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The Best Canadian Roadside Attractions
This slideshow from The Globe & Mail shows some of the best and most outrageous roadside attractions from across Canada.
Friday Funny: Onion Infrastructure Report
Aging gerbils unable to generate electricity and ancient curses add to America's infrastructure woes, according to the Onion.
Friday Funny: For The Love Of Driving
Love that powerful behind-the-wheel feeling?
Friday Funny: Dallas-Fort Worth Killed in Pileup
The Onion reports on the tragic loss of two cities in a senseless pileup.
A Taco Stand in Every Neighborhood
A trip to Baja California -- with its ubiquitous taco stands -- inspires one resident of a New Urbanist community to deal with his neighborhood's lack of eateries by developing a plan for a taco stand.
Friday Funny: Vicious, Intractable Neighborhood Development War Inspires Mirth
Think your neighborhood disputes are rancorous? With ample swearing, The Onion pokes diabolical fun at NIMBYism and "short-sighted, profit-oriented renewal."
Friday Funny: Two-Years' Salary To Park
A single parking space in a small beachside community in England has been put on sale for nearly $50,000, twice the town's average yearly salary. But some say the price is not unreasonable.
New Orleans Woos South Florida's Construction Firms
With nearly $17 billion dollars available for reconstruction, New Orleans officials are calling upon south Florida's construction firms to help handle the demand.
Friday Funny: Ice Cream Flavor Slanders NYC Borough
The Borough President of Staten Island has called for a boycott of 'Staten Island Landfill' ice cream, saying it is insulting to the community -- yet sales of the creamy confection are through the roof.
Friday Funny: Here Comes The Bride -- On The Bus
A British couple decided to incorporate public transit into their wedding, arriving to the ceremony by bus, and then taking the all the guests along to the reception.
Retired Urban Planner Saves Los Angeles On Hit CBS Show
A team of FBI agents attempt to stop a terrorist attack on Los Angeles in a recent episode of CBS's hit show, Numb3rs. But it's the FBI agent's father -- a retired city planner -- who saves the day.
Mumbai's Latest Traffic Headache: A Commercial Aircraft
As if Mumbai didn't have enough traffic problems, a Boeing 737 jet was left abandoned on a busy street, only to mysteriously disappear several days later.
Friday Funny: How The Segway 'Revolutionized American Life'
It's been six years since the creation of the Segway personal transporter, and this talk show from The Onion News Network looks at the phenomenon that has changed the way we live our lives.
Friday Funny: Ambulances Conquer Congestion
This article from Weekly World News looks at efforts in New York to retrofit ambulances with bulldozer blades, helping drivers save more lives by smashing through the city's crowded streets.
Friday Funny: Metropopular -- The Nation's Most Popular City
Metropopular is an animated short film from 2001 about what the cities of America would say to one another if they could talk. The film was apparently produced by Dreamworks.
Friday Funny: Zoning Trumps Al Gore's 'Green' Plans
The former Vice President's application to install solar panels on his home was denied by the zoning board of this wealthy Nashville enclave.
Friday Funny: Edinburgh Implements A Pedestrian Congestion Charge
What happens when Edinburgh's implements a pedestrian congestion fee along The Royal Mile?
Friday Funny: FEMA's Job Here Is Done
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Louisiana recently a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the successful end of their cooperative efforts to restore devastated New Orleans back to its pre-hurricane squalor.
Friday Funny: Caution!
A road sign goes too far in explaining road hazards.
Friday Funny: Albuquerque's New Castle
A local businesswoman is building her 8,000 square foot dream home, modeled after a European castle, in the midsts of the city's downtown.
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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University of Cincinnati Online
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The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
