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Technology vs. Traffic
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Boise Is Northwest's Third Largest City
Boise locals find bad, good in Treasure Valley's inevitable growth.
The World According To Julius Shulman
The LA Downtown News interviews the 94-year old legendary architectural photographer about his modest beginnings in Los Angeles.
Communicating The Impact Of Global Warming
Elizabeth Kolbert talked to the world's top scientists to get at the heart of the debate on global warming.
Philadelphia Traffic Documentary From 1961
A 53-minute documentary from 1961 on Philadelphia's traffic congestion problems, reported by legendary local TV newsman John Facenda, is recovered and restored.
Challenging The Environmental Movement On Core Issues
Stewart Brand believes that environmentalists should rethink their positions on population growth, urbanization, genetically modified crops, and nuclear power.
The City Of The Extreme American Dream
Orange County has grown from a small town of orange groves to a bursting suburb to a 'Todayland' megacity for the 'affluenza'.
Miami To Adopt Form-Based Zoning
City leaders say Miami's zoning code encourages insensitive development.
The Elitism Of Open Space Laws
Moralists are pulling up the drawbridge and outsiders - like young adults and families - can't get in.
New Urbanism Attracting Old Conservativism
Smart growth is a rising star for more Republicans as well as Democrats. Finally, something both sides of the house can begin to agree on.
Miami 21
Miami promises to throw out its antiquated zoning code and start anew to make Miami the city its citizens want it to be.
Is Leasing Toll Roads A Smart Move?
A key factor in toll road lease agreements is shifting risk from the public sector to sophisticated investors.
Wal-Mart's Green Program
For less than 1% of its 2004 profit, Wal-Mart has managed to boost its environmental image and receive media congratulations.
Right To Attack Mies Masterpiece Auctioned on EBay
Ebay auction of right to smash windows of a building designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe raises small sum towards refurbishment of this iconic example of Modernist architecture.
Conservation Under A Military Regime
A military regime's attempt at conservation worries experts.
Judgement Halts Bombay Mills Demolitions
Bombay Environmental Action Group succeeds in court action seeking withdrawal of modifications to planning regulations that favored mill owners.
Flat Earth Award
Dr. Fred Singer offers an acceptance speech after being awarded the flat earth award for denying global warming.
Congressman NIMBY
Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA) is using his position in the Federal Government to fight a proposed TOD near his Northern Virginia home.
The Plex: Versatile, Viable And Urban
Plexes, abundant in Montreal and common in Chicago, Boston and other cities, are a versatile, dense and attractive form of urban housing.
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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.
