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Architecture For The People
New York City Housing Authority's architect David J. Burney works to prove that public housing need not be "banal" or poorly designed.
Billion-Dollar Urban Village Planned
Ramsey, a city known as a stoplight amid RV dealerships, will break ground on a billion-dollar plan to turn vacant farmland into a transit-oriented urban village.
Unearthed Marker Plotted Detroit's Future Growth
Long buried, 200-year-old pillar marks start of Detroit's mile roads.
Census Reveals A Steep Decline In Concentrated Poverty
The surge in high-poverty inner-city neighborhoods reversed in the 1990s, but hidden problems remain.
Historic Planning Summit In Contra Costa
A historic growth summit brings together 200 elected and planning officials to shape the region's future.
Heritage Tourism: The Real-Life Ramona
California's heritage is used to sell tourism in the state.
Is L.A.'s Pro Football Stadium A Myth?
Team owners are meeting in Philadelphia. Insiders say the league will review proposals to renovate or build a new stadium in Los Angeles.
Roads Just Redistribute Growth
A study in the Spring, 2003 issue of JAPA finds that roads just redistribute growth, but transit-oriented development could balance the disparities.
This Is Student Housing?
College dorms are being replaced by plush residences as collegees use private developers to build new units.
Can 'Granny Flats' Solve Affordable Housing Crisis?
Under state law, counties and cities must devise new rules for so-called "second-dwelling units" to help ease the state's affordable housing crisis.
Walking To Work Not So Pedestrian
Philadelphia's Center City is the nation's largest "24-hour" downtown.
The Rewards Of Growth Planning
Arlington, Virginia, is an example of how smart planning can make the difference between a sleepy suburb and major metropolis.
An Updated Critical Theory Of Modernism
Michael Mehaffy argues that traditional architects need an improved understanding of Modernism in order to counter its apparent resurgencein recent years.
Nation's New Brooklyns: Large, Fast-Growing, And Diverse
A wave of immigration is reshaping traditional white suburbs into fast-growing "New Brooklyns."
Is Architecture Destroying The Thames?
London's historic riverscape is disappearing under architectural setpieces.
Benefits of Rain Gardens and Xeriscapes
Rain gardens and xeriscapes help conserve water and cut costs.
Smart Growth Vs. Economic Development
An expansive new research facility pits smart growth against economic development.
Affordable Housing At The Cross Hairs
Exclusionary zoning and its effect on housing affordability
Transit: The Politician's Best Friend?
Wendell Cox reflects on the promises of politicians to solve the problem of traffic congestion in the Toronto area by improving public transit.
Koolhaas' Atlas: '30 Spaces For The 21st Century'
Celebrity architect Rem Koolhaas compiles an "atlas" of our emerging new world.
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.
