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The World's Poshest Streets

A recent survey lists the world's highest rent districts for retailers.

November 7 - International Herald Tribune

Need A Ride?

Washington State is selling some serious transportation options on eBay.

November 7 - The Seattle Times

Disconnected Urbanism

Paul Goldberger on the damaging impact of cell phones on our sense of place.

November 7 - MetropolisMag.com

America's Most Literate Cities

A new study conducts a 'literacy profile' of America's 64 largest cities.

November 7 - University Of Wisconsin, Whitewater

True Community Involvement In Planning

A Baltimore County plan would reward developers that substantially incorporate community suggestions into their plans.

November 7 - The Baltimore Sun


California Cities Adopt Urban Growth Boundaries

California voters decided on two dozen land use ballot measures on November 4.

November 7 - California Planning and Development Report

The Hybrids Are Coming

Japan's newest models of the fuel-efficient vehicles are poised to take the American car industry by storm.

November 6 - International Herald Tribune


Minnesota To Institute Toll Lanes

Solo drivers could pay up to $3 for use of the "sane lanes."

November 6 - Star Tribune

Paris Grows Up

Paris will lift its 30-year-old ban on high-rise construction.

November 6 - Yahoo! Newswire

Prominent Urban Planners Win Council Seats

Urban planning may be a good foundation for a political career. Three urban planners, including William Fulton, are elected to the Ventura City council.

November 6 - The Los Angeles Times

FEATURE

ASLA 2003 Annual Meeting & Expo

Landscape architects, allied professionals and students gathered in New Orleans, Louisiana to participate in the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

November 6 - Abhijeet Chavan

America At Odds With Its Land?

An Indian columnist offers his perspective on California's fires and city-slicking deer.

November 6 - The Times Of India

Encouraging Transit Villages

Livable Places has developed a fact sheet with incentives cities and counties can provide to assist transit-oriented development.

November 6 - Livable Places

Planetizen Special Report: ASLA 2003, New Orleans

Landscape architects gather in New Orleans to participate in the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

November 6 - Planetizen

Automobile Manufacturers Marketing To Preschools

It's never too early to market the automobile-centric lifestyle.

November 6 - The Detroit News

Connecticut: Health, Smart Growth and Sprawl

A Hartford Courant Op-Ed discusses strategies for creating healthy communities.

November 6 - The Hartford Courant

Wal-Mart Shops For Voters

The discount store's 'lowest possible prices' come at too steep a price for Contra Costa County, CA.

November 6 - AlterNet

After The Flames

Ecologists examine the long-term impact of wildfires on air, soil, and wildlife.

November 6 - The Christian Science Monitor

Cleveland's Population Continues To Fall

Tom Bier discusses the imbalance between suburban construction and the region's growth and its implications for Cleveland's future.

November 5 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cities Facing Major Wastewater Challenges

Cities across the nation are collectively facing hundreds of billions of dollars in desperately needed repairs and upgrades to storm and wastewater systems.

November 5 - USA Today

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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.

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.