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So Much For Trying To Ban Big Box Retailers
Alameda County, California, might have spoken too soon in passing a big box ban.
Writing A New Ending To The Gentrfication Story
By banning chain stores in a four block area, planners may attempt to keep gentrification in check around popular and super-hip Hayes Valley.
Virginia Considers Possibility Of Separate Interstate For Trucks
State and federal leaders are examining a plan to build a new four lane road parallel to I-81 to divide truck from auto traffic
Amish Squeezed Out By Suburbia
A sign of tensions between urban and rural landscapes, Amish families are moving away from their traditional settlements.
Traffic Density Data For N. American & European LRT Systems
Tables and figures that compare tramways, light railways, and light rail systems in the U.S., Canada, Westerno Europe, and Australia in terms of annual traffic density.
The Impact Of Outsourcing On Rural Communities
What happens to a rural town when the largest employer outsources all the jobs overseas?
Big City Schools, Big City Challenges
Grand Rapids, Detroit compete with big, new suburban schools
Profiles Of The Next Generation Of Planners
Three masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.
Building for People, Not Cars
New Urbanist community in suburban Toronto realized through developer's vision and persistance.
Robert E. Simon Jr. Reflects On Reston
As the planned community of Reston celebrates its fortieth anniversary, its urban developer shares his thoughts.
Toronto Subway Expansion Constrained by Lack of Vision
As Toronto's subway turns 50, experts and enthusiasts ponder the system that might have been
Why Aren't People Using Jakarta's New Busway?
Jakarta's new busway is clean, cool, safe and speedy, yet it still has not gotten significant numbers of people out of their cars.
Online Game Lets You Balance Toronto's Books
Simulation allows citizens to experience the tough budgetary decisions facing Toronto's municipal leaders.
Planning a Gay Enclave
The City of Oakland, CA seeks to promote economic development through establishment of gay and lesbian district.
Shortages of Project Managers
The demand for project managers in Australia means that they are well paid and the industry is coming up with creative techniques of filling the shortfalls.
Trouble Downstream
Southeast Asian countries that depend on the Mekong River are being threatened by extensive dam building upstream.
Market Towns Losing Their Local Flavor
A survey of British towns finds significant threats from "uniform" new development.
A Change In The Nature Of Environmentalism?
A growing number of unlikely environmentalists are taking action where it matters most: at home.
In Defense Of Town Retail Vs. Out-of-town Big Boxes
U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Prescott weighs in for the towns.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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