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HUD Announces $2.2 Billion In Grants
HUD's grant focuses new emphasis on homeownership opportunities, faith-based groups, and accountability.
'Smart Growth' Bill Will Create More Jobs For APA Members
F. Patricia Callahan alleges that the "The Community Character Act" will use tax dollars to create jobs for APA members, promote a "no-growth agenda," and hurt small property investors.
The Story Of Bogota's Success
Grist Magazine tells the story of how Bogota, Colombia became a place where you'd want to live.
Exclusivity Of Greenwich Beaches Hangs In The Balance
To the surprise of no one, non-residents did not utilize their newly won right to pack Greenwich beaches on a brisk April day. Will they pay upwards of $30 a day for the privilage once things heat up?
People Love Their Cars . . . But How Much?
Pace, the suburban Chicago transit agency, wants suburbanites to dump their cars and take the bus instead.
Residents Claim Long-Gone Nuclear Plant Causing Sickness
Residents of a Long Island town believe a long-gone nuclear plant is responsible for an exceedingly high rate of cancer in the area.
The Case For Hybrid Cars
Can hybrids possibly survive in a market where half of all vehicles sold are SUVs and trucks?
San Francisco's $8 Billion Bridge
A new bridge spanning the San Francisco Bay would cost a staggering $8 billion, according to a new study.
Building An Urban Core Into Suburbs
Suburban Orange County planners are trying to retrofit suburbs with what the suburbs are missing -- an urban core.
Amtrak Gives Us A Choice
This editorial advocates that Amtrak should be given a chance to thrive.
Tutorial On Building Affordable Housing
This article follows a nonprofit developer through the arduous process of building an affordable housing project.
Pittsburgh Seeks Proposals To Revitalize Downtown
Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy said he hopes to hire at least one developer to work on the City's "Plan C" to breathe new life into the dowdy Downtown Pittsburgh shopping district. [Link corrected]
Nation's Most Endangered Waterway
American Rivers has ranked The Missouri River as the nation's most endangered river for the second year in a row.
Pennsylvania's Underfunded Transit Faces Hard Choices
It will soon be harder to find a bus during off hours and another fare increase is on the way, possibly to as much as $2 a ride, according to the chief of Allegheny County's Port Authority -- and you can blame it on the state.
Jeb Bush Should Veto Florida Transportation Bill
This editorial opposes HB261 and asks Florida's Governor Jeb Bush to veto the bill.
Nation's Rivers Threatened By Federal Dollars
A new report released by Washington nonprofit group American Rivers says that federal funding for dams, irrigation projects and river dredging threatens the nation's rivers.
Arizona Freeway Enters New Era
Begun in 1987, completion of the $2.3 billion, 60-mile Loop 101 marks a new era for Arizona's Valley, and the state.
Report Says World's Forests In Grave Danger
Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) reports that world's forests could be lost sooner than expected.
Ten Most Wired Cities
Yahoo! Internet Life publishes its list of the ten most wired cities. Silicon Valley, CA, still leads the list.
How Land-use Controls Influence Housing Prices
A study by economists explains how housing prices are influenced by land-use controls, zoning, and politics.
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.
