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Expressways For Sri Lanka?
Are expressways the right traffic solution for the island nation of Sri Lanka.
Proponent Of Smart Growth Gets Death Threat
Architect and planner who joined a Smart Growth advocacy group receives a death threat.
A New Tool For New Urbanism Projects
Nashville Planning Commission adopts the Transect.
Oil Lands Lay Fallow As Bush Pushes For More
Despite 30,000,000 unused acres, the Department of the Interior hopes to lease more environmentally-sensitive areas to drilling firms. Watchdogs argue VP Cheney is using the plan as corporate welfare for his industry cronies.
SigAlert: The Story Of L.A.'s Famous Traffic Alert System
What does the 'Sig' stand for in Southern California's 'SigAlert' traffic warning system?
Transforming A Landmark Urban Park
A campaign to refurbish Los Angeles' notoriously violent MacArthur Park may be working.
Bike Trail From Maine To Florida Is Planned
The East Coast Greenway, a cyclist's version of the Appalachian Trail, begins in Calais, Maine, and ends in Key West, Florida--at least on paper.
Community-Based Planning Finally Wins One
Azusa's former city manager, Rick Cole, marks the significance of the recent vote in favor of a smart growth development plan for Monrovia Nursery in Azusa.
Political Wrangling Defeats Illinois Housing Bill
The Cook County Recorder of Deeds blocks a new $10 fee on real estate documents that would have subsidized rental assistance programs.
Friday Funny: Which American City Are You?
Take this quiz and find out which city suits your personality.
Renewed Interest In Renewable Energy
The U.S., once the leader in renewable energy, has fallen behind while other countries commit to ambitious targets and European nations gear up to sell clean energy to the developing world.
Retired From City Management But Still In-the-Game
Former CAO of Culver City, Mark Winogrond reflects on the state of planning in California and the need for planners to be more proactive in determining the future of their respective communities.
Los Angeles
How the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) is trying to reverse this desertification of Owens Lake.
Sprawl Politics Traps Americans In Blandburbs
Joel Hirschhorn examines the power of the "sprawl lobby", and its impact on the American landscape.
Neal Peirce: Detroit's Massive Urban Renewal
Neal Peirce compares 20th-century renewal plans with Detroit's New Urbanism-based formula for a massive urban renewal.
'Alls' -- America's New Malls
The conventional enclosed mall is in decline as developers around the nation replace it with a new retail attraction that aims to recreate the atmosphere of a vibrant downtown.
Drive-by Photography
Project to use van equipped with digital cameras aims to to build a nation-wide database of 15 million buildings.
Why Building 'Smart' Is Hard
There are a host of obstacles which, when taken together, render building smart growth projects both more difficult and less profitable than building conventional sprawl.
Retirees Choosing 'Traditional Neighborhood Developments'
There is a growing preference of retirees for "traditional neighborhood developments" which are intended to resemble actual "traditional neighborhoods" in many ways.
Color Chicago Green
Among America's largest cities, Chicago seems to have captured the green championship.
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.
