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Making A Gritty Urban Neighborhood Safe For Kids
An innovative "kids watch" community development program in downtown Los Angeles has proved highly successful.
Who Owns The Copyright To Public Laws?
The state of California does not own the copyright to its own building codes. Can public laws be copyrighted?
FEATURE
The Three Most Exciting Trends In Planning
Retiring AICP President Norman Krumholz outlines the three most exciting trends in urban planning today. But have they overshadowed the true purpose of planning?
San Jose Wants High-Density Housing In Downtown
Officials from San Jose, CA, are urging developers to build high-density housing in dilapidated downtown areas to meet housing demand.
Seattle's Light Rail Woes
The region's transit agency is spending about $4 million a month on a stalled transit plan as its board of directors debates what type of light-rail line to build.
Carfree Times
The May, 2001 issue of Carfree Times is now available.
Jon Jerde: Building Urban Legends
Elitists may sneer, but California architect Jon Jerde has captured the public imagination in his designs.
Orlando's Convention Center - Lavish Or Wasteful?
The county's expansion of its world class convention center came with a $750 million price tag. Was it worth it?
Thinning To Prevent Forest Fires Sparks Debate
Fueled by taxpayer dollars, limited forest-thinning is underway to cut trees around towns in the West that caused last year's wildfires. Environmentalists are concerned.
BLM Violated Agreement To Protect Tortoise Land
A federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management violated a court-ordered arrangement to protect sensitive public land.
Slowing Growth In Durham
An activist zoning panel is struggling with builders and the city's planning commission to slow the region's growth, citing overcrowding schools and a deteriorating environment as symptoms of rampant development.
Smart Freeways Coming To Nevada
Electronic freeway signs around Las Vegas are the first part of the a planned traffic management system intended to relieve congestion in the booming state.
Keeping Computers From Landfills
Each year, millions of outdated computerand television monitors end up in landfills. New programs are working to recycle obsolete machines, which often contain toxic materials.
Proposal For S. Florida Regional Transit Authority
Efforts are underway to create a single agency for mass transit in Florida's Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
No Support For An Airport? Use A Bus.
Irvine does not want an airport at El Toro, so this is its alternate proposal: shuttle OC passengers to LAX for $20.
Philadelphia's Blight Plan
Philadelphia's Mayor has a plan to deal with blight in the city. But the devil is in the details.
Judge Blocks Forest Road Ban
A regulation protecting national forests from road-building and logging was blocked by a federal judge who concluded that the ban would harm timber companies.
Diverse And Divided: The New U.S. City?
Vallejo, CA, is a city that reflects a national trend. As the U.S. gets more racially diverse, its cities are getting more racially separated.
Jacksonville's Approach To Urban Sprawl
Jacksonville's strategy to deal with sprawl is to anticipate it before it happens.
To Address Traffic Problems, Confront Sprawl
Columnist Barbara Wilson argues that effective solutions to traffic congestions can only be achieved by addressing the real causes of congestion.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
