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Economic Lessons For American Cities
Pennsylvania and California -- one old economy, one new economy. But both are seriously threatened by the dramatic changes taking place in the American economy.
National Survey Of Feelings
A quarterly survey objectively measures how Australian’s feel about a range of personal and national issues. Those results have been grouped to produce a ranking of capital cities.
Indicators A Planning Chief Is Not Working Out
Dayton, Ohio's regional planning organization reviews it's exective director, and gives a highly critical evaluation.
Preserve, Re-use Or Tear Down That Old Country Barn?
The Barn Saver, a business started by John High, salvages entire barns or their component parts for reconstruction on other sites or re-use in homes, furniture and crafts.
Small City, Big Vision
The Northeast Tennessee scenic corridor is a case study in "stick-to-itiveness" for planners.
Women In Construction
How one innovative economic development program is challenging stereotypes, and providing job training and housing rehab along the way.
University Area Dance Of Development
The University of Texas and its neighbors agree on a plan that has something for everyone.
Can The 'Creative Class' Drive An Urban Renewal?
Is innovation the only important factor in a successful urban strategy?
How The Interstate Highway System Changed Business
Fortune Magazine examines how the Interstate Highway System reshaped the Fortune 500 and the economy.
New Urbanist Charette Scheduled In Providence
Andres Duany will lead a design workshop to help improve Providence's Downtown area.
Labor Supply And The 'Brain Drain'
A new analysis of the location and migration patterns of younger and older workers, especially those with college degrees, counters some commonly held notions about "brain drain" and examines policies to address the impacts of these locat
Wireless Street Lamps For Traffic Monitoring
A UK effort to provide wireless Internet access may end up being used to control traffic.
10 Most Endangered National Parks
A conservation group releases its annual list of the nations 10 most endangered national parks.
Sprawl Makes Oregonians Fat
Portland's weekly magazine reports on the link between sprawl and obesity in Oregon.
How The Dutch Made Suburbia Cool
Cool meets canal in Ypenburg, the Netherlands.
The World's Fastest Train
Next week China launches the world's fastest train, which uses magnetic levitation technology and runs at 430kph.
Does African-American Architecture Exist?
I decided to organize Black Boxes: Enigmas of Space and Race after a professor claimed that African-American architecture was an oxymoron.
Light-Rail Expansion Not The Best Reason For New Tax
Poll shows that extending a 20-year transit tax is favorable for growth in Arizona, but many are skeptical about building more light-rail lines.
New (Sub)urbanism In St. Louis
In suburban St. Louis, developers and local officials see denser, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods as land-use possibilities.
Kick-starting Edmonton's Downtown
Edmonton developer has ambitious dreams to open up the central core of the city's sprawling river valley to appropriate mixed used development.
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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.
