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Builder Pays City. Foes Call It Graft.
West Hollywood accepted $5.2 million from a developer of a Sunset Blvd. project. Foes are outraged. Courts say it's O.K.
Environmental Group Criticized For Sprawl
The new headquarters for the National Wildlife Federation, touted as being a model for environmental design, is criticised for contributing to suburban sprawl.
Cities Bet On Ultramodern Museums
Museums across the nation are spending $3 billion on new projects. Newsweek reviews designs, architects, and controversies surrounding the nation's unprecedented museum boom.
Townships Embrace New Urbanism
Communities in Metro Detroit embrace New Urbanism to revive downtown areas.
Selling Smart Growth: Showdown In Seattle
Builders and architects are not doing a good job of selling smart growth strategies.
How State Policies Affect The Health Of Cities
This paper examines city-suburban fiscal disparities and shows that state tax policies may be exacerbating urban fiscal conditions.
San Francisco: Doom And Gloom
Now that the dot-com rush is over, the real estate market in San Francisco is changing. Will the rest of the U.S. follow?
HUD Raises FHA Loan Limits
In a dramatic move to spur construction of much-needed multi-family rental housing across the country, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez today proposed that HUD raise the FHA loan limits by 25 percent.
New Urbanism: A Fashionable Housing Trend?
The Sun-Sentinel seems amazed that people would want to live in downtown and calls new urbanism a fashionable new housing trend.
Urban Sprawl Is Not Affordable
A resident of Spokane speaks out on the benefits of mixed use in the City's new comprehensive plan.
L.A.'s Mayor And DWP's GM Square Off
DWP plans to sell a $25-million conservation easement in the Eastern Sierra, keeping the ownership and water rights.
Philadelphia's Open Space Preservation Plans
Philadelphia and Pennsylvania suburbs are behind in meeting their open space preservation goals.
The Worst Streets In North America
Members of the The New Urbanism movement have compiled a list of the most sprawling strips of asphalt and concrete in the nation.
New Urbanism Is Often Old Hat
Architecture critic Larry Millett discusses a huge new housing development in St. Paul, MN.
Building Density With Rowhouses
The rowhouse, a relatively new building form in the Pacific Northwest, is still evolving as a modern solution for higher density communities.
Portland's Shrinking Neighborhoods
Census figures show neighborhoods at the heart of Portland, OR, decreased in population...but not for the reason you might expect.
The Meaning Of Place
What may be needed is a built environment flexible enough to allow the quality of experience to evolve over time.
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The Worst Streets In North America
Members of the The New Urbanism movement have compiled a list of the most sprawling and pedestrian unfriendly strips of asphalt and concrete in the nation.
Number Of Cities With Websites Increasing
Small communities as well as large cities are using the Web to distribute information to residents.
Census Shows Story Of Irish Immigration
Census figures reflect settlement patterns of the two waves of Irish immigrants to the U.S.
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.
