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HUD Announces Community Revitalization Initiative
HUD announced Tucson is the nation's newest Empowerment Zone, eligible to share in an estimated $17 billion in tax incentives to stimulate job growth, promote economic development and create affordable housing opportunities.
Dr. Obiudu And The Richmond Community Garden
Dr. Chuma Obiudu is helping a community discover the power of community gardens.
'Condo-mania' In B.C.
Developers cannot keep up with the demand for condos in B.C., Canada.
Low-impact Development Revisited
The Journal for Surface Water Quality professionals offers a perspective on some of the problems with low-impact development.
London's Millennium Bridge Reopens
The Millennium Bridge in London was closed down three days after its first opening after complaints that it tended to sway in the wind. It was reopened after structural improvements.
Ginger Needs License To Transform Cities
Its inventor says the Segway Human Transporter will transform cities, but will the device get cities' permission to use sidewalk?
Initiative Could Radically Alter Portland City Government
The proposal would do away with Portland's commission form of government and replace it with a strong mayor and geographic city council representation.
NASA Creates Most Accurate Image Of The Earth Ever
NASA has created the most detailed image of the earth ever made. The work covers the entire earth and took one year to create.
Kunstler: Mudslinger Or Expert?
The Christian Science Monitor profiles James Kunstler, and points out his interesting contrasts -- from gadfly to urban planning expert.
The Vegas Idea Of Community
A columnist for the Boston Globe pokes fun at Summerlin, Nevada.
Cheaper, Better Desalination Gets A Fresh Look
Desal in SoCal? It may not be as far-fetched as you think.
Housing For 2002: Fusion-style Homes
The annual International Builders Show has typically offered some pretty lousy home designs. This year the push is for "fusion homes."
Lifestyle Centers: 'Mall-Town America'
The shopping center industry has discovered a hybrid of housing and retail development.
Court Reduces Available Urban Renewal Money
Oregon Supreme Court rules some property taxes collected for urban renewal violated a 1990 tax cap measure approved by voters.
Maryland's Smart Growth Governor
This article profiles Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening, one of the nation's most prominent voices in the smart-growth movement.
Regional Agency To Coordinate Transit Issues Proposed
The state Legislature will begin to review a bill that would create a regional government agency that would deal with transportation and land use issues.
San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages
San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages Growth Management Plan offers lessons for many cities.
Regional Tax Sharing Experiments In California
California begins to experiment with regional tax sharing to help struggling older cities with outer-ring suburbs.
The Rail Renaissance
U.S. cities are reversing "auto-centric, sprawl-inducing" trends with a renewed interest in rail.
The Future Of Transportation
ABC News reviews daring ideas that may transform transportation including flying cars, personal trains, fast boats, and big blimps.
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.
