Humor

Friday Funny: A Real Anchor Store

A retail marketing analyst advised Sam that he needed anchor stores, which are major retailers that bring in busines...

June 6, 2003 - The White House

Friday Funny: The Sinister Side Of Planning...

A columnist goes off the deep end in reporting on the San Luis Obispo's planning department: "City planning is an oxymoron." [Link corrected.]

May 30, 2003 - San Luis Obispo New Times

Friday Humor: Wal-Mart Opens First 'All You Can Live' Township

Wal-Mart opens a company-designed and managed subdivision on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio.

March 28, 2003 - Future Feed Foward

Friday Chuckle: How To Become A Famous Architect

This tongue-in-cheek "How-to" guide offers a ten-step program to navigate the world of urban design and become a famous architect.

March 21, 2003 - Fat Channel

Friday Funny: Inman News' 2002 Funniest Stories

Real estate news service Inman News recaps their funniest stories from 2003.

December 20, 2002 - Inman News

Friday Funny: The Stupidest State?

A Miami Herald columnist is annoyed at a group that ranked the 50 United States in order of intelligence. Florida ranked 47th.

November 1, 2002 - The Miami Herald

The Highest Vehicular Fatality Rate In The World

Buses with names such as "The Terrorist," "Highway Massacre" and "The Ticket to Hell" contribute to the highest vehicular fatality rate in the world.

October 7, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Friday Funny: Bricks Made Of Sewage Sludge

A team in Taiwan find that sewage can be used in bricks for houses. Watch what you eat...

August 30, 2002 - New Scientist

Friday Funny: Driving Solo Enforcement Act of 2002

The proposed Driving Solo Enforcement Act of 2002 aims to close down car pool lanes and makes it illegal for more than one person to be in a car at a time.

August 23, 2002 - BBSpot

Friday Funny: Stoner Architect Drafts All-Foyer Mansion

The stunning design for an all-foyer mansion attracts national attention, but the work of stoner architects is tragically underfunded.

August 16, 2002 - The Onion

Friday Funny: A Career In City Planning

A comic look at city planning from Foxtrot.

July 12, 2002 - UComics

Friday Funny: Build Your Own Cityscape

Unhappy with the view from your window? A tutorial on how to build your own cityscape.

June 14, 2002 - Slashdot

Friday Funny: The Future Of Public Toilets

Suwon, South Korea has turned the lowly public toilet into a tourist attraction.

June 7, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Friday Funny: Congress Threatens To Leave D.C.

The U.S. Congress called the current U.S. Capitol "inadequate and obsolete," and threatens to relocate to Charlotte or Memphis. Architecture firm proposes a new retractable-dome capitol.

May 31, 2002 - The Onion

Friday Funny: Comic Books And The American Metropolis

Planners might want to pick up a copy of the latest comic book to find out how the public attitude towards urban environments.

May 24, 2002 - The Economist

Friday Funny: Mexi-Canadian Overpass

Could it be -- a completed overpass connecting Mexico and Canada?

May 17, 2002 - The Onion

Friday Funny: Freeway 'Prank' Goes Unnoticed For Months

The unusual and unauthorized "artwork" was seen by 150,000 motorists every day. Embarrassed highway officials who failed to discover the prank concede it is useful and will not press charges.

May 10, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Friday Funny: MIMBY - Monorail In My Backyard

A monorail enthusiast builds a monorail in his backyard.

April 12, 2002 - The Monorail Society

Friday Funny: Longest Place Names

The world's longest place name -- from Thailand -- comes in at 162 characters. Try these tongue twisters...

March 29, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Onion Infographic: All About Ginger

Puzzled about the features of the much-hyped Segway Human Transporter? The Onion presents all you need to know in a single "infographic."

December 13, 2001 - The Onion

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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Greater Baltimore Committee

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Eagle County Government

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