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Recreating an Urban Center Without Big Business
Berlin's unification promised an infusion of global investment and development. When that didn't materialize, a vibrant counterculture arose in its place.
Urban Greening: A New Approach
A new solution for vacant lots in blighted neighborhood works in Philadelphia.
Arizona Establishes 'Aging 2020 Plan'
State agencies must prepare for influx of baby boomer retirees.
Designing Gang-Resistant Urban Parks
Across the nation, designers of urban parks address the growing gang problem.
More Roads Increase Traffic and Pollution
A recent report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund supports linkage between highway construction and air pollution.
Avoiding The 'Traffic Mess' That Lies Ahead
If we neglect rail today, we are heading for for a "great snarled traffic mess" warns Neal Peirce.
Oil Field Mega Projects
The world is likely to be entering an era of permanently-declining oil supplies in the next decade.
From Skid Row To Hip City
Artists’ housing project anticipates Granholm’s “Cool Cities” initiative
Amenities, Not Size
America's fascination with large houses -- which have doubled, on average, in size since the 1960s -- may have reached its peak.
A Great Hype: The Truth About Hydrogen
Hydrogen is no greener than the energy sources use to produce it.
Milan's Citta Della Moda Takes Form
A new plan to transform Milan by creating a Fashion City within the city.
Community Gardeners Sue City of Los Angeles
A 300 family garden in the L.A. barrio has been returned to a developer, so the South Central Farmers Feeding Families have taken their cause to the courts.
A Recipe For Successful Community Development
Creative solutions in disadvantaged communities come from partnerships between all levels of government, business and community groups. The City of Hume's determined community is beginning to reap the rewards in Australia.
Securing the Homeland Through Discreet Landscape Design
In a conversation with landscape architect, Laurie Olin, a Metropolis Web editor learns about the nation's growing interest in "landscape security."
Who Is Homeless In Los Angeles?
A new report provides a comprehensive picture of the 80,000 persons who are homelessness nightly in Los Angeles.
Debating California's 'Hydrogen Highway'
Is Governor Schwarzenegger's plan for hydrogen-powered vehicles hope or hype?
A Regional 'Reality Check'
ULI plans to bring together movers and shakers for a new look at regional planning in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
British Rail Services Struggle To Reinvent Themselves
The privatisation of the rail network has decimated passenger rail service in Britain.
Will Philadelphia Become America's Urban Laboratory?
The University of Pennsylvania lauches the Penn Urban Research Institute.
Your New Tax Strategy: Buy Subway Cars
Big businesses get huge tax breaks by buying subway cars and leasing them back.
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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.
