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Urban Web Deliveries Struggling
With a former Marine logistics officer at the helm, Kozmo.com struggles to make on-time deliveries in its 11 urban markets.
California Could End Clear-Cutting
California may soon ban clear-cutting in state forests but this major environmental development puts politicians "in the hotspot between the timber industry and the increasingly tree-friendly public."
Georgia Town Named 'Intelligent City of the Year'
LaGrange, GA provided all of its 27,000 residents with free Internet access and telecommunications services.
Searching For The Right Smart Growth Plan
Richard Lov asks if we can act fast enough before sprawl does irrevocable damage or will we still be searching for that right smart growth plan?
Sustainable Development Silicon Valley's Way
Silicon Valley has something that L.A. lacks--private sector leadership.
Creative Funding For Resorts
Despite flush economic times, developers are often forced to find creative ways to fund upscale resorts.
HUD Grant to Revitalize Neighborhoods Near Campuses
Department of Housing and Urban Development announces a $7.5 million award to colleges and universities to revitalize neighborhoods near their campuses.
How Do We Want To Grow?
Utah's controversial Legacy Highway raises a question faced by many regions of the West: as the booming economy accelerates development and sprawl, how do we want to grow?
Philadelphia's Neglected Neighborhoods
Since last Thursday 25 buldings have crumbled and officials say another 3,100 are in imminent danger of collapsing.
Cleaning the Cheasapeake
Grass-roots oyster farming initiative may bring important economic and environmental benefits to Cheasapeake Bay.
Eco-Friendly City to Cut Hundreds of Trees
Residents of Berkeley,CA, endorse the cutting down of hundreds of trees to avoid repeating a fire disaster.
The Dirty Secret Over US Parks
The growing problem of dirty air over national parks is disappointing tourists and keeping some away.
Exploring the Unmaterial World
Will the Internet make architecture irrelevant? How does the global economy affect large-scale projects? What is junkspace? Wired Magazine talks to the world-famous architect Rem Koolhaas.
Swapping Land For Safekeeping
A deal with the Bureau of Land Management could shield 3,000 acres of mountain land in Colorado's Boulder County, from development.
Minorities Now Majority
California's marks historic milestone as non-hispanic white population -- a majority since 1860 -- falls to 49.8 percent.
Master's Degree in Public Housing Offered
HUD and University of Maryland to offer Master's degree in Public Housing.
Kissing Up to the Community
Once seen as saviors, dot-coms are causing problems in communities; some high-tech businesses in San Francisco are trying to make amends.
Infrastructure Planning is Key to Smart Growth
Success of regional trade industry depends on speed in moving goods. Are you planning for it?
LAUSD's Failed School Planning Efforts
The Planning Report presents an excerpt from KCRW's Which Way L.A.? with key players arguing both sides of this $200 million fiasco.
Hispanic and Asian Populations Expand
Hispanic and Asian populations are the nation's fastest growing minorities.
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.
