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Ground Zero Finalists Asked To Revise Designs
The two teams selected for the final round of the Ground Zero design competition have been asked to revise their design to address engineering problems at the site.
The New Urbanism Icons
New urbanism, mixed-use, transit-oriented development -- are becoming the new college buzzwords.
Urban Planning For Inner City Youth
The National Building Museum empowers urban teens through CityVision project.
Un-plain Ways To Reinvent The Plains
In the search for a new vision for vanishing heartland, rural towns consider digital hubs, wind farms, and a 'buffalo commons'.
Book Review: 'Before The Deluge'
Deirdre Chetham's book "Before The Deluge: The Vanishing World of the Yangtze's Three Gorges" is a "quiet epitaph" for the region to be submerged by China's massive Three Gorges project.
New Policies Threaten National Forests
New policies would allow more logging of large tracts of national forests by timber companies.
The Silent Redevelopment Of The West Side Of Midtown Manhattan
Jonathan Bowles writes that another Robert Moses-sized project has flown under the radar.
The Forgotten Region
Teresa Fogelberg discusses the challenges faced by the 12 former Soviet countries as they look to build a cross border, sustainable future.
What Atlanta Learned About Privatizing Water
While many cities are looking at water privatization deals to counter enormous water infrastructure and maintenance costs, Atlanta is taking a step back.
Good Urbanism: RiverPark Master Plan
Oxnard, CA: 700 acres of abandoned gravel-mining pits and a failed commercial project to be transformed into a model economically viable, livable community.
Predicting The Top Regional Issues Of 2003
The Citistates Group predicts the dominating regional issues for 2003.
NJ Transit Official Indicted In Ethics Case
A New Jersey transit official has been indicted for allegedly demanding and accepting more than $17,000 worth of gifts.
Choosing Between Forests And Jobs
New provisions could weaken Clinton-era forest protections.
Drought Brings Gardening Ban
Aurora residents are banned from planting new vegetable and flower gardens as the city enacts the area's toughest drought restrictions.
Philadelphia Considers Trading On Its Name
Officials in the city are reviewing whether to let companies use the city as a marketing tool as a way to generate money.
Compact For A Sustainable Bay Area
Six Bay Area agencies plan for the future.
Living Without Oil
As war looms, the search for new energy alternatives is all the more urgent.
Pollution Cloud Could Travel To U.S.
A brown pollution cloud dubbed the "Asian Express" could cross the Pacific Ocean and reach the U.S. in 4 to 10 days.
Report Urges Canada Urban Land Cleanup
NRTEE is developing a national brownfield redevelopment strategy in order to ensure that Canada is a global leader in remediation.
City's Struggle For A Stronger Downtown Is Succeeding
Though it still faces challenges, the revival of downtown Seattle is succeeding.
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.
