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Kerry Criticizes Bush's Environment Policies
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) assailed the Bush administration's policies on the environment.
Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2002
PLANetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2002 -- from the best places to live to understanding the impact of 9/11 on our cities.
WTC Finalists: Which Design Is Better?
Herbert Muschamp reviews the two finalists in the Ground Zero design competition and chooses his favorite.
To Beautify L.A., Just Add Water And Stir Renewal
Los Angeles considers a waterfront plan for the L.A. River - a concrete sluice.
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Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2002
PLANetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2002 -- from the best places to live to understanding the impact of 9/11 on our cities.
HOPE VI And The New Urbanism
Can communities eliminate low-income housing to make mixed-income communities?
Housing Conversion In Downtown Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Conservancy finds 4,255 housing units are being developed in downtown's older and historic buildings, in at least 35 separate projects.
Housing And Neighborhood Data For New York City
A new report documents many of the housing changes that have affected New York in the last decade.
Conservations Seek To Cut Down Millions Of Trees
Conservationists are calling for the removal of millions of trees to help save one of Britain's most important natural habitats.
Behind MapQuest
Wired Magazine interviews Dave Schafer, general manager of MapQuest.
Cities Of Ideas
Must successful cities now be "cities of ideas"?
A Castle In Suburbia
Until recently, the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra was distinct for having nothing unique. Until Phil Spector's castle was discovered.
U.S And Europe: Comparing Living Standards
Why are Europeans apparently poorer than Americans?
Bad News For The Environment
Considering President Bush's pledges for a clean environment and reduced dependence on foreign oil, the budget is "downright peculiar."
Virtual Reality In 60 BC
Oliver Grau's new book claims virtual reality isn't new.
Americans Invest In Parks And Open Space
This report by the Trust for Public Land, tracks the results of conservation ballot measures across the country in 2002.
Defense Dept. Claims Environmental Rules Hinder Military Mission
The Defense Department is trying to gain exemptions from environmental rules it says interfere with military training and readiness.
The End Of HOPE VI Housing Programs?
The Bush administration is seeking to end a 10-year-old program that has torn down or renovated tens of thousands of public housing units.
Redeveloing Brooklyn's Waterfront
Conflicting interests compete for waterfront redevelopment.
Is California Changing Detroit?
California's clean-air effort launched a quest for technology that is finally poised to offer a clean-air cars that use little or no gas.
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.
