Government / Politics
Urban Services District Planned
Louisville proposes an Urban Services District that would deliver the same services to residents in Louisville's old city limits without raising taxes.
Glendening's Record On Smart Growth
As governor of Maryland, Parris Nelson Glendening, launched a visionary initiative to combat sprawl.
American Cities: Federal Neglect Imperils Their Rise
An Op-Ed by Bruce Katz in the Baltimore Sun calls on Congress to provide states and cities necessary fiscal relief and to reverse its drift toward unfunded mandates and programmatic inflexibility.
Taxing The Rich And Famous For Energy
Luxury homes in the Aspen area are taxed as part of a plan to finance green projects.
New York City Is A 'Luxury Product'
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that businesses should be willing to pay more to operate in New York City because it is a "luxury product."
Is New York City On The Decline?
Modern technology and transportation allows people to move away from cities. Is New York City's current crisis a harbinger for the decline of cities?
An Uncertain Future For Florida's Growth Management
Growth management in Florida faces an uncertain future as Governor Jeb Bush's position on growth remains unclear.
Escaping The Fossil Economy
Hydrogen is the future and needs to be part of a sound energy policy.
Using GPS To Tax Mileage
An Oregon State task force introduces a proposal to use satellites to track driver's mileage and tax that driver accordingly to pay for road repairs.
Plans To Save California Coastal Commission
California legislators are drafting legislation to save the commission that regulates development along the state's 1,150-mile coastline.
Court Rules CA Coastal Comission Illegal
A state appeals court ruled that the California Coastal Commission's violates the state constitution rules on separation of powers.
Fired Official: New Yorkers 'Dumb'
The head of the city's customer-service office is fired after calling New York city workers "dumb," "whining" and "stupid" in an Internet essay.
Audit Slams Housing Agency
A state agency that rehabilitates homes for the rural poor has mismanaged the program, Louisiana's legislative auditor said in a new report.
Another County Abolishes Planning Commission
In what is starting to seem like a national trend, another municipal government terminates it planning commission and land-use plan.
Jeb Bush Focuses On Managing Growth
Governor Jeb Boosh declares that the biggest disappointment of his term is the inability to get a grip of Florida's growth.
Newest Model City Charter
The National Civic League has approved the 8th Edition of the Model City Charter for publication, available to the public in January 2003.
In Europe, City Planners Confront Shrinking Populations
Low birth rates in Europe are posing serious demographic challenges as cities confront the cost and planning challenges of a shrinking population
Ahmanson Ranch: Politics And Planning
No tract map hearing for an already approved housing development has ever drawn as much attention as the Ahmanson Ranch project on the edge of Los Angeles.
A Public Funeral For Planning In Cincinnati
Cincinnati attorney Robert E. Manley pushes back against the city's recommendation to abolish its planning department.
APA Responds To Cincinnati's Decision To Cut Planning Dept.
Cincinnati's Planning Department is among those city services considered "non-essential" by the City Council. The American Planning Association responds.
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.
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
