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Restricting Chain Store Development
The New Rules publishes two sample ordinances from Kansas City restricting chain store development.
Study Shows City's Economic Potential
Economic development study for El Cerrito, CA, identified posibilities for economic development.
The Real Information Superhighway
1,200 miles of fiber-optic lines will soon turn the interstates of Colorado into true information highways.
Downtown L.A.'s First State Park
The Trust For Public Land purchases an industrial park and creates the first state park and recreation complex in downtown Los Angeles.
Weekly 'Sprawl Busters' News
If your community is "threatened" by a megastore, Sprawl Busters will apparently take up your cause.
Regulating Light Pollution
State officials are considering legislation that would control the growing problem of light pollution.
New Law Tries To Curb Graffiti
Responding to increases in gang activity, the city of Smyrna has made it a crime for minors to possess spray paint or felt-tip markers in an effort to curb graffiti and vandalism.
Hybrid Cars Taking The Road
Both Toyota and Honda, two of the largest car companies in the world, have been producing and marketing fuel efficient hybrid cars.
The Urban Divide
Gateway metropolitan regions can be expected to exhibit significant differences in residents’ age, education, and socioeconomic status compared to more domestic regions.
Atlanta's Transit Nightmare: Who Is At Fault?
Atlanta road builders charge that environmentalists are responsible for major transit funding delays. The environmentalists fire back.
Defining And Measuring Sprawl
Urban Quality Indicator examines three perspective to measuring sprawl: The Sierra Club, Denver, and the Fannie Mae Foundation.
Housing Gen Xers
An underresearched, underestimated, and often misunderstood demographic segment, Generation X is a powerful force in today's economy.
Purifying Water With Sunlight
World Health Organization reports that water can be purified using sunlight and plastic bottles reducing deaths from unsafe drinking water in developing countries.
A Better Boise, Through Planning
In the midst of a tech boom, the city is looking to implementing smart growth practices to protect open space and agriculture.
Massachusetts Minority Population Surges
According to Census numbers, in Boston, MA, whites are in the minority.
Houston Approves $630 Million Expansion
A decade in the making, the Houston City Council approves an expansion of the city's convention center and new hotel.
Planners Toss Home Business Codes
After hours of testimony, an Idaho County Planning Commission tossed out proposed restrictions on home-based businesses.
Commercial Real Estate At A Turning Point?
Two large commercial real estate Internet companies merge. Is this a turning point for the Internet real estate industry?
Planning Updates From Washington
Brownfields bill clears Senate committee; smart growth bills slated for reintroduction.
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.
