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Public Input On Homelessness Sought
Contra Costa County officials are asking for public input on solving the growing problem of homelessness.
Minorities Help Achieve Census Turnaround
U.S. Census Bureau says 67 percent of households returned Census forms and the declining trend of census response has been turned around helped by an improved response from minority communities.
San Francisco Growth Battle Heats Up
As dot-coms contribute to spiraling rents and driving out low-income residents and small businesses, voters have to decide how "accommodating the city will be to high-tech companies."
Buffalo's Costliest Housing Revitalization
Hope VI housing is the largest and costliest public housing revitalization project in Buffalo's history and will change the landscape of the Lower West Side.
Conservationists Criticize Tahoe National Forest Logging
Environmental group says that a Tahoe National Forest timber sale could damage over 2000 acres of habitat for the California spotted owl and other imperiled species.
California Hotel Business Sturdy
Theoverall hotel occupancy rate in Los Angeles County was 78.4%, justslightlyahead of 78.3% a year ago.
Japanese Weave A Convenient Web
E-Commerce revitalizes neighborhood corner stores.
About Freeway Soundwalls
Love 'em or hate 'em, soundwalls have become a very familiar sight on our freeways.
Internet Terminals Appearing Everywhere
Retail, transport nodes are favored locations for public Internet terminals.
HUD Unveils E-Maps
Need to know if the EPA is monitoring a site near a home you want to buy? Or want to know if there are any environmental hazards that your child walks by on the way to school?
Abitrary Endangered Species Boundaries?
Activists and developers accuse the use US Fish and Wildlife Service of simply drawing huge circles on the map to protect endangered species.
Why Measure Smart Growth?
If smart growth can be measured, cities and regions can be evaluated against specific performance standards, and our communities can grow smarter. But can it be done?
Dot Com Urban Flight
Droves of San Francisco Bay Area technology companies, are considering relocating to Sacramento or Washington state or Tennessee -- anywhere but here.
The City In A Garden Goes Green
With a twist on the traditional vision of urban green infrastructure, Chicago’s model projects not only improve aesthetics, but also provide environmental benefits.
The Sprawl Initiative
A dangerous ballot-box assault on the quality of life in the Sacramento region will appear before California voters in the form of Measure O.
Thousands Cleanup California Coastline
50,000 volunteers clean up California's coast as part of the 16th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
Which State's Coastline Is Most Polluted?
Which state's coastline was cited as one of the most frequently polluted in the nation according to the Natural Resources Defense Council?
New City; Virtual City Hall
The new city of Centennial, Colorado has built a city government, but they have no intention to of building a city hall.
Can Smart-Growth Groups Halt Sprawl?
A movement started in Oregon in 1975 is spreading as smart-growth citizen groups bloom in many states; Will they reshape our cities?
Does Al Gore Support Environmental Planning?
Gore's environmental planning efforts have failed. Activist are giving him one last chance. The San Francisco Examiner reports in a special feature.
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.
