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Trash Dumping Could Lead To International Crisis
Toronto and other Ontario towns' practice of dumping waste in the U.S. has already lead to grave border security concerns.
Developers Belted In Ann Arbor
Voters easily pass an initiative to establish a greenbelt tax around the city.
Tax Policy As Housing Policy
The Earned Income Tax Credit could improve housing affordability more effectively than federal housing programs.
The World's Poshest Streets
A recent survey lists the world's highest rent districts for retailers.
Need A Ride?
Washington State is selling some serious transportation options on eBay.
Disconnected Urbanism
Paul Goldberger on the damaging impact of cell phones on our sense of place.
America's Most Literate Cities
A new study conducts a 'literacy profile' of America's 64 largest cities.
True Community Involvement In Planning
A Baltimore County plan would reward developers that substantially incorporate community suggestions into their plans.
California Cities Adopt Urban Growth Boundaries
California voters decided on two dozen land use ballot measures on November 4.
The Hybrids Are Coming
Japan's newest models of the fuel-efficient vehicles are poised to take the American car industry by storm.
Minnesota To Institute Toll Lanes
Solo drivers could pay up to $3 for use of the "sane lanes."
Paris Grows Up
Paris will lift its 30-year-old ban on high-rise construction.
Prominent Urban Planners Win Council Seats
Urban planning may be a good foundation for a political career. Three urban planners, including William Fulton, are elected to the Ventura City council.
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ASLA 2003 Annual Meeting & Expo
Landscape architects, allied professionals and students gathered in New Orleans, Louisiana to participate in the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
America At Odds With Its Land?
An Indian columnist offers his perspective on California's fires and city-slicking deer.
Encouraging Transit Villages
Livable Places has developed a fact sheet with incentives cities and counties can provide to assist transit-oriented development.
Planetizen Special Report: ASLA 2003, New Orleans
Landscape architects gather in New Orleans to participate in the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Automobile Manufacturers Marketing To Preschools
It's never too early to market the automobile-centric lifestyle.
Connecticut: Health, Smart Growth and Sprawl
A Hartford Courant Op-Ed discusses strategies for creating healthy communities.
Wal-Mart Shops For Voters
The discount store's 'lowest possible prices' come at too steep a price for Contra Costa County, CA.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
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.
