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Cities Ranked By Transportation And Housing Costs
Households in regions that have invested in public transportation reap financial benefits fromhaving affordable transportation options, even as gasoline prices rise.
Urbanism Holds Promise For Reducing Energy Use
Researchers presented findings at the Congress for the New Urbanism annual conference that show substantial energy savings from higher-density urbanism — greater savings than can be achieved from the US government Energy Star program.
CNU Debates Development, Street Design, Regulation
Progress toward drawing up environmental standards for neighborhood design was highlighted during the June annual conference of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
Seven-day Traffic Forecasts
A new service will begin predicting California traffic conditions seven days in advance.
New Safety Problem For HOV, HOT Lanes?
Robert Poole evaluates a Texas Transportation Institute before-and-after analysis of accident rates on Texas freeways with HOV lanes.
Seattle's Monorail Now $1 Billion Per Mile
The latest cost estimate for Seattle's planned monorail could run as high as $14 billion -- $1 billion per mile.
Never Mind The Kelo, Here's Scott Bullock
The attorney who argued the landmark eminent domain case considers the Supreme Court's decision.
Density Is Hot, Freeways Are Not, In The New Los Angeles
The pedestrians of the nation's second largest metropolis are gradually beginning to get the attention they deserve.
Wal-Mart Blocked in Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver becomes the first major city in Canada to turn down a Wal-Mart development.
Missouri Town Bursts Forth
Not many people outside of eastern Missouri have heard of New Town at St. Charles, but that is likely to change.
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GeoTagging
<table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><br /> <tr><br /> <td><br /> <p>My colleague, Chris Haller, has done some great research on online mapping tools/techniques that can be used for community planning and community building. Here's some stuff he discovered on GeoTagging. </p><br /> <p>Since Google started its mapping service, based on xml and an API open to everyone, a lot of non-affiliated web applications have been emerging that bring GIS and online mapping closer to “Joe Internetuser”.</p>
New Security Measures Approved For Freedom Tower
Officials finally all agree that the new design will be less vulnerable to a truck bomb blast.
The Value Of Urban Design
A new report aims to establish whether there is a persuasive case for urban design.
Lack of Political Leadership on Urban Issues Harms U.S. Cities
Compared to the approach taken in other countries such as England, America's leaders have apparently chosen to not to care about -- or plan for -- livable cities, writes Neal Peirce.
Big Box Battles
In Austin, new ordinances seek growth limits, and aggressive design standards for commercial development.
No Solutions In Sight For Rural Arizona's Water Issue
As the long, hot days of summer continue, Arizonans cope with a myriad of water shortage issues, with no clear resolution to the problem.
The Science Of Traffic
How do engineers explain mysteries such as phantom traffic jams and why a brief drop in volume can trigger a traffic jam?
Rust Belt To Blue Belt
Will $6 Billion be enough for Great Lakes restoration?
Freedom Tower Redesigned
Latest iteration sees the tower resting atop a ground-level 200-foot concrete and steel pedestal.
AARP Releases Evaluation Guide On Communities
The guide has been expanded and updated for the new 2005 edition, and includes many new chapters and topics.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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.
