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Finalists For Rebuilding Iraq
Mammoth construction management firms Bechtel and Parsons are the two finalists to be selected for a $600 million contract for rebuilding Iraq. [Link corrected.]
Does California Really Need More Planning?
According to Reason Research Fellow Chris Fiscelli, California needs market-oriented approaches, not restrictive land use controls, to grow smarter.
The Making Of Seattle's Park System
How Seattle's park system was created
Examining Urban Growth From Space
NASA presents compelling images and movies from space showing the impacts of growth and sprawl.
Breaking The Rules Of Suburban Development
The proposed mixed-use North Rim Village development, influenced by New Urbanism, would be the first true neighborhood in the San Antonio suburbs.
Cultures Of Cities: A New Data Bank
A special issue featuring reports and projects from 22 cities presented at the 4th European Biennial of Towns and Town Planners in Rotterdam.
Trends In Support Of Locally Owned Businesses
Campaigns for SLOB (Support Locally Owned Businesses) seem to be growing. Arizona is the latest example.
WTC Land Swap Deal Possible
A deal between Bloomberg administration the Port Authority and to swap the land beneath two airports for the World Trade Center property is gaining momentum.
Tributes With WTC Steel
Steel from the World Trade Center has been incorporated into the design of more than 250 tributes across the U.S.
TreePeople Blazing Trails With Green Building
TreePeople is building a community center and office complex that will generate both its own water and power, demonstrating that the future is now for green development.
Preserving Iraq's Heritage Sites
Iraq is one huge world heritage site, a unique storehouse of art and archaeology. Will the war destroy the 'cradle of civilization'?
Honoring Olmsted
Seattle, considered by some to have one of the best-preserved Olmsted park systems celebrates the legendary landscape architect.
More Big Dig Scandal: Firm Overcharged $31 Million
Federal auditors have concluded that one of the two companies managing Boston's Big Dig overcharged the public by $31 million.
A Naked Land Grab In Chicago
In democratic city design, the process is as important at the product. But Chicago doesn't work that way.
How Sustainable Is Development?
Do we really know enough to manage natural resources sustainably?
Top Ten Greenwashers
On April Fool's Day, Earthday Resources for Living Green released the eleventh annual "Don't Be Fooled" report. The report documents misleading advertising by companies polluting the planet.
Public Attitudes On Walking
Surface Transportation Policy Project measures the public's attitudes toward walking.
Gaining Weight
Michigan sprawl increases waistlines and health care costs.
Developers And Battlefields
Preserving battlefields for future generations seems the least today's generation can do.
SUV Sales Slowing Down?
According to a survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book car information guide, consumer interest in gaz-guzzling sport utility vehicles is waning because of high fuel prices.
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.
