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Fiscal Crisis Causing Cities To Cut Services
As a result of an increasing squeeze on municipal budgets, many cities and towns are cutting staff and services and are increasing fees, according to survey of 328 cities by the National League of Cities.
Old Sewer Smells New Green
Increasing rates will help Atlanta renovate its dilapidated sewer system.
A Solution For Segway's Slowdown
Neal Peirce suggests that Segway folks could collaborate with bicyle advocates to push for urban and rural pathways.
Urban Sprawl Advances On American Military
The American military finds itself surrounded at home by urban sprawl.
Balancing Scales
The Chicago-area regional planning agency will use technology to bridge regional-scale and neighborhood-scale planning efforts.
Reversing Baltimore's Brain Drain
A 27-year-old wants to curb Baltimore's brain drain and reinforce community.
Quick And Cheap Solutions To Traffic Problems: Part 3
D.C. area's Metro explores examples of quick, relatively modest ways to improve the bus network.
Boston Eagerly Awaits New Building
Boston will soon house its Institute of Contemporary Art in a new facility that maximizes light along the waterfront and even cantilevers over a public walkway.
UK Housing Hindered by Lack of Brownfields
Britain's goal to build 60% of housing on recycled sites will not be met without changes in legislation.
America's Healthiest States
How healthy is your state? American Public Health Association ranks states by their health scores.
The Impossible Burden Of The WTC Memorial
Memorials should be timeless: yet political pressures have dictated that we develop a memorial design two years after Sept. 11th's catastrophic morning. This is an invitation for aesthetic disaster.
Strips Malls As Apartments?
A city in California hopes to create new housing from aging strip malls.
Rhode Island Needs A New Affordable Housing Law
Rhode Island struggles with the right mix of incentives for affordable housing.
Parents Exercise Right To Drive
Fitness experts recommend that children add physical activity, such as walking, to their daily routines.
Affordable Housing With An Ocean View?
Do people who purchased ocean-front condos in a low-income-housing program deserve to make a profit?
Population Growth Doesn't Ensure A City's Properity
"Even in an Internet age, place matters" says Neal Peirce.
Green Architecture: Trend Or Hype?
Is 'green architecture' a new trend, or just environmental hype?
Quick And Cheap Solutions To Traffic Problems: Part 2
The second installment of a three-part series on quick, relatively modest ways to relieve traffic congestion.
Why Is Infill Development So Hard?
Infill and redevelopment projects are not easy or popular. Greenfieldprojects are unpopular, but easy.
Baltimore's Biotech Bid
A low-income neighborhood near Baltimore's John Hopkins University will be demolished in a move to create an office park to lure biotechnology firms.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
