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New Criticism Of Libeskind's WTC Design
New questions are being raised about Daniel Libeskind's vision for Ground Zero.
MA Endangered Species Act Is Byzantine
The costs and delays of wetlands development rules prompt Massachusetts officials to consider changes.
Jacksonville Seeks To Expand Skyway Rapid Transit System
Jacksonville weighs options whether expanded avenue would make a good corridor to run its underperforming Rapid Transit System.
Life After Sprawl In Los Angeles
Civic leaders and the University of Southern California roll out a new urban policy "action plan" for Southern California.
Transit Solutions Require Devolution And User Fees
Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation argues in support of devolved powers for transportation planning and for user fees to support new projects.
Wright's Utopian Residential Neighborhood
Usonia -- 47 hourses over 97 acres of hills in the New York City suburb of Pleasantville -- was the community Frank Lloyd Wright developed.
Operation Snow Fence: Saving Lives And Dollars
With PennDOT cooperation, high school students install miles of living snow fence along I-79 to improve safety, establish wildlife habitat, and beautify the countryside.
More Carpool Lanes For L.A.?
A proposed new 31-mile stretch of carpool lanes from Studio City to Thousand Oaks would cost $3.36-billion.
Univ. And City Team Up For Neighborhood Revitalization
Ohio State is trying to improve its neighborhood by transforming a 7.4-acre site into a mixed-use project intended both to attract shoppers and stimulate investment.
Smart Growth Plan Promotes Leapfrog Development?
Does the 1999 'Town & Country Plan' for Columbia, South Carolina promote leapfrog development?
Structural Reforms Examined For California's Budget
California Director of Finance Steve Peace discusses the challenge ahead in brokering a state budget agreement.
Sadfly's Struggle For Historic Preservation
A Georgia town struggles to fight growth by documenting its African American cultural past.
Is There Rocket Fuel In Your Salad?
Study finds the water sources of major cities such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have been contaminated with a component of missile fuel and poses health risks to 20 million people.
Starter Mansions Popping Up All Over Inland Empire
Southern California's Inland Empire, once the home of inexpensive tract homes, is attracting more high-end development, leaving more homebuyers priced out of region.
Special Report: The World's Water Crisis
BBC World Service investigates the world's growing water shortage.
Surveillance Nation, Part Two
MIT's Technology Review continues its in-depth examination of the proliferation of public monitoring technologies.
Challenges Abound For Historic Preservation Efforts In Havana
Havana's chief preservationist discusses the challenges of preserving the past and avoiding the planning mistakes of wealthier nations.
London Underground's Tube Games
The London Underground offers a series of online games, including subway car racing.
Ground Zero Memorial Competition Begins
A design competition has been launched to select a memorial for Ground Zero.
Multi-Family Rental Market Alluring Traditional Home Builders
Randall Lewis discusses the forces that led to the redirection of the focus of his 50-year old family business from traditional home building to master planned apartment 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.
