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Free Land: Rural America's New Development Strategy
A new movement to keep the Great Plains from emptying is gaining momentum.
Designating The Urban Interstates
The urban Interstates are sometimes blamed for the same problems they were designed to solve. A new article focuses on how the urban Interstates were selected.
Grassroots Groups Target Noise
Serenity is becoming more elusive as rural land is developed and densities rise; noise ordinances are being reconsidered.
Creating Sustainable Cities, One Neighborhood At A Time
NY Professor to make the case for sustainable cities at an annual conference in Melbourne Australia.
Megapolis Launches Major Demolition Initiative
In Mumbai, India, slums are being demolished without planning for alternative housing.
Incentivizing Population Increases
Anxious over declining population, Italy pays citizens to have children.
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Dept. of Labor's Open Source Content Management System
An article by Shane Petersen in the publication <em>Government Technology<br /> </em> provides an update on <a href="http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php?channel=17&id=93014">how government agencies are using Open Source Software</a> (OSS). <br /> <br /> <blockquote>OSS has finally achieved an aura of legitimacy, paving the way for government agencies to pursue higher levels of OSS integration...OSS has moved from fringe applications to core business functions because more enterprises now trust its stability. </blockquote>
Cities Urged to Place Fees on Plastics
San Francisco is the first city to consider joining a new grassroots campaign against plastics.
Cities And The Creative Class, Kotkin And Florida
Why Richard Florida's creative class is about grassroots innovation, not symphony halls or "latte-sipping hipsters."
Green Revolution: Coming To A Campus Near You
Green constuction and sustainability are a growing trend at institutions of higher education.
Supersized Highways
Texas is planning a behemoth, statewide transit system that raises more questions than it answers.
Mexico's New Breed Of Architects
How the challenging realities of Mexico City shape the work of these architects, as well as how this new generation is combining improvisation with traditional building methods.
Homeowners' Wish List
Affordability and flexibility were the two most important factors for U.S. homeowners, according to Better Homes & Gardens annual survey.
Americans And Britons: Similarities and Differences
Using census data from the United States and the United Kingdom, this survey employs basic demographic analysis to assess key similarities and differences between the two countries.
Budget Slashes Community Development Block Grants
Deep cuts to community development have been titled the "Strengthening America's Communities Initiative."
Using The U.S. And U.K. Censuses For Comparative Research
Rebecca Tunstall outlines key features of the U.S. and U.K. censuses of population, their main similarities and differences, and how the two canvasses can be used for comparative research on population and housing.
Toronto's Subtle Architecture of Exclusion
The Toronto Star wonders if Toronto's urban planners are intentionally driving people away from downtown.
Big-Box Ordinances: How Big Is Too Big?
A visual comparison of a Walmart "Supercenter" with other store sizes.
Creating Downtowns From Failed Malls
Denver's Front Range communities are scrapping malls and big box sites to create new downtowns.
High Income Homeowners Get Largest Share of Tax Benefits
Biggest houses and the highest incomes recieve the largest share of federal tax benefits for housing.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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.
