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Boston's New Intelligent Transportation System
When Boston's new Central Artery opens in 2003, it will be nation's largest, most sophisticated, and most expensive system.
Proximate-commute Mapping
Wouldn't it be interesting if commuters could "swap" jobs for a closer job to their home?
Baltimore's New Transit Plan
Baltimore's transit planners have offered recommendations that would double the area's rail service over 40 years.
More Condemnations Being Blocked
A Connecticut judge rules that the city of New London was not explicit enough in defining conditions for condemnation.
Planners Weigh Options To Replace Seattle Viaduct
Replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct -- a vital commuter link for countless Puget Sound-area residents -- will be one of the most expensive and disruptive road projects in state history.
Boston's Most Ambitious Affordable Housing Initiative
A nonprofit religious group plans to build 1,000 affordable homes across the city.
Incentivize Infrastructure Investment
California Governor's Building For The 21st Century report looks to incentivize infrastructure investment.
Is Opposition To Development Intensifying?
ULI's Bill Hudnut evaluates why today's opposition to development seems to be more sophisticated, vociferous-and effective than in the past.
Yurts Gain Popularity in U.S.
The Yurt, a portable structure first used by the nomads of Mongolia is becoming popular in the U.S.
Friday Funny: Thirteen Top Cities?
The April issue of Men's lifestyle magazine, Maxim, picks the top city on earth. All 13 of them.
UN: Water Crisis Ahead
The United Nations has warned that if water consumption continues are the current rate, two out of three people in the world will face a severe water shortages by 2025.
Creating A Scorecard For The CRA Service Test
Strengthening banking services under the Community Reinvestment Act.
Seawater As Water Source
In this opinion piece, Turner looks at the potential of sea water as a source for fresh water in the San Diego region.
A 'Distinguished' Embassy
The Nigerian Embassy in Washington blends from traditional Nigerian elements with contemporary architecture.
Epicenter Challenges Traditional Store Concepts
Prada's new 'epicenter' is a converted New York City building designed by designer Miuccia Prada and architect Rem Koolhaas.
Senate Votes For Alternate Power Sources
Senate approves a plan to increase electricity from alternate source to 10 percent in 2020.
Counter-espionage With Concrete
Scientists at the National Research Council of Canada have developed concrete capable of conducting electricity.
Planners And Architects Battle Barriers
Cement barriers identify places of fear. "They send a... message to the public about democratic institutions."
Regional Transit Planning Done Right
The Sacramento Council of Governments offers a concept that is truly regional in scope.
L.A.'s Ahmanson Ranch Debate: Now Live
Warren Olney moderates a live debate (now streaming on the Web) about the controversial Ahmanson Ranch development in Los Angeles.
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.
