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Sam Who?
Bush nominates little-known official, Samuel Bodman, to be energy secretary.
A Place To Dock
Lira Luis’s easy-to-assemble fiberglass kit of parts would make it possible for migrant seafarers in Manila to set up temporary living quarters between jobs.
To Change A City's Looks, Change How City Hall Works
The push to beautify Toronto will inevitably encounter the paralyzing effect of bureaucracy.
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'Computer of The Future' Photo Is A Hoax
According to <a href="http://www.snopes.com/">Urban Legends References Pages</a>, the widely circulated 1954 photograph of what a home computer in 2004 would look like is an Internet hoax. The website provides <a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp">details</a>: <br /> <blockquote><br /> Although the photograph displayed could represent what some people in the early 1950s contemplated a "home computer" might look like (based on the technology of the day), it isn't, as the accompanying text claims, a RAND Corporation illustration from 1954 of a prototype "home computer." The picture is actually an entry submitted to an image modification competition, taken from an original photo of a submarine maneuvering room console found on U.S. Navy web site, converted to grayscale, and modified to replace a modern display panel and TV screen with pictures of a decades-old teletype/printer and television (as well as to add the gray-suited man to the left-hand side of the photo).</blockquote>
Misconceptions About Land Use And Stormwater Runoff
A new academic study questions fundamental concepts and misconceptions routinely accepted in stormwater quality management.
Udall Urges Bush To Combat Global Warming
Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall urges Bush to set up a NATO-like organization to combat global warming.
San Francisco's Ugliest Buildings
Columnist John King details his criteria for labeling the ugliest buildings in the Bay Area.
Innovative Affordable Architecture
With an architectural competition, the City of Montreal challenged the construction industry to design innovative, affordable residential solutions.
Is The Housing Bubble About To Burst?
The respected UCLA Anderson forecast says that California and the U.S. are in a housing bubble.
'Listening To The City'
A graduate course makes students put aside preconceptions and discover the realities of local urban environments.
Traffic And Mass Transit In Paradise?
O'ahu residents support a new mass transit system -- and are willing to increase taxes to get it.
Nation's 'Most Ambitious' Integrated Transit Solution
Denver plans to make financing available to developers of low- and moderate-income rental housing near transit stations.
Urban Growth And The Toronto Greenbelt
The Fraser Institute publishes a report by Wendell Cox questioning Ontario's plans to implement smart growth policies intended to slow the growth of urban land areas.
Housing Cannot Match Population Growth
Housing prices outpace wage growth while housing supply fails to meet population demand.
The Dangerous Future Of Traffic Engineering
Can making roads seem more dangerous actually make them safer? A new form of traffic engineering turns traditional traffic planning upside down.
Revitalization and Gentrification in Oakland
A largely African-American neighborhood in Oakland, CA, is attracting businesses and commercial property values have increased.
Advice For L.A.'s Architecture Critic
Prominent civic leaders offer advice to the city's new architecture critic, Christopher Hawthorne.
Should Local Government Provide Internet Access?
As local governments consider affordable community-owned broadband Internet access, they clash with cable and telephone service providers.
Using Eminent Domain To Support Big-Boxes?
Is the government's power of eminent domain being abused to clear land for big-box retailers in sales tax-strapped cities?
Downtown L.A.'s Architectural Renaissance Continues
The stunning Caltrans District 7 headquarters brings more momentum to downtown.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
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.
