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Philadelphia: Sprawl And Blight Winning
In a Sunday editorial, The Philadelphia Enquirer charges that the last half century of planning has only increased blight and sprawl.
Arizona's Failing Smart Growth Strategy
Despite attempts to control growth, Arizona's efforts at smart growth are a messy patchwork, and aren't working.
Web-based Program Offers 3-D View Of The Earth
A web-based program lets users view the earth in 3-D.
Ten Years After L.A.'s Riots
Writer Peter King walks along Los Angeles' midsection to see what's changed in the decade since L.A.'s riots.
Nuclear Waste: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
As the debate rages over using Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste site, critcs argue that it's impossible to assess the long-term impacts.
M-Commerce: Implications For Planning?
Telecom companies in major urban areas are quiety upgrading cellular towers to the next generation of faster wireless networks.
American Main Street Award Winners Named
The National Trust for Historic Preservation namees five winners of the Main Street Awards, towns lauded for their revitalization efforts.
Smart City: A New Radio Show
Smart City is a new, weekly hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life.
Portland Considers New Subregions
Portland is considering dividing the region into economic subregions. Is this a recipe for disaster or a secret way to expand the urban growth boundary?
X-Rated Shops Moving To Suburbs
As rents in revitalized downtown areas increases, adult businesses are being forced out to the suburbs.
New Mall Development Becomes Brutal
This front page Wall Street Journal article features a glimpse into the infighting that has arisen as a result of the over-malling of America.
New Chief Of VDOT Faces Tough Challenges
The new VDOT commissioner, Philip A. Shucet, will lead a transportation department that faces massive cuts and a criminal investigation.
Urban Farming Ideas
Feeding more people on less land is a practical consideration planning should investigate.
Fueling The Hydrogen Age
A California startup is betting on genetically reengineered algae as the next alternative energy source.
A Victim Of Globalization?
What is the impact of globalization on the nation's small towns?
Low-tech, Low-cost Device Transforms A Nation's Economy
It is small enough to be carried on a bicycle and simple enough to be repaired without any tools. It is changing the economy of a nation.
FL School Board May Be Unable To Build On $1.2 Million Tract
Citrus County School Board members this week are hastily trying to wade through the complexities of Florida's Development of Regional Impact rules to understand what can be done with a $1.2 million plot they've purchased.
Detroit Developing Crash-warning Systems For Cars
Cutting-edge research aims to improve car safety.
The Riverkeeper: Patrol To Protect River From Pollution
Corporate farming and urban sprawl threaten the Kansas River.
Sister Cities Program Needs A Boost
Neal Peirce says there is a global need to boost the Sister Cities program.
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.
