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St. Paul's $1 Billion Housing Plan Approved
The St. Paul City Council approves the Mayor's plans for the creation of a creation of a $1 billion housing fund.
Rebuild It Big!
The World Trade Center is not a memory, but an aspiration.
Strong Regional Agency Proposal Failing
An effort to replace the San DiegoAssociation of Governments with a stronger agency is failing.
Inside Scoop On L.A.'s Billboard Ban
The Planning Report interviews a Los Angeles City Council member on the movement to ban billboards -- and not just in L.A.
Landscape Design For A Semi-Arid Climate
New York landscape and urban-design team wins design competion for Santa Fe's new Railyard Park and Plaza project with a design suitable for a semi-arid climate.
Breaking Up Los Angeles
A six-year campaign to break Los Angeles from the San Fernando Valley will finally go to the voters.
Casino Boom In The Midwest
Midwest cities are relying on casinos as a reliable generator of economic activity.
City Versus Suburban Living Debated
A Philadelphia suburbanite and city dweller debate the merits of city living versus living in the suburbs.
Making Downtown 'Pedestrian-Oriented'
Tom Gustafson, a former speaker of Florida's House of Representatives, has secured $400,000 to study how to make downtown Ft. Lauderdale more suitable for pedestrians.
Redrawing Neighborhood Boundaries To Combine Rich And Poor
Officials in St. Petersburg have looking at combining two older neighborhoods, one wealthly and the other depressed, to help create a better bond and hopefully increase investment in the depressed neighborhood.
The Future Of Mixed Use Town Centers
Developers met recently in Las Vegas to learn from several successful mixed use projects.
Apartment REIT Grief
Due to multifamily's short-term lease structures, it is the REIT most sensitive to shifts in the economic climate.
A New Model For Solving Urban Congestion
Los Angeles' $2.4 billion Alameda Corridor rail project required only a moderate amount of federal money.
Highway Traffic Snarls May Impact Ambulence Service
Several CT towns are charging the State DOT with funding a solution to address the public safety threat caused by a large-scale highway construction project.
Private Club Car Provides Respite From The Masses Of Transit
As NY area commuting patterns shift and trains are getting less comfortable, more eyebrows are raised over a pricey, members-only club car on Amtrak.
Would You Live Next To A Nimby?
Are Nimby's good for planning or not? BBC Online gives a UK perspective.
WTC Architectural Guideliness Force Mediocrity
An architectural critic charges that the design guidelines required for the WTC rebuilding will ensure mediocrity.
Massive Florida Development Clears Legal Hurdles
A large Northeastern Florida Development clears a major legal challenge.
Campuses Find Sustainability
University campuses have become a perfect place to experiment with sustainable and 'green' design.
Is The Model City Of The Information Age Hitting The Skids?
Portland is suffering a crisis that threatens the future of this once buoyant, expanding Northwest market.
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.
