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Impact Of Zoning On Affordable Housing
Most of Massachusetts' problems with affordable housing can be traced directly to the state's zoning law.
Michigan State Commission To Curb Sprawl
Michigan Land Use Leadership Council is charged with recommending new land use rules to curb urban sprawl.
Reopening California's Tribal Casino Compact
California is negotiating to provide local governments more control over Indian casino development.
David Vs. Goliath: A New Model For Port Cleanup
A Los Angeles resident fights the mighty Port of Los Angeles for cleaner air... and wins. The result could be a new model for port cleanups.
State Cuts Force Cuts Of Heavily Used Transit Routes
Because of years of state stinginess and the economic downturn, Philadelphia's transit agency may eliminate several train lines and some of its most heavily used bus routes.
Ovrom Takes Over Embattled Los Angeles CRA
Bud Ovrom discusses the challenges ahead as he assumes the leadership of the CRA in LA in the midst of severe budget cuts and pending lawsuits.
Competing For Minneapolis' Largest Housing Site
The right to build the largest number of owner-occupied homes in Minneapolis in recent history is up for grabs.
A City That Is Constantly Rebuilding Itself
Tokyo's architecture is unique and "defiantly Japanese."
Museum Of Freedom At Ground Zero
A cultural complex planned at Ground Zero will include a Museum of Freedom.
Uncertain Future For The National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) could be weakened by recent government proposals and actions.
Campaign Of Sabotage
How government policies have inadvertently sabotaged public transit.
Over-regulated Housing Markets Create Sprawl
Over-regulated housing markets are expensive and the limited availability of land creates sprawl.
Indiana Funds Smart Growth Planning
Smart growth planning effor will include a public Education campaign.
Garden Of Eden Threatened
The wetlands of Southern Iraq, the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle East and considered to be the Biblical location of the Garden of Eden, could disapper in five years.
Caught On Tape: Builders Vs. Towns
A builder hired private investigators to go undercover, gain trust, and secretly tape city officlals for two years.
Former Industrial Town Reinvents Itself
A former mill town, Post St. Joe, FL. is now a top beach destination.
Scotland Land Reform: Feudal Relic Or Communism?
Scotland has dramatically modified land ownership laws by entitling small-scale tenant farmers to buy the land they rent.The new law will probably change the way Scotland is farmed and hiked
Interactive Architecture: Buildings That Change Shape
The future of architecture includes interactive structures that change shape.
Transit Justice
A suspect featured on 'America's Most Wanted' is arrested by police after not paying his fare on L.A.'s Blue Line.
The Impact Of War On The Environment
War can be devastating to the environment but sometimes nature benefits from human conflict.
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.
