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Founder Of Columbia, Md., May Be Departing
A nationally recognized developer of planned communities failed to renew the lease for its Frank Gehry-designed headquarters.
How Medians Are Making A Difference
An innovative program in Chicago combines job training with city beautification.
Don't Segregate Boomer Communities
Communities intended for those over 55 and are being placed in the middle of planned developments that have all ages.
Eco-worshippers?
Is some environmentalism a radical ideology or even a form of religious fundamentalism in moderate clothing?
Housing Development Takes Another Course
Despite community pressure, the City of Waukegan, IL must allow a developer to build a housing subdivision through a golf course, making many nearby residents angry.
Tension Harboring Over Land Reclamation Policy
Conservationists and planners in Hong Kong at odds over the government's continued practice of land reclamation, which threatens the country's famed and historically significant harbor.
Immigrants, Domestic Migrants Head For Different Metropolitan Magnets
In this report, author William Frey finds that regions like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco gained significant numbers of immigrants between 1995 and 2000, but at the same time lost domestic migrants to faster-growing metropolitan
The Return of Fascist Architecture
Did Fascist Architecture get a bad rap? Many, who say that you can appreciate it outside of its temporal context, say yes.
A Collaborative Approach to Growth
Residents' input comes first in planning for a possible development in Fagan Canyon.
It's Aquatic. It's Epic. But Is It Real Art?
A proposal to build a landmark piece of sculpture sparks a debate over artistic taste and the city's identity.
Maryland Suspends Land Purchases For Preservation
Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. suspends purchases of land for preservation citing a need to revamp the state's land conservation program.
Sewers and Smart Growth
Applying Smart Growth in Cape Cod entails major changes in the waste water treatment infrastructure.
City Targets Renters For Redevelopment
Ventnor, NJ, tries to reduce density and renters in a "blighted" neighborhood.
Tips On Planning Green Buildings
An integrated planning process is the key to a green envelope.
Granholm's Way
Michigan's Smart Growth Governor embraces new approach to prosperity
$81 Billion Sought For Roads, Rails
Regional planners in Southern California are unveiling a plan to raise $81 billion for new freeway and transit projects over the next 30 years.
Wal-Mart Cancels Plans To Build 'Supercenter' Over Aquifer
Wal-Mart cites environmental concerns for abandoning plans to build a "supercenter" over an aquifer but the retail giant also faced strong community opposition.
Does Suburbia Deserve A Warning Label?
Is the smart growth movement confusing the cultural impacts of convenience with the impacts of sprawl, wonders columnist John King.
Designing for Gold
NYC organizes a design competition for the Olympic Village for if the city wins the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The Malling Of America
The unabated malling of America is a trend that may end badly -- for communities and households.
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.
