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The Line Between Fighting Gentrification And Plain-Old NIMBY
<p>When does an 'anti-gentrification group' cross the line to simply stopping progress in a community? That charge has been leveled against San Francisco's Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition after the city's environmental review process was expanded.</p>
An Introduction To Green Roofs
<p>This article from <em> Ecogeek</em> offers an introduction to green roofs, and shares pictures of some existing green roofs and some ambitious projects in the works.</p>
Sign, Sign, Nowhere a Sign
<p>Sao Paulo Brazil has implemented a ban on outdoor advertising, calling it "visual pollution."</p>
Biking In Portland Isn't Just For Enthusiasts Anymore
<p>The fact that many people in Portland, Oregon ride bikes is no surprise. And while many of those bikers are typically more serious bike enthusiast, the city is seeing an unexpected shift that has more and more "regular Joes and Janes" biking as well.</p>
Conscious Cities Preserve Natural Capital
<p>A new report examining thoughtful urban land stewardship around the world finds that preserving natural capital yields big dividends for cities.</p>
Brazilian "Sustainable Development Settlements" Ravage the Amazon
<p>Greenpeace is claiming that a Brazilian scheme to settle tens of thousands of families has become little more than a "scam" to sell off logging rights in the Amazon.</p>
Seattle Struggles To Fund Sidewalks
<p>More than 650 miles of Seattle streets have no sidewalks, and residents are demanding them. But with limited transportation funding, the city is struggling to find ways to pay for sidewalk construction.</p>
New Plan, New Growth Pattern
<p>The City of Sacramento is looking to change its growth pattern as it prepares a new version of its general plan.</p>
D.C.'s Waterfront Revival
<p>With more than $2 billion worth of redevelopment projects underway, Washington D.C.'s riverfront areas are in the midst of a waterfront renaissance.</p>
Short-Sighted Plans Highlight Lack Of Vision In Melbourne
<p>Plans to extend Melbourne, Australia's already-extensive freeway system are short-sighted and illustrate the lack of true planning vision in the city, according to this column from <em>The Age</em>.</p>
Adressing Parks Shortage Crucial To Future Of L.A.
<p>Los Angeles is one of the most parks-deficient cities on the West coast. How planners address this shortage will shape the future of the city, writes Christopher Hawthorne.</p>
Drive-In Utopia
<p>Drive-in movie theaters are satisfying a need for public spaces that also allow some privacy.</p>
A City For The Feet
<p>This article from <em>The New York Times</em> discusses the history of the city's famed walkability, and talks to some of the people who take New York City walking to the extreme.</p>
The Case Against Nuclear Power
<p>The pending Senate Energy Bill will support a "new generation" nuclear power plants. But they will be no different from the last generation, which have been a "lethal failure" according to Harvey Wasserman.</p>
Is Transportation Infrastructure The Basis Of A North American Union?
<p>Plans to construct a trans-Texas highway corridor have theorists speculating that this transportation infrastructure is the first step in a secret plan to create a North American union between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.</p>
Cities Take New Approach To Housing The Homeless
<p>Many American cities are looking to new ways of handling their homeless populations, including programs that provide assistance in renting permanent housing rather than pouring money into temporary shelters.</p>
Suburban Officials Try To Build Sidewalks Amid Local Opposition
<p>Facing residential opposition, city officials in suburban Minneapolis are having trouble getting sidewalks built in many neighborhoods. The residents argue that sidewalks are not needed in the suburbs.</p>
New Weight Tax Suggested To Repair American Roads & Bridges
<p>Columnist Neil Peirce writes on the need to address the road infrastructure crisis illustrated by the I-35W bridge collapse. Rather than boosting the federal gas tax, he advocates a 'Big New Tax' based on 'weight per wheel' of new vehicles.</p>
Fewer Drivers Can Create Benefits For Local Economies
<p>A new report looks at how reducing the amount of driving can create sizable economic benefits for cities.</p>
Post-Katrina Revival In Jackson
<p>A flood of developments are rejuvenating downtown Jackson, Mississippi.</p>
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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.
