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Altering New York's Congestion Pricing Plan Could Make Transit Free
<p>According to a privately-commissioned study, doubling the proposed New York congestion fee charged to drivers would generate enough money to replace all proceeds derived form transit fares in the city, making fares unnecessary.</p>
Slum Living In Tijuana
<p>Architect Teddy Cruz takes a drive through the convoluted and complex city of Tijuana in this article from <em>The Next American City</em>.</p>
Global Cities Go Green
<p>Cities around the globe are making a variety of green efforts, offering models for cities looking to capitalize on th benefits of environmental planning.</p>
L.A. Considers Rail Turnstiles
<p>As one of the only major U.S. cities that has no turnstiles at its rail stations, Los Angeles is feeling the pinch of riders who don't pay. But now, local officials are trying to get turnstiles installed.</p>
Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalized For Renters, Owners and Retailers
<p>The non-profit neighborhood housing group Hope Community has renovated ten houses, built 126 affordable rental units, and has two mixed income projects under way in one depressed and crime-ridden Minneapolis block.</p>
New Buses Help, But Are Only First Step
<p>New buses being added to Victoria, British Columbia's transit fleet are being warmly welcomed, but this editorial argues much more needs to be done to deal with the area's increasing congestion and mobility issues.</p>
Lawsuit Settlement May Bankrupt City
<p>After denying plans for a subdivision, the city of Half Moon Bay, California, was sued. The city lost and now must pay a settlement of nearly $40 million -- more than three times the city's annual budget. Many worry the city may have to fold.</p>
Greening Levittown
<p>County officials in New York are looking to transform Levittown -- often called the nation's first suburb -- into the nation's first green suburb.</p>
Boise Within Air Quality Standards... For Now
<p>Idaho's Treasure Valley has garnered 150 days of air quality alerts in 2007, but is still considered safe by federal air quality standards. With further growth expected, many are concerned that air quality will not be so safe next year.</p>
What's Next For New Orleans Demolition Sites?
<p>In this commentary from <em>Bloomberg</em>, James S. Russell looks as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's threat to withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars worth of housing vouchers from New Orleans and the future of the city.</p>
Heathrow's PRT System On Track For Operation
A personal rapid transit (PRT) system is currently under construction as part of the renovation of London's Heathrow airport. The system is on track to begin operations within two years.
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Art, Agriculture, and Civic Identity Converge in the Great Plains
<p class="MsoNormal">MINNEAPOLIS--If not for the <a href="http://www.walkerart.org" target="_blank">Walker Art Center</a> I would have scant reason to spend extra time in Minneapolis.<span> </span>Minneapolis is not lacking for charm or culture, but it certainly falls in that middle range of American cities, somewhere between New York and nondescript, which is to say that it is not a destination in and of itself, yet it offers reasons to extend a stay for those who find themselves so far north for other reasons. </p>
Dry Southeast States Nearer To Water Deal
<p>The governors of Florida, Alabama and Georgia have come to a tentative agreement on how to divvy up the water supplied by shared rivers, giving hope that the 17-year water rights battle between the states may soon come to an end.</p>
Traffic Problems Have Relocating Businesses Wary Of Atlanta
<p>Atlanta's traffic problems are beginning to affect businesses' decisions to relocate there.</p>
The Pleistocene Dream?
<p>Owning a home may appeal to primitive happiness-seeking instincts, but the resulting suburban isolation and solitary commutes many people face may be making us profoundly unhappy, writes Charles Montgomery.</p>
Wind Power Goes Small Scale
<p>A wind turbine installed in one weekend is saving homeowners about 80% on their electricity bills.</p>
Buying Foreclosed Homes A Struggle Unless Occupants Are Booted
<p>Buyers looking to snatch up renter-occupied foreclosed homes and apartment buildings are meeting opposition from mortgage companies who want all tenants out before a sale. This leaves many buyers unsatisfied and many renters feeling insecure.</p>
Tech Startups Rebuild Rural Areas
<p>High-tech businesses and industries are popping up in more and more rural towns, bringing jobs and boosting the economies of these small areas.</p>
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The Myth of the Urban Core
<p><font size="3"><u><span style="font-family: Arial">Question</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial">: What do Keybank Tower in Cleveland, the Kettering Tower in Dayton, and One Seagate in Toledo have in common? </span></font></p><p><font size="3"><u><span style="font-family: Arial">Answer</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial">: They are their respective city’s tallest buildings, and they were built <em>after</em> their city’s population peaked.</span></font></p>
Reducing The Environmental Footprint Of Death
<p>When people die, they can still create negative impacts on the environment. Green burials are becoming a popular way to address this environmental concern.</p>
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
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.
