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The Case For Toll Roads
High-occupancy toll lanes work best on high-traffic roads. Without congestion, drivers have little incentive to pay the toll.
Innovative Financing For Downtown Hotel
Unable to find development interest in a hotel central to redevelopment efforts, redevelopment financing in downtown Los Angeles gets creative.
Alternatives To Buying A House In Toronto
Brad Mackay offer alternatives to buying a home as Toronto's housing market skyrockets.
Urban Sprawl Versus The Florida Gator
In the checkered saga of the Sunshine State's fast-paced growth, it is hard to find a more emblematic story than man's conflict with the alligator.
Creative Planning
America prides itself on being a classless society. But what if a certain class is responsible for giving cities their vitality and economic clout?
Questioning HOPE VI
HOPE VI project proposal raises concerns.
Supreme Court Upholds L.A. Ban On 'Sex Superstores'
A divided Supreme Court upheld a Los Angeles zoning ordinance that bars operation of more than one adult entertainment business at a single location.
Small Business Investment Vital For Downtown
Small businesses are a vital part of the plans for downtown revitalization in Columbus, OH.
Homeowner Lawsuits Slowing The Construction Of Affordable Housing
As California continues to face a housing crisis, developers complain their hands are tied from building more affordable housing by the cost of construction-defect lawsuits.
Learning From LA.'s Alameda Corridor
Neal Peirce writes that the nation needs more projects like the Alameda Corridor in Los Angeles.
State Mortage Program Rewards Mass Transit Use
New Massachusetts mortgage program encourages mass transit use by offering riders of commuter bus, boat, and rail services to qualify for home loans with no down payment.
Federal Court Upholds Religious Land Use Act
A federal judge in Philadelphia upheld the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) which exempts religious groups from most local zoning rules unless a community can demonstrate a "compelling" need for the zoning restrictions.
Hillsborough County, FL, Ponders Tighter Growth Controls
County looks at limiting non-essential developments, such as golf courses, that use large amounts of water.
A 'Smart' Solution For Urban Sprawl
MIT conference evaluates impact of smart growth movement on states and local governments.
Can Community Character Survive Gentrification?
Will this Houston neighborhood be able to retain it's flavor as land prices increase due to its proximity to downtown?
The Return Of Seattle's Monorail
Seattle's monorail was operating when the city hosted the World's Fair in 1962. Only now does it look like it might get built.
Documenting The Forgotten Malls Of Yesteryear
A New York duo spends its weekends tracking down dead and dying commercial centers.
Saving Suburbia?
It will take the brightest minds in architecture to save suburbia, says columnist John King.
The New Megacities
How do the world's new "megacities" cope with rapid urbanization?
Can We Tame Sprawl?
Advocates of "smart growth" may be fighting a losing battle against sprawl.
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.
