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DOJ Involved In Religious Land Use Dispute
Justice Department works to uphold constitutionality of 3-year-old federal law that helps religious groups in zoning clashes.
Public Housing Trespass Ban Upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to invalidate a Richmond housing authority policy to keep nonresidents out of city housing projects.
Transit-Oriented Development For Fairfax County
A massive mixed-use complex is planned for the urban center of Fairfax County.
How Architects And Engineers Behave When Disaster Strikes
Building failures are like detective stories. At first, no one knows who should be blamed.
Power Politics At Ground Zero
Critics say architect Daniel Libeskind is "overreaching" by demanding greater control of the rebuilding at the site of the World Trade Center.
New 'Micropolitan' Cities
A new Census designation create 'micropolitan' areas for urbanized communities with 10,000 to 50,000 population.
Segway: The Sidewalk SUV?
Thirty-six states have approved Segway use on public sidewalk.
County To Approve $1 Billion Land Deal
Despite threats of lawsuits, Riverside County, CA is poised to adopt a $1-billion conservation plan that will govern growth for the next 75 years.
Is Amtrak Back On Track?
Amtrak is showing signs of revival.
Best Places To Retire
Retirees use the Web to find ideal communities without moving too far from friends and family. By Steven Savides
Chicago's $1.5 Billion Rail Plan
Chicago makes a massive investment in its aging freight rail transportation infrastructure.
A New Monorail Era For Las Vegas
Southern Nevada's Regional Transportation Commission receives environmental approval for a four-mile $650M monorail extension.
High-Tech Helps Buses Get Ahead Of Cars
Buses use a special "queue-jumper" lane which gives them a green light before other lanes.
How To Make A Place Walkable
Streets can be tamed incrementally, one intersection at a time.
PBS Docmentary On Gentrification
A 90-minute account of the "the politics and pain of gentrification" premieres tonight on PBS.
Californians Raise Roof Over New Housing
The two biggest developments in the West, just north of L.A., revive an enduring debate over growth.
Computer Game Helps Students Learn Urban Planning
Students learn about urban planning by playing SimCity, a popular computer game that involves designing and managing your own city.
The Elusive Airport-Subway Link
Planners have been trying to link San Francisco's BART to San Francisco International Airport since 1956. Now it may finally happen.
Unclogging Chicago's Rail Congestion
A $1.5 billion plan aims to rejuvenate the Chicago area's overloaded and outdated freight rail system which causes traffic backups at hundreds of railroad crossings.
Making TODs Work: Real Life Lessons
A project manager gives a real-world account of the successes and failures of one of the nation's most closely watched new transit-oriented communities.
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.
