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Raising The Sustainable Roof

Roofing professionals' task force defines sustainable roofing and outlines best practices.

March 11 - Professional Roofing

The Problem With Malls

All is not lost for shopping center developers and managers, if only they would think about consumers.

March 11 - The Washington Post

Invest in your community: Buy Clothes

Community-run clothing stores are a growing trend in the rural West.

March 11 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Humor: Laughing With Us Or At Us?

The planning profession makes "The Onion".

March 10 - The Onion

From Suburbia To Ethnoburbia

Traditional conceptions about suburbia no longer reflect modern suburban reality.

March 10 - UrbanPhoto


A Call To Redesign American Public School Facilities

The design and building of new schools is increasingly seen as an opportunity to encourage integrated planning and smart growth thinking.

March 10 - New Schools, Better Neighborhoods

Are 'Bland' Suburbs Things of the Past?

Colorado's local governments and new suburban homebuyers are asking developers for "something different."

March 10 - The Denver Post


Unintended Consequences Of Sprawl

As formerly somewhat rural areas gain residents, more "urban" services are required.

March 10 - The Detroit News

Car-Sharing Has Rolled Into San Francisco

Mayor Gavin Newsom wants San Francisco to become the nation's car-sharing capital.

March 10 - The Sacramento Bee

Congress Stalls; Traffic Slows

Failure to reauthorize a long term transportation spending bill may cause delays, higher costs for local highway and transit projects.

March 10 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2003

From congestion charging to Wal-Mart's impact, Planetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2003.

March 10 - Planetizen

Nobody Knows Where Chinese Culture Is Heading

In a headlong rush to modernise, China's people and traditions risk being left behind.

March 10 - BBC News

Shunning Wal-Mart, Shunning Freedom?

In this editorial, a University of Maryland Professor writes that efforts to keep Wal-Mart stores out of certain communities is 'un-American.'

March 10 - Ayn Rand Institute

Rapid Transit is the Only Way

Hawaii leads the nation in carpooling, though its own rates are experiencing decline.

March 10 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

FEATURE

Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2003

From congestion charging to Wal-Mart's impact, PLANetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2003.

March 10 - Abhijeet Chavan and Chris Steins

3-D Models Allow Visitors to See the Future

Advanced technology creates real-to-life representations of architecture before groundbreaking even starts.

March 9 - The New York Times

Green With Little Sacrifice

New cars don't have to be high-tech, or even extremely fuel efficient, to be green.

March 9 - The Christian Science Monitor

Transport Agency saves millions by buying used train cars

UTA in Salt Lake buys used train cars at a savings of $2 million apiece.

March 9 - The Salt Lake Tribune

China Embraces The Car

Increasing popularity of the private automobile is bringing big changes to China.

March 9 - The Washington Post

Suburban Identity Crisis

Companies are increasingly choosing regions over places.

March 9 - The Chicago Tribune

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.

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.