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Audacity, Democracy, Grief: Memorializing Ground Zero
As proposals stream in, nuance and need are delicately weighed.
Study Analyzes Transportation Spending In 7 States
A new study by the Joyce Foundation finds that the Midwest -- long the nation's transportation hub -- is falling behind in addressing traffic congestion, air pollution, and other critical transportation problems.
Wal-Mart's Infill Strategy?
Wal-Mart builds a 3-story store inside a vacant department store at an enclosed mall in a dense Los Angeles neighborhood.
Michigan's Transportation Mistakes
A new study analyzes how Michigan spent its transportation funding.
Charleston Considering Form Based Zoning
Charleston City Council considers new municipal zoning regulations — and quite possibly the future of city life in Charleston.
Form-Based Codes: A Solutions For Cluttered Roadways?
Traditional zoning and parking requirements have contributed to the cluttering of the nation's commercial roadways. Neal Peirce comments on an alternative called "form-based codes."
The World's First Free Wireless Nation
The Polynesian Island of Niue has launched the world's first free nation-wide WiFi Internet access service, available to residents and tourists.
The Anti-Tax, Smart Growth Connection
It would be ironic if anti-tax conservatives were in fact unknowingly creating strong incentives for smart growth. This may be what's happening in California.
Experts Link Obesity To Sprawl
Health experts believe that suburban sprawl is responsible for American's bulging waistlines.
Supply Chain Access
A logistics airport is being built in southern California to address the nation's import and export needs.
Urban Revitalization: Differences Between U.K. And U.S.
An interview with U.K. deputy prime minister John Prescott; he talks about the urban policy differences between the U.S. and U.K. as well as London's bold congestion charging experiment.
The New Sport: Urban Exploring
For the new breed of 'urban explorer', the thrill is finding history in abandoned buildings and underground tunnels.
Cities For Sale
In an effort to raise money, cities are turning over their public spaces to advertisers
The Car Is King
Despite the billions spent on public transit, 75% drive to work, and only 4.7% use public transit.
Does Sprawl Really Make You Fat? It's Not That Simple...
While New Urbanists suggest that urban sprawl may be responsible for expanding waistlines, detractors think otherwise.
The Eleventh Smart Growth Principle
Among sprawl's many negatives you can add that it can also be unpatriotic, writes Joel Hirschhorn in a PLANetizen Op-Ed.
School Transportation: Back To The Past
Communities around the country are working to take school transportation back to the way it was.
Selling Car Pool Lane Access On eBay
Washington State officials may use eBay to auction single-driver access to HOT lanes to find out their true value.
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The Eleventh Smart Growth Principle
Sprawl is reaching military installations and threatening the nation's defense capabilities.
Interests Groups Push For Changes To Houston Light Rail
Metro's board considering modifications to its 2025 mass-transit plan
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.
