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Maryland Moves Ahead With Controversial Plans For Super-Highway
The plans, once thought to be dead, will connect several counties in lower Maryland.
City's Strategic Plan Attracts Town Center Developer
Within one year of adoption of its Strategic Plan, the City of Largo, Florida has attracted a $145 million investment for development a mixed-use town center.
The Oak Tree As Unsung Hero
No other tree, the author says, played such an integral role in the creation and development of human civilization.
Destiny USA: A Real Green Mega-Mall
The ambitious renewable energy goals of the $20 billion mega-mall are real, says Joel Makower.
New Jersey's Transportation Infrastructure On Verge Of Collapse
A study predicts dire consequences for New Jersey's roads if more isn't done to combat road conditions and public transportation woes.
Weak Transit Costs Metro Detroiters Dearly
Region spends more on transportation than almost any other
Toronto A Dangerous City For Pedestrians
Despite a Pedestrian Charter, the Canadian city is decidedly unfriendly towards those on foot.
Automobile V. Public Transportation In Shanghai
China's largest city struggles to manage the growth in automobile ownership among its newly wealthy population.
Where L.A. Riots Flared, A Housing Boom
Developers are turning the lots of South Los Angeles into new apartment complexes and condos.
Declining Rural Towns Offer Free Land
Reminiscent of the Homestead movement, towns across America's heartland offer free land to new residents.
The Carpet Capital of the World
The city of Dalton, GA has thought of a new use for the 16,000 tons of carpet waste it puts out every year -- use it as fuel.
Cleveland's Housing Court
Is it good for the community? The neighborhood? The block? These are the questions that drive decisions in one city’s housing court.
Insider's Advice On How To Make L.A. Safe
A prominent retiring Los Angeles Police Commissioner offers his recommendations on how to make the city safer.
Hot Air About Global Warming
The outcome of the G-8 summit was empty rhetoric about global warming.
A Primer On America's Megapolitan Areas
Megapolitan areas extend into 35 states, including every state east of the Mississippi River except Vermont.
Old Pittsburgh Superhighway To Find New Life As Bike Trail
An 11-mile stretch of road and inter-connecting tunnels will become a new bike/wilderness trail.
Real Estate: Too Hot To Handle?
The yield advantage of REITs over stocks is far slimmer than it was two years ago, when payouts averaged near 7 percent.
Author Explores Collapse of Old Civilizations
The author of "Guns, Germs and Steel" turns his attentions to ancient civilizations -- and what modern society can learn from their collapse.
Small Town America Redesigns Itself Into Prosperity
A design workshop by the NEA and the National Trust for Historic Preservation is quietly promoting small-town economic development and viability.
Stormy Hurricane Season Ahead
Scientists predict a stormy hurricane season this year. Is global warming to blame?
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.
