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FEATURE
Practice What You Teach?
Buying a home in a New Urbanist neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon becomes a practical lesson on the line separating academic discussions on New Urbanism and personal lifestyle choices for Professor Sriram Khé.
Who Is Responsible For The Hurricanes?
Devastating hurricanes are a sympton of a larger problem.
WA Is Short On 'living-wage' Jobs
Demand for "living-wage" jobs exceeds supply in Washington.
Run Over By Cars In Montr
Some say too many cars in Montréal are ruining the city's quality of life.
Model Lighting Ordinance Released For Comment
The International Dark-Sky Association has released its draft Model LightingOrdinance for public comment.
Transportation Agency To Borrow $1.1 Billion
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to borrow more than $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to jump-start freeway and rail projects.
56% Of US Colleges And Universities Plan Student Housing Construction
Public-private partnerships surge ahead as states cut back budgets.
Letting Pedestrians Cross The Street
Oregonians don't treat pedestrians as traffic obstacles.
Is Sustainability Killing Architecture?
In today's quest to add value at all costs, are we not losing sight of the most important aspect of all -- the architecture itself?
Houses That Defy Hurricanes
Jonathan Zimmerman designed this house in Pensacola Beach, Fla., to withstand 300-m.p.h. winds. It was undamaged by recent hurricanes.
Smart Growth Is Quality Growth
Steve Cash promotes high density development.
Denver's Urbanism
David Adjaye, the most "fashionable architect of the moment," discusses Denver's urbanism and the future of architecture.
The Right Track For Arizona
Arizona's Proposition 400 will be decided by voters in November.
Columbia's New Planning Dean
The new dean of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia outlines his vision for the school's future.
Sierra Club's Challenge To Sprawl Campaign Supports Infill
Usually known for fighting sprawling development, the Sierra Club also uses its legal weight to support good infill as well.
The UK's 'Ciabatta Cities' Syndrome
Urban degeneration marches gnarled hand in chain store glove with redevelopment, writes the Guardian's architecture critic.
BLOG POST
Extreme E-Learning, Virtual Worlds, And Public Spaces
<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20040924-secondlife.jpg" alt="Screenshot of Second Life" align="right"/><br /> <br /> Wired has a story about university professors about taking online education to a new level -- <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,65052,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3">teaching classes in a 3-D virtual world</a>. The virtual world in a "massively multiplayer " online game called <em>Second Life</em> includes a developed economy, neighborhoods and communities, all manner of vehicles and the ability to create nearly anything imaginable.
Government And Architecture
An exhibition explores the state of government architecture in this country today.
Mobile-home Decay
Problem of abandoned or storm-wrecked single-wides pushes states toward controversial 'predisposal' fee on new units.
Should Consumers Pay Full Freight For Retail Development?
A California city's deal with a retailer raises questions about who ultimately bears the cost.
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.
