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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.
In Alaska, 68 Miles Of Contentious Asphalt
Many residents feel a proposed highway into Juneau is a waste of money and a threat to nature.
Oxnard, CA, Wins HUD Award For Affordable Housing Efforts
Oxnard, CA, earns an award from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department for its efforts to increase its supply of affordable housing.
The Most Ambitious US Solar-Energy Initiative Ever Proposed
California Governor Schwarzenegger's ambitious solar-roof plan could get sidelined by partisan squabbling.
planning NEXT
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
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.
