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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.

March 25 - The Times Of India

Integrating Transport Into Regional Land Use And Economic Strategies

British study assesses the extent to which multiple tiers of government and diverse regional policy goals can be harmonized.

March 24 - U.K. Department for Transport

The Benefits Of A Community Garden

A healthy diet and lifestyle is more within reach, thanks to a Los Angeles community garden.

March 24 - The Christian Science Monitor

Planting the Seeds of Urban Community

Residents of South Los Angeles have created more than a community garden--they have developed an urban farm. And now a Los Angeles court may support the community's right to grow.

March 24 - The Los Angeles Times

Zoning Extends its Boundaries

A Massachusetts task force will recommend zoning as a way to oversee and manage coastal water uses.

March 24 - The Boston Globe


End of the Line for Chain Stores?

An ordinance is under consideration in San Francisco that would ban "formula retail" from certain areas.

March 24 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Ridge Announces New Train And Subway Security

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announces a $1.7 billion plan to protect trains and subways from terrorism.

March 24 - CNN


A New Vocabulary For Sprawl

Do you know the difference between a "boomburb" and a "zoomburb?" These and other interesting new terms are becoming part of urban planners' lexicon.

March 24 - The Albuquerque Tribune

Latino New Urbanism

Do inner-city Latino neighborhoods offer lessons for preventing sprawl?

March 24 - Architecture

New Campus Architecture Database

A database of recent campus buildings is part of the Chronicle of Higher Education's special supplement on campus architecture.

March 24 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

'Edu-tainment' in the Land of Lincoln

President Abraham Lincoln could soon be honored with his very own theme park.

March 24 - The Los Angeles Times

Panhandling Hurts 'Destination Appeal'

Panhandling and homelessness is adversely affecting Denver's convention business.

March 23 - The Miami Herald

Amtrak Unprepared, Underfunded For Security Threats

Billions of dollars in Dept. of Homeland funding is earmarked for improving security of air and sea ports but nation's railroads are neglected.

March 23 - ComputerWorld

Sears Tower To Be Sold For $835 Million

The Chicago landmark makes a comeback.

March 23 - The Chicago Tribune

Ethnic Enclaves In The Urbanism Of America

How should culture be managed from the point of view of urban form?

March 23 - The Town Paper

A Woman Of Influence

Herber Muschamp provides a snapshot of the career of Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, architecture's top honor.

March 23 - The New York Times

Wal-Mart's Cultural Strategy

Wal-Mart's expansion into urban Los Angeles is led by an aggressive 'black cool' public relations campaign.

March 23 - LA Weekly

Wal-Mart Breaks Out Of Its Box

After years of expanding primarily in rural and suburban locations, the giant retailer begins to adapt to more urban locations.

March 23 - The Kansas City Star

The Mapmakers

Welcome to the home of Thomas Bros. Maps, where 'map geeks aren't made. They're born.'

March 23 - The Los Angeles Times

Global Warming Treaty Turns 10

The Kyoto Protocol is 10 years old. What has it achieved?

March 23 - Common Dreams

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