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Sleek And Modern Is Back In LA Buildings
There is a demand in LA for futuristic buildings. The sleek lines of modernism are popular with image-conscious firms.
South Florida Searches For Sustainablity
With population booming and gridlock looming, the region needs a better answer than sprawl.
Revitalization Process Moving Forward In Tampa
Project by project, revitalization groups are buying up eyesores in West Tampa.
Las Vegas Working To Redevelop Downtown
The city of Las Vegas is purchasing parcels of downtown real estate to entice redevelopment in the area.
A Sheltered Downtown?
Pontiac is "trying hard to reinvent itself" by turning its downtown into a "regional entertainment district"...so it is squeezing out a 60-year old shelter for at-risk women and children.
Orange County Light Rail Study Released
The report offers three possible routes for OCTA's CenterLine system that appear to address concerns of cities and residents.
High Transportation Costs For Bay Area
Study finds that Bay Area households spend fifteen percent of their budget on Transportation.
Agency Missing The Train On Sprawl?
The Sacramento LAFCO is finding it difficult to control sprawl in the outer county.
Land Use Measure Put On Hold
Lawsuits have stopped a new Oregon law that would have required compensation for property owners affected by land-use regulations.
San Francisco's Building Competition
Reviving an old policy, developers in San Francisco must compete to build based on the building's architectural beauty.
Homes For LA's Poor
The federal government is providing millions of dollars to rehabilitate homes for sale to LA's poor.
HUD's Media Campaign To Combat Homelessness
U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment launched a star-filled media campaign to help combat homelessness.
Fear Of Toxin In Tap Water Rocks California Valley
Discovery of high toxic levels in tap water has set off a "political and scientific scramble" in Southern California.
Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson
Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.
Infill Housing In Los Angeles: Will It Work?
What is required to make market-rate infill housing in the Los Angeles area work? The Urban Land Institute reports.
Sneak Peek At The Mouse's New House
Disney begins monorail sneak previews of its new California Adventure Theme Park.
Community Helps To Plan New Development
A developer is listening to and working with residents hoping to gain community support a large housing project.
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Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson
Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.
Houston's Innovative Smog Plan
Houston officials have adopted a historic pollution plan aimed at erasing pollution by 2007.
Clinton Proclaims Yellowstone Of The Sea
President Clinton establishes 84-million-acre zone as the single largest nature preserve in 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.
