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Wal-Mart Drops Twin Wal-Mart Concept
The large chain had planned to circumvent a local law in place for size-caps on retail stores.
Why Enviromentalism Doesn't Work In Urban Areas
The environmental movement makes no plans for economic development -- something that is vital for environmental growth in inner-city communities.
Harnessing The Power Of Gentrification
Washington D.C.'s New Communities program sells market rate housing to help subsidize adjacent low-income homes, but do the city's poor really benefit?
U.S. Should Let U.K.'s Housing Market Serve As A Warning
Skyrocketing real estate prices in the U.S. could soon fall, a situation the U.K. is already facing.
Base Closures Focus Attention On Toxic Waste
US base closings could add to cleanup tasks despite EPA report of pollution declines.
The Great Urban Theme Park
How does Chicago's new Millenium Park compare with the great urban parks of the 19th and 20th centuries?
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Bad Data = Hidden Taxes
<img src="http://www.planning.org/leaderbios/images/farmer.gif" alt="Paul Farmer" align="right"/>American Planning AssociationExecutive Director Paul Farmer testifies before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federalism and The Census that public investment based on unreliable data and analysis may constitute a hidden tax in the form of higher costs for infrastructure. <br /> <br /> Farmer's <a href="http://www.planning.org/features/pdf/testimony051005.pdf">compelling testimony</a> (PDF, 150KB) is based on his role as CEO of the <a href="http://www.planning.org/">APA</a>
Idle Island?
New York City and State want -- and need -- the very best in developmentproposals for historic Governor's Island.
'Urban Laboratory' Students Win National Prize
Winning plan is an example of how universities and local communities can work together to turn an area around.
Third Annual London Congestion Pricing Report
Transport for London releases its third annual report on Central London's congestion charging program.
Cycling Trends And Policies In Canadian Cities
A detailed analysis of cycling programs and trends in six major Canadian cities which have made "impressive efforts" to encourage cycling.
$90 Million Smart Growth Fund
A new investment fund represents a private sector solution to address the affordable-housing crisis.
City Vs. Suburb
The sociocultural distinctions between city-dwellers and suburbanites are blurring ever more than before.
City Transit Systems Struggle To Stay On Track
Chicago is latest to consider route cuts, but from Philadelphia to San Francisco, fares may rise.
Long Lost Le Corbusier
The completion of Corbusier's last unfinished project crowns the largest concentration of his work outside of Chandigarh.
Racism, History, Or Neither?
Columnist William Raspberry compares two recent books that examine the ghettoization of African Americans in the U.S.
Defense Department-Induced Sprawl
Base closure and reallignment plan with relocated thousands to suburbs and beyond.
The Theater Of Municipal Infrastructure
A series of stage plays from New York to Los Angeles focus on planning and public works.
Reusing Antebellum Courthouses
Turn of the century courthouses in the South are changing with the times, while retaining their sense of history.
City's Strategic Plan At A Crossroads
The City of Largo, Florida, faces a difficult choice in the implementation of a Strategic Plan designed to limit sprawl.
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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.
