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Least Affordable States And MSA's In The U.S.
'Decent and modest' housing is out of reach for millions of Americans. Massachusetts tops the list of least affordable states; San Jose, CA tops the list of least affordable MSA's.
Transportation Costs And The American Dream
When it comes to choosing between mass transit and the personal automobile, the vast majority of Americans vote clearly -- with their feet on the gas pedal.
Gehry's Frank Wit
Architect Frank Gehry shines as a stand-up comic.
The History Of Memorials
Newsweek offers an insightful perspective into how memorials have changed over the last century.
Righteous Duo Preserves, Adapts Buffalo's Architecture
Musician/Artist Ani DiFranco and manager Scot Fisher work to save a landmark.
Looking to Suburbs to Do Their Part
Housing authorities in Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are doing outreach to landlords in the suburbs to give more options to housing voucher holders.
Air At Ground Zero Called 'Brutal'
In the two years since the attack, thousands of New Yorkers have contacted the World Trade Center health registry, reporting cases of persistent coughs, wheezing, shortness of breath and sinus inflammation.
Revitalizing Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is on the verge of a full-scale revitalization, and an ambitious new plan for 15 acres of parkland in the urban core could be the missing piece.
Fuel Of The Future: Hope Or Hype?
New technology holds the promise of a breakthrough environment-friendly fuel. Or it could be a red herring.
Who Is Really Designing The WTC Site?
Did you think that Libeskind won the competition to the design the new WTC site? You were wrong.
WTC Dream Becoming an Implementation Nightmare
Why the redevelopment of Ground Zero could be 'the most complicated, contentious and warily watched real estate venture ever undertaken.'
Manhattan's New Way Of Thinking
Two years after 9/11, it's lost jobs, lost bustle, gained humanity -- a city fazed, but moving on.
New Take On Density Changes College Town
Monster additions and a sea of cement allow more students to be packed into neighborhood.
London's Crossrail
Central London's four most popular tube lines are severely overcrowded. Yet government refuses to invest in a new rail line that would ease congestion and revitalize local communities.
Homeless Students Left Behind
Suburban school districts, 'unaware of federal and state legislation that guarantee access to education,' bar homeless students from schools.
Can San Francisco Learn From Vancouver?
San Francisco and Vancouver are remarkably similar. But while San Francisco has retained its neighborhood character, it has become a jewel that few can afford.
Blame It On Sprawl
Blackouts, obesity, heart disesase, diabetes, asthma, depression, drug abuse, poverty, crime, substandard schooling -- sprawl is being demonized for all of society's ills.
Miami Arts Center Flaws Slammed
Flaws in Miami's $265 million Performing Arts Center could compromise sound quality, and drive up cost by as much as $50 million.
Joel Kotkin: The Rise Of Second Tier Cities
Readers participate in an online dicussion with publicy policy expert Joel Kotkin about his recent article on the rise of the "second-tier" cities.
Pennsylvania Avenue Gets A Makeover
First Lady Laura Bush comes out of hiding to reveal new plans to revamp Pennsylvania Ave.
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.
