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New Urbanists To Develop Plan For Ann Arbor Downtown
Calthorpe Associates has been hired to develop an updated downtown plan for one of the USA's quintessential college towns.
Altman: How Planning Can Save And Revitalize A City
Andrew Altman, former D.C. Director of Planning, describes how he and Mayor Williams used planning as the catalyst for D.C.'s revival.
History Museum For Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway
The Boston Museum Project will occupy a full block on the emerging Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, and will be a center for residents and visitors interested in Massachusetts's rich history.
Anaheim Jumps On Wireless Bandwagon
Anaheim, CA, home of Disneyland, follows the lead of Philadelphia, and selects EarthLink, Inc. to build a 50-square-mile municipal WiFi network.
Community Garden Farmers Battle Developer
Developer plans to replace a 14 square mile subsistance farm run by an organization of immigrants with a factory warehouse.
Wal-Mart Plans National Expansion Ahead Of New Zoning Laws
Wal-Mart's CEO recognizes that zoninig laws will becoming increasingly less friendly to supercenters, and so plans to ramp up expansion with plans to open between 550-600 stores in the upcoming year.
Budget Cuts Imperil 2010 Census
A $17 million cut in funding could imperil critical source of planning information.
FEATURE
Katrina's Implications for Disaster Management: Lessons Learned From New Orleans
Two months after Katrina, what have we learned? Graham Stroh analyzes Katrina's disaster management lessons on law enforcement, communication and social infrastructure.
How Best To Rebuild New Orelans
Grist Magazine asks a motley crew of movers and shakers to put on their thinking caps and answer the question.
Housing Prices Remain Steady Under Smart Growth Policies
The idea that limiting sprawl leads to a scarcity of homes and increased home prices just doesn't hold up, according to new research from California State University at Sacramento.
New Urbanists Help Katrina Recovery
200 urban designers from around the world work to replan Missisippi coast.
How to Improve Public Schools
Every American city wants to improve its schools. Although few communities are satisfied with the progress they are making, there are some signs of encouragement.
Planned Community Expansion Hotly Debated in Idaho
Expansion of greenfield development in rural parts of Ada County, Idaho, is cause for concern among some public sector policymakers like Boise's Mayor David Bieter.
Students Help Design, Build Alabama Fire Station
Four students of Auburn University's Architecture Program designed and built the Newburn, AL fire station at a fraction of its projected cost.
Electrifying Truck Stops Eliminates Major Source Of Air Pollution
Electrified truck stops are a major tool in the battle against particulate pollution from diesel engines. In California, the Air Resources Board has just outlawed overnight idling, effective 2008.
How Overregulation Breeds Sprawl
With Houston as a case study, Michael Lewyn argues that overregulation creates automobile-dependent urban form.
Movie Director Wins Architecture Prize
Emir Kusturica, independent film-maker, writer, and director, has been awarded this year's Phillipe Rotthier Prize for Architecture for Reconstruction of the European City.
The Desert House: The Latest In Steel Prefab Homes
FabPreFab magazine interviews the architects at Marmol Radziner Prefab about their new steel homes product line, called The Desert House. [Includees photos]
LA Mayor to Seek $1 Billion Housing Bond
Los Angeles' new mayor plans to propose an 'unprecedented investment in housing' for consideration by voters. The measure would likely give planners more more power to increase density in the city.
Rural India Trying To Jump On The Info-Tech Bandwagon
Information technology is finally trickling into rural india but faces major hurdles of inadequate infrastructure, content and usability.
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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.
