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Patron Derides Gehry's University Circle Brainstorm
At a dinner held by Cleveland's University Circle, Inc., a potential patron launced an unexpected 15-minute critique.
Producing Cartograms: Density Equalizing Maps
Map makers have long searched for a way to construct cartograms -- maps in which the sizes of geographic regions such as countries or provinces appear in proportion to their population or some other analogous property.
The UK's First Business Improvement District
After more than a decade of study, the first Business Improvement District is approved in the United Kingdom; safety, environment, promotion and transport are priorities.
Using Public Transit To Make Your Getaway Doesn't Usually Work
A bank robber escaped from a Chinatown heist into BART's underground tunnels, forcing part of the system to shutdown for four hours.
Conceiving A Sustainable Future In The Egyptian Desert
A progressive industrial park on the banks of the Nile aims to restore the balance between economic growth and environmental quality.
The New American Home: Hurricane-Proof
The 'New American Home' was built in accordance with the 2001 Florida Building Code, and withstood the recent Florida hurricanes.
The End of Oil
A Caltech physicist warns that fossil fuels -- and time -- are running out.
America's Obsession with Consumption
The greatest moral threat to the United States is not gay marriage, writes Derrick Jackson, but the inability to live within our means in a world of want.
Tracking Metropolitan America Into The 21st Century
An overhaul of the widely-recognized metropolitan classification system by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will refashion the both research and federal spending.
National Policy Needed To Help Cities Reinvent Themselves
Urban areas have been devastated by conscious and deliberate policies of government - now a reverse policy set is needed.
DC Neighborhood At The Crossroads
A slice of pre-gentrified life in a Washington, DC neighborhood.
Mapping The 2004 Presidential Election Results
Researchers at the University of Michigan prepare a fascinating set of maps and 'cartograms' showing the results from the 2004 presidential election.
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Cities Kill!
I keep saying, urban life is not for the faint of heart. New article in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association</em> (<a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/292/19/2372?view=abstractfp=2372&vol=292&lookupType=volpage">here's</a> the abstract; fulltext is subscriber-only) says that elevated ozone events correlate to increased deaths. <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//jtw40039f2.gif" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> They looked at 95 cities; here's the salient bit from the abstract:<br /> <blockquote>A 10-ppb increase in the previous week�s ozone was associated with a 0.52% increase in daily mortality (95% posterior interval [PI], 0.27%-0.77%) and a 0.64% increase in cardiovascular and respiratory mortality (95% PI, 0.31%-0.98%).</blockquote>
Commuters Get Lion's Share Of Inner City Jobs
The majority of better paying jobs in America's poor inner cities goes to commuters as opposed to local residents.
A Public-private Answer To Affordable Housing
As federal funds to subsidize housing dwindle, a New York nonprofit pledges $1 billion to ease the squeeze.
Maps Could Show Walking/biking Land Use Options
Cyclist urges mapmakers to include information useful to pedestrians and cyclists on maps.
Oregon's Land Use Planning Revolt
Oregon voters lash out against land-use planning.
Atlantis Located Claim Researchers
American research team claims to have found the site of the lost city of Atlantis described by Plato over 2000 years ago.
Is Wal-Mart Good For America?
PBS Frontline asks what is the real cost of Wal-Mart's famous 'everyday low prices'.
Urban Voters Are The Democratic Base
This editorial argues that the future of the democratic parties lies in reorienting the party line towards urban issues.
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City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
