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Religion And Environmental Activism
Faith-based environmental activism is booming as the world's major religions promote green causes.
Bacteria May Aid Toxic Cleanup
Researchers say a strain of bacteria discovered at the bottom of New York's Hudson River that might serve as an cleaning agent to get rid of a common pollutant.
Audubon: Quarter Of U.S. Bird Species Declining
A report by the National Audubon Society warns that changing ecosystems have lead to a decline in the populations of a quarter of the U.S. bird species.
Northern Virginia Voters Reject Roads Tax
Voters in Northern Virginia reject a proposed regional transportation tax that may have faciltated sprawl beyond the Beltway.
Linking Real Estate And Culture In Boston
Boston is ready to embark on a radical new partnership with arts community linking real estate developments and cultural organizations.
Freeing Immigration Could Boost Economic Growth
Frances Cairncross explains how opening up international immigration could benefit economic growth.
Desktop Environmentalist's Eye In The Sky
A digital camera, a helicopter, and the Internet combine to create an unprecendented snapshot of California's coastline.
Ground Zero: Less Is More
A private forum debates the issue of whether the WTC memorial might be "overplanned."
Pro-Growth Forces Win Most California Ballot Measures
It's a mixed bag, but slow-growthers lose in some surprising places, while a high-profile property rights measures loses.
'Edge' City's Growth Catches Planners By Surprise
Driven by a demand for office space, skyscrapers change Costa Mesa's skyline.
Report Finds Little Benefit In D.C. Congestion Plans
New Potomac River crossings and a new Washington, D.C.-area expressway aimed at easing traffic congestion would bring more development and more traffic.
Big Brother To Make London Safer?
Posters meant to inform riders about crime control devices scare some commuters.
Toledo: Welcome To The Dark Ages Of Planning
A columnist for the Toleda Blade is dismayed to discover the sorry state of planning in Toledo.
Taking Historic Preservation Seriously
Following the loss of a famous Richard Neutra modernist home to demolition, this Coachella Valley town takes preservation seriously.
Indian Casinos, Land Use, And Corruption
California has become the hot spot a tribal dispute over land use, gaming and corruption.
Los Angeles Secession Fails
Los Angeles residents overwhelmingly vote to keep the nation's second-largest city intact.
One Stop Shopping for Land Use Election Results
A complete list of all 93 local and state measures for conservation and parks is available from Land Vote 2002, a service of LTA and TPL.
Revitalizing A Street With Ethnic Flavor
La Plaza Mercado in the eart of Hispanic Detroit demonstrates the new flavor of downtown revitalizations.
Dead Mall Competition
A Los Angeles architecture and urban design group launches a "dead mall" idea competition.
The Fiscal Impacts Of Rural Residential Development
Is rural residential development is a net fiscal loss for county governments? Planning & Markets features research about this question.
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.
