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Why We Neglect Historic Preservation In Low-income Neighborhoods
Historic preservation and urban revitalization may seem perfect pairs, but the two rarely meet as often as they should.
Getting Ready For Mickey
In September, Hong Kong will become the fifth city to host a Disney theme park -- including the world's first dedicated subway line.
Advocates For Healthy Housing
Environmental justice and tenant advocates aren’t waiting for legislators to write tougher policies to protect people from lead paint, mold and other hazards in their homes. They are getting together to document these problems – and winning
Legal Considerations For TOD
An attorney outlines the legal challenges for developers interested in transit-oriented development.
Being Cool Isn't Enough, A City Needs A Soul
To be successul and vibrant, cities should have a sense of moral purpose, says Steven Greenhut.
Condo Crazy In California
As housing prices skyrocket, the conversion of apartments to condos becomes popular. What will happen to rental stock?
A Letter From Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs writes a letter to New York City Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council.
Are Planners Irrelevant?
If we as planners don't do better in defining ourselves, we risk being seen as irrelevant and superfluous, writes Leonardo Vazquez in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.
Can Miami Handle Condo Growth?
A Miami neighborhood is undergoing a complete transformation as condo developers rush in.
Smart Code In Wal-Mart's Home Town?
A reporter attends a SmartCode conference and speculates on how New Urbanism principles could help Bentonville, AR -- home of the original Wal-Mart and the company's headquarters.
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Overcoming the Comfort of Powerlessness
If we as planners don't do better in defining ourselves, we risk being seen as irrelevant and superfluous, writes Leonardo Vazquez. Do planners assure their own powerlessness by ignoring those in power?
Public Housing Transformation And The Hard-to-House
A new study examines whether housing authorities adequately meet the needs of hard-to-house residents living in public housing.
Raising Fees To Subsidize Affordable Housing
Should cities begin significantly raising development fees to finance affordable housing?
Comparing Stadium Deals In Big And Small Cities
Smaller cities pay a much higher price to build professional sports stadiums than big cities do.
Oil in an Age of Scarcity
The Canadian national newspaper The Globe and Mail begins a week-long look at what 'peak oil' will mean for the world.
Nature-Deficit Disorder
Is is possible to reconnect childhood with nature?
In Search Of A City
A new book depicts Los Angeles in all its multiplicity.
A Clean-Energy Mega-Mall
Who would believe that the next big thing in renewable energy is being driven by a tenacious commercial developer with strong GOP affiliations and 25 mega-malls under his belt?
132 U.S. Mayors Embrace Kyoto Treaty
A bipartisan coalition of 132 U.S. mayors are pledging to have their cities meet the Kyoto Treaty that President Bush has rejected.
Mapping A Community's Health Needs
A Toronto website sheds light on community 's health needs.
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.
