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And On Your Left, Folks, Check Out The Artichokes

Sustainable tourism and ecotourism - make way for agri-tourism.

December 10 - The New York Times

Big Dig Presents A Speed Bump For Other Transit Projects

Securing federal funding for Massachusetts Transportation projects faces difficulties

December 10 - The Boston Globe

Rural Sprawl

Rural America's newest big problem is how to handle sprawl.

December 10 - The Christian Science Monitor

A True Believer Discusses Urban Growth Boundaries

Urban boundaries are like religion -- if you are a true believer, you don't question.

December 10 - The Oregonian

Top 25 Safe/Dangerous Cities: Experts Criticize Rankings

Several criminologists say a new report by a private publishing company that ranks cities is flawed.

December 10 - The Washington Post


Top 25 Safest And Most Dangerous Cities

A new report ranks the nation's safest and most dangerous cities.

December 10 - Morgan Quitno

Architect Barbie?

Mattel Inc., is asking young girls and their parents for their opinion on what Barbie should be next: a librarian, a policewoman or an architect.

December 10 - Construction.com


'Master-plan' Communities Tackle Housing Shortages

Small homes, multi-family dwellings, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, pedestrianare some of the solutions developers are employing to address severe housing shortages caused by lack of available land.

December 10 - BizJournals

Marketing The New Urbanism

The Town Paper profiles Peter Katz and his efforts to build and market new urbanist communities.

December 10 - The Town Paper

Growth In The Heartland: Challenges And Opportunities

This report brings together a large body of new information about both the nature and costs of development patterns in the "Show-Me" State.

December 9 - The Brookings Institution

Neal Peirce: Transportation Costs And Smarter Land Use

Transportation aid should be tied to smarter land use.

December 9 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The Journey To Middle Class

The second in a series of four articles that tell the stories of immigrants who are changing the face of the Old South.

December 9 - The Washington Post

Atlanta: A Mini-Los Angeles

A "new pluralism" is sweeping the Old South and Atlanta is leading the way. Some call it a "mini-Los Angeles in the making."

December 9 - The Washington Post

Survival Tips For Assistant Professors

Scholastic obligations, opportunities and pitfalls: dos and don'ts for the tenure-aspiring academician.

December 9 - Planetizen

Breaking Down California's Negotiations Over Water

Former Department of the Interior official, David Hayes, analyzes the negotiations ongoing over urban water needs in California.

December 9 - The Metro Investment Report

'The Sticker Shock Of Sprawl'

Do you know how much that house in the suburbs costs in terms of commuting expenses? Many are unaware that they pay more for transportation than housing.

December 9 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Regional Leadership: The 'Absentocracy' Dilemma

Neal Peirce writes about 'Absentocracy' -- a revolving door of in-and-out leadership that's left many communities adrift.

December 9 - Citistates Group

Nuclear Waste In California Landfills

For the last decade, California has apparently allowed low grade radioactive waste to be placed in its municipal landfills.

December 9 - The Los Angeles Times

An Eco-friendly Revolution In Cleveland

Green businesses, grass roofs, bike lanes, a and other eco-friendly projects take off in Cleveland.

December 9 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Biodiversity And Smart Growth

The Funders' Network's translation paper on the impact of suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment argues that opportunities for progress would be created by smarter growth policies.

December 9 - The Funders' Network

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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.