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China's Looming Talent Problem
As the country's economy booms, the number of prospective college- and graduate school-educated employees has not kept up.
Inmates In The Garden: Feeding Philadelphia's Hungry
An unlikely partnership between community gardeners and local prison inmates will help feed the over one fifth of the city living below the poverty line.
Unclogging California's Highways
Can California's legislators unclog the political logjam keeping its highways mired in traffic?
A Debate About Peak Oil
Amy Goodman hosts a debate between two energy experts on the controversial theory of "peak oil."
Empire State Building Turns 75
Once the world's tallest building, a New York City landmark will celebrate its 75th birthday.
The Benefits Of 'Daylighting'
How can building design take full advantage of natural sunlight, in order to conserve energy?
Bangalore Next On India's Metro List
The Central government sanctions budget allocation for constructing a mostly underground mass transit rail system for Bangalore, India.
Big Play At Playa Vista
A hotly-disputed, prime piece of land at Playa Vista brings a prime price.
Plenty Of Sun, But Not Affordable Housing, In Key West
The average home price has nearly tripled in the past five years, leaving little room for low-income workers serving the wealthy.
The Evolving -- And Possibly Permanent -- Face Of Graffiti
Acid and shoe polish have proved an indelible combination for New York's lone generation of relatively clean subway cars.
Politicians Afraid To Say We Should Drive Less
In this news analysis, Marc Sandalow says that politicians are bemoaning higher gas prices but are afraid to tell the voters the one thing they can do to reduce prices: drive less.
Ohio Eminent Domain Task Force Can Learn From NJ
A single redevelopment law must control the use of eminent domain by Ohio municipalities, townships, and counties, writes Stuart Meck in this editorial.
Atlanta Shopping Village Gets Second Chance To Revitalize Neighborhood
Westside Village, a failed pet project of former Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell, has been given a new lease on life through public incentives and private investment. Officials hope the revitalization of its downtrodden neighborhood will follow.
Roman Masterpiece Covered By Modernist Building
The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin for "Altar of Augustan Peace") is covered by a Modernist building, designed by American architect Richard Meier.
Friday Funny: Beaver Falls Prey To Analysis Paralysis
Dam builder Dennis Messner has overanalyzed his upcoming construction project, calling himself an "integration-minded postmodernist". Pretty advanced thinking for a beaver.
A Housing Alternative To Living In Quezon City's 7-Story Garbage Dump
Bryan Finoki tackles the spatial and socio-economic problems of shantytowns, focusing on recent tragedies in the Philippines. (Includes photos.)
LA's Grand Avenue Project: 'Please, Somebody Stop Gehry'
Los Angeles Times readers respond to Frank Gehry's plans for downtown Los Angeles' Grand Avenue project.
How Jane Jacobs Challenged 'Olympian' Planners
Jane Jacobs had no college degree in architecture or urban planning. How did she defiantly challenge influential figures such as urban-renewal "czar" Robert Moses?
Four Californias? An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
A columnist who has advocated for the division of California into several states takes the idea a step further, examining potential political and demographic conditions as he divides California into fourths.
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.
