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Brown U. Backs Commuter Train To Neighboring City
A novel plan to unite the East Providence's waterfront and the city's east side via train gets the support of Brown University.
Existing Provincial Policies Work Against Smart Growth
A new report details the costs of urban sprawl in southern Ontario.
Wal-Mart Incentives: Is This Economic Development?
Subsidies, condemnation, and lop-sided tax policies are among the many ways governments give chain stores an advantage over independent retailers.
The Special Use Permit Doesn't Cover Souls
A special use permit for a proposed Buddhist retreat has the community asking, what would Jesus do?
Why Residents Can't Walk
The Washington Post continues a series on how traffic barriers prevent residents from walking short distances.
Disney To Sell Celebration
Disney is in negotiations to sell Celebration, the much heralded master-planned community it successfully developed.
Freedom Tower: 'Primarily About Real Estate'
LA Times Architecture Critic Nicolai Ouroussoff criticizes the new Freedom Tower design for the WTC site, and argues that it is an example of how real estate limits the democratic design process.
Light Rail And Terrorism
Officials oppose plans for a light-rail line behind the federal building in Sacramento, CA due to terrorism concerns.
Quieter And Cleaner Busses
New electric/hybrid technolgy can reduce emissions in busses and other vehicles (such as freight).
A Response To Reason's 'Hot Air' Transit Projections
Michael D. Setty responds to the Reason Foundation's recent article charging that transit projections are frequently 'hot air.'
Court Ruling Opens Road To Pedestrians
County and team officials had prevented football fans from walking to games.
Washington Post: It's The Schools, Stupid
The Washington Post editorializes that Washington D.C. must put education first if the city is to be revitalized.
Revitalizing D.C. Must Start With Schools
The Washington Post presents an in-depth report on the impact of Washington D.C.'s failing schools on the city's revitalization.
The Value Of New Urbanism
A new study finds interesting contradictions in what Americans are willing to pay to live in new urbanist communities.
Conflict Over Growth And Transportation Models
Five King County transportation planners file a 'whistle-blower complaint' against colleagues over growth assumptions.
New Global 'Silicon Valleys' Emerge
California could lose its footing as tech startup capital of the world.
Would You Drink Purified Sewage?
Can a thermodynamic engineer convince people to drink purified sewage?
Robert Redford On Bush's Environmental Agenda
Robert Redford speaks out about Bush's environmental policies, global warming, clean energy and worms.
Big Projects, Big Benefits
The Auto Club's transportation manager examines the hard choices that need to be made to fix Southern Calfiornia's freeway system.
Adaptive Reuse: The Best Way To Go Green
A review of the best green techniques for the urban environment.
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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.
