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Tallahassee-Leon County's New Planning Director
Wayne Tedder is the new planning director for Tallahassee-Leon County, overseeing a staff of 29 employees.
Does Your City Attract Corporate Relocations?
See how relocation experts rank U.S cities for corporate expansions and relocations.
Utah Governor Offers Smart Growth Carrot To Cities
New program offers funding, technical assitance if cities commit to Smart Growth.
City Approves Largest New Urbanist Development
Top national planner says Durango's "epic plan" would be a smart-growth "benchmark."
A Small Town's First Part-time Planner
A refreshing article about a planning commission in the small town of Rutland, MA, that hires its first part-time planner -- and appreciates him.
When Gangs And Rail Collide
J. Eric Priestley tells a story about gang confrontation on the nation's busiest and deadliest light-rail line.
Suburb Plans To Raze Entire Downtown And Build A New One
Lake Zurich, IL, plans to create an entirely new downtown district within an existing town after razing the existing one.
Downtown Plans Favor Big Development Over Public's Needs
The author argues against big development plans that do not consider community needs such as the one to bring the NJ Nets basketball team to Brooklyn with a new stadium.
National Complacency Keeps Expats Abroad
What makes a country attractive (or unattractive) to live in? An expat's perspective.
Tribe Offers Casino Deal
A California Indian tribe has proposed a 'tax for monopoly' initiative that would allow casinos to expand as much as the market allows.
Citywide Fiber-optic Ring To Aid Economic Development
Provo, UT City Council approves $39.5 million to build citywide fiber-optic system.
Stories From The Nation's Deadliest Light-rail Line
Ben Quiñones shares his observations about traveling on L.A.'s 'Ghetto Blue' -- the busiest and the deadliest light-rail line in the nation.
Mayors Urged To Contain Sprawl
At a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, Rochester Mayor William Johnson urged nation's mayors to control sprawl.
Houston's Makeover
After years of national criticism about Houston's livability, the city is trying to remake itself -- fast.
The Stairway That Killed Main Street
Architect says onerous building code requirement frustrates Toronto's efforts to intensify.
The Inclusionary Housing Policy Trend
Cities and counties throughout California are developing 'inclusionary zoning' programs. But do they work?
Engaging Estate
Hither Lane pulls you into its masterful private realm.
Billboards: Private Intrusion Into Public Space
A Canadian municipality successfully defends its anti-billboard by-law at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Brazilians Live In Fear And Squalor
Brazilians live in fear and squalor while politicans debate what to do about the thousands living in squatter settlements.
Disney Sells Celebration
The Walt Disney Co. ends its experiment in urban planning and sells Celebration to Lexin Capital, a private real estate investment firm for an undisclosed amount.
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.
