Follow Planetizen’s analysis of surface transportation reauthorization
Follow along as we explore the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill and its potential impacts on US transportation infrastructure in the coming years.
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After the servers go dark
The rise and fall of communities with decommissioned nuclear facilities hold critical lessons for those considering hosting data centers.
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I Hope This Helps 👍🏽: Zoning Edition
A deep dive into zoning and housing affordability in this edition of I Hope This Helps 👍🏽!
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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?Â
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.Â
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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 CiclovĂa to the world is at the forefront of a new revolution.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
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.
