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When Boomers Retire...
Baby Boomers' retirement expectations are redefining an industry.
Massachusetts' Efforts To Help Its Cash-strapped Cities
Massachusetts state legislature proposes a bill to assist localities in managing recent budget cuts.
Pasadena's Queen Of Historic Preservation
Claire Bogaard has successfully led the preservation movement in Pasadena, CA, for three decades.
Transportation Funds Siphoned Off To Reduce State Deficit
Transportation officials in Illinois struggle to find ways to deal with the siphoning off millions of state transportation funds.
Concerns Grow With Indian Casinos
In only a few years, Indian tribes in California have developed Vegas-style casinos across much of the state.
Are Neighborhood Councils Improving Governance?
The Planning Report interviews the General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to assess the success of neighborhood councils on governance.
The Homestead Land Rush
The area around Homestead struggled to recover after the 1992 Hurricane Andrew. Now it is experiencing a land rush as South Florida approaches buildout.
Justice Dept. Intervenes In Local Zoning Dispute
The Justice Department accuses a county of religious discrimination and is threatening a lawsuit.
Density Is A Virtue
Writing in a Boston Globe editorial, David Dixon explains why Americans' fear and loathing of density is ironic and dangerous.
Tenleytown Knockout: Self-defense For Communities
Residents of Tenleytown have perfected a self-defense technique to fight development and re-development proposals.
A City Is Successful When Its People Are Happy
Enrique Penalosa, the Mayor of Bogota, discusses how transportation has changed the nature of this Colombian city.
Mega-Mall Ignites Development Boom
As homes and offices multiply around the mega-mall, roads and schools are being pushed to the limit.
Los Angeles Blacks Roiled Over Renaming Storied Street
Residents of Crenshaw Blvd. say that city hall's proposal disrespects the culture embodied by the road and its name.
Chicago's Last Frontier
Environmental and industrial interests work together for the revitalization of the former Steel Belt of Chicago.
Plans For A London Of Boulevards
London's mayor plans to transforming 100 open spaces in the city into pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares to create a European-style city of boulevards.
The Death Of Malls
The Mall is headed for extinction. What will take its place?
A Bohemian Student Enclave: A Trailer Park
Eighty trailers serve as "a bastion of individuality and creativity" on a corner of the UC Irvine campus. They are scheduled for demolition.
A World Model For Urban Living
Vancouver, the city awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, is a world model for urban design and quality of life. it is envied for its ability to develop attractive high-density downtown residential neighborhoods.
A Portrait Of America's First Tier Suburbs
Suburbs continue to dominate the United States' economic, social, and political landscape, writes Bruce Katz.
The Real Cost Of Walmart's Discounts
Why have nearly 200 communities fought to keep big-box stores out?
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.
