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And On Your Left, Folks, Check Out The Artichokes
Sustainable tourism and ecotourism - make way for agri-tourism.
Big Dig Presents A Speed Bump For Other Transit Projects
Securing federal funding for Massachusetts Transportation projects faces difficulties
Rural Sprawl
Rural America's newest big problem is how to handle sprawl.
A True Believer Discusses Urban Growth Boundaries
Urban boundaries are like religion -- if you are a true believer, you don't question.
Top 25 Safe/Dangerous Cities: Experts Criticize Rankings
Several criminologists say a new report by a private publishing company that ranks cities is flawed.
Top 25 Safest And Most Dangerous Cities
A new report ranks the nation's safest and most dangerous cities.
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.
'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.
Marketing The New Urbanism
The Town Paper profiles Peter Katz and his efforts to build and market new urbanist communities.
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.
Neal Peirce: Transportation Costs And Smarter Land Use
Transportation aid should be tied to smarter land use.
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.
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."
Survival Tips For Assistant Professors
Scholastic obligations, opportunities and pitfalls: dos and don'ts for the tenure-aspiring academician.
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.
'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.
Regional Leadership: The 'Absentocracy' Dilemma
Neal Peirce writes about 'Absentocracy' -- a revolving door of in-and-out leadership that's left many communities adrift.
Nuclear Waste In California Landfills
For the last decade, California has apparently allowed low grade radioactive waste to be placed in its municipal landfills.
An Eco-friendly Revolution In Cleveland
Green businesses, grass roofs, bike lanes, a and other eco-friendly projects take off in Cleveland.
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.
Pagination
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.