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Public Parks More Important Than Schools?
Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne decides to use a budget surplus on expanding the state park system, when many expected more educational funding.
The Band-Aid Approach
By focusing resources on seemingly minor infractions like graffiti, some cities hope to discourage more widespread criminal behavior.
C'est Levee?
The Common Dreams website's quick visual reference guide to levee construction around the world -- and how woefully inadequate American levees were in New Orleans.
Towns: Small is Beautiful
Searching for a sense of community, sharing, and a connection with humanity? Move to a small town.
New Orleans: It's War
The debate over the redevelopment of New Orleans is now being framed as a "war", a "battle" and a even "guerilla struggle", with community organizations pitched against developers and politicians over policies and plans for rebuilding.
Rockefeller Center of Orlando?
Architects and planners hope to add an interesting block of buildings to "boring" Orlando.
Impacts of Northern Megaprojects Swamp Alberta's Housing Industry
While housing demand in the rest of Canada cools, Alberta homebuilders can't keep up with demand, and are literally turning homebuyers away because of shortages of materials and labour.
A Tough Year For Wal-Mart
But surely there are more corporate retailers to criticize in 2006?
The Berlin Wall Of Downtown St. Louis
The failed St. Louis Centre mall has divided development patterns, and boosters are waiting for an outside investor to make his move.
How The Other Half Worships
A new book chronicles the state of American urban Christianity in 21 cities.
A Public, Personal Shuttle Service -- For $1.25
Charleston institutes a "Flex-route" shuttle van service that could compete with local taxis.
Friday Funny: Colorado State Capitol Off Color
At least the holiday decoration looked better than a "radioactive, rancid birthday cake."
Has Las Vegas Become Too Hot For Even Big Developers?
A noted builder backs down in Las Vegas as construction costs wipe out margins. Is it smart business, or the start of something bigger?
Oxford Builds Affordable Homes To Maintain Standing In Academe
Shortage of affordable housing causes problems recruiting new faculty at one of the world's top higher education institutions.
Hybrid Houses
This could be the year that skyrocketing heating prices, plus incentives, really push efficient homes.
The Homeless Capital Of The Nation
A new report details just how serious the homeless problem is in Los Angeles County.
Does Triple-A Mean Triple Pollution?
The auto group is lobbying against a Pennsylvania program that would reduce vehicle emissions.
Cayuga Nation Regains Land Lost In 1779
Also known as the Iroquois, the tribe worked with a non-profit and college professors to make the purchase after centuries of effort.
Not Even Chump Change For D.C. Residents In MLB Deal
A mysterious figure is waging a lone campaign to revamp the city's arrangement with professional baseball on the Washington National's new stadium.
New Orlean's Massive And Controversial Teardown Effort
The fight over what, where and when to build -- or demolish -- in New Orleans gets muddier by the day.
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.
