Government / Politics
The Sound Of Diversity
City permits loudspeakers to broadcast Islamic call to prayer five times daily.
Metro Merger Madness?
Neal Peirce reviews the wave of city-county mergers.
Nader: US Urban Policy In Need Of An Overhaul
Ralph Nader suggests that the fatal flaw in all urban policy efforts may be the reliance on the Department of Housing and Urban Development as the focal point of all the approaches to revitalizing cities and metropolitan areas.
Blumenauer Opens 2004 APA Conference
The opening session at the 2004 APA Conference features U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) who emphasizes the role of planners as political advocates.
Tax Limitation Amendments Have Unintended Consequences
Small municipalities need tax revenues generated by additions, people move rather than building on and staying
Coalitions For The Metropolitan Agenda
The Calculus of Coalitions: Cities and States and the Metropolitan Agenda
Guilty Of Vinyl Siding?
The city council of Carmel, IN, backtracks on a ban on vinyl siding that was criticized as being elitist.
Affordable Housing Mandates Backfire
Do affordable housing mandates work? A new report by the Reason Foundation argues that they actually cause housing prices to rise.
New York Zoning Appeals Board Exercises Considerable Authority
In New York City, a zoning appeals board oftentimes acts as the de facto planning commission.
New Deal Must Address Canada's Urban Regions
Canada's metropolitan centres need new federal arrangements, not just new cash.
Airport Modernization Plan Facing Stiff Opposition
Mayor Hahn's plan to improve LAX safety and access receives major blow with departure of two top supporters.
The Power Of Community In Politics
Where we live often decides how we vote and think, writes Bill Bishop.
The Transportation Bill Could Slim Us Down
Federal monies should only fund transit projects that result in walkable communities.
Where Are Our Gas Taxes Going?
New study finds that metropolitan area gas taxes are not serving metropolitan residents--resulting in decreased transit funding and added congestion.
Government Spending On Children
What does the government spend on children? Here is the evidence from Five Cities.
KY Senate Approves Higher Tax On Blight
New law allows higher taxes on unsightly properties.
Online Game Lets You Balance Toronto's Books
Simulation allows citizens to experience the tough budgetary decisions facing Toronto's municipal leaders.
Colorado House Seeks To Limit Eminent Domain
Cities quick to condemn for retail sales-tax generators provoke backlash.
Bush And Kerry Discuss Affordable Housing
President Bush and Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Kerry discuss America's affordable housing crisis.
A Shortage Of Planners In Mumbai, India
A generation of planners is retiring in Mumbai, and there are too few willing to take their place.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
