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Severe Geographic Illiteracy In The U.S.
A survey reveals "appalling" levels of geographic illiteracy amongst young U.S. citizens. Eleven percent could not even locate the U.S. on a world map.
Embarrassing Zoning Loophole
City planners move to correct an 'embarrassing' zoning loophole.
A New Battleground For Anti-Growth Supporters
Hired tree-sitter is camped out in the branches of a 400-year old tree in an attempt to halt development of a highway in Santa Clarita. His protest has attracted supporters and the media.
Sacrifice The Oak For Los Angeles Growth
Columnist Steve Lopez takes a humorous look at a 400-year old oak tree standing in the way of a subdivision in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita.
Smart Growth, Smart Voters: Searching For A Transit Solution
Neal Peirce analyzes the outcome of transportation votes cast on Nov. 5th. and discusses which measures failed and why.
The First Large Scale Monorail In North America
Seattle's 14-mile monorail measure barely passes. The city will become the first in North America to look to a large-scale monorail to solve its traffic problems.
As Goes California, So Goes Arizona
Cultural and development trends continue migrating from California to Arizona, even the positive ones.
CA Lawmaker Vows To Reform Housing Element Law
A proposed bill woudl put teeth in the state's housing element law by fining local governments that refuse to plan for new housing.
First Major Rebuilding Project At WTC Announced
Plans for 7 World Trade Center were unveiled. The proposed 52-story building will be taller than its predecessor.
How Do You Pay For A City Of Villages?
For San Diego's 'City of Villages' concept, dollars, not density, are the real obstacle.
Streetcars On Atlanta's Peachtree Street?
Andres Duany challenges the Atlanta community to transform the city's "spine" to be more pedestrian-friendly by adding streetcars.
Segway Runs Into Opposition At City Hall
The Segway Human Transporter, the much-hyped, high-tech scooter billed as the future of transportation runs into opposition in San Francisco.
Denver's Rezoning Plan Under Fire
The Denver city council is considering a sweeping rezoning plan as part of 'Blueprint Denver'. Opponents charge that the plan promotes sprawl.
American Pie: New Patent On The Circular Subdivision
A retired real estate and tax lawyer patents a circular subdivision.
Best States For Women
CNN examines the best states for women for employment and income.
Urban-rural Clash In 'God's Country'
Utah's Cache Valley grapples with growth and quality of life.
Florida's New Urbanist Towns Cause Sprawl
New urbanist developments across Florida are causing a quandry for proponents -- the new town are so far from other urban areas that they are causing sprawl.
San Mateo County Wins EPA Smart Growth Award
San Mateo policy is one of four winners of EPA's first National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
Oil Tanker Disaster: An Ecological Time-bomb
An oil tanker sank off the coast of Spain. The resulting oil spill could be twice the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster.
World-Class Medical Campus Planned In Buffalo
The Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus plan forecasts approximately 1.8 million square feet of new clinical and research facilities.
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.
