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States Cutting Funds For Anti-sprawl Programs
A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council says states are reducing funding for anti-sprawl initiatives.
Is Architecture Magazine Closing?
Architecture Magazine's Editor-in-Chief discusses rumors predicting the magazine's departure.
Shaping The City: Gray And Green Infrastructure
"The Green Infrastructure Guide" published by the Regional Planning Partnership, a nonprofit organization based in Princeton, N.J., offers suggestions for protecting a city's green infrastructure.
Anti-sprawl Budgets Drying Up
According to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, states are cutting funds for open-space and "anti-sprawl" initiatives.
The 'Real Backbone' Of Cities
How do cities work? Neal Peirce looks at how cities are adopting a "neighborhoods approach."
Paramount,, CA: A Brave Turnaround
Declared a "disaster area" in a 1982 HUD study, the city of Paramount, CA, is fighting blight and remaking itself.
A 'New Deal' For Lower Manhattan?
Herbert Muschamp writes about the challenges architects, planners, and engineers face in rebuilding Lower Manhattan.
Baltimore Region Transit Plan To Expand
Baltimore region transit system will extend to Howard and Columbia counties.
A History Of Andres Duany And New Urbanism
American City and County features an in-depth discussion of the history, evolution, benefits and criticisms of the New Urbanism.
Using Transit For Community Development
A church-based community development organization is leveraging new rail transit to transform one of Chicago's roughest neighborhoods.
Computers Help Public Visualize Design Options
3-D modeling helps public visualize development alternatives.
NYC Needs A Simple Plan...Soon
Witold Rybczynski, professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, presents his views about rebuilding at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.
And The Winner Is...Hollywood?
Redevelopment efforts in Hollywood are responsible for the return of tourists and the Oscars, but current residents say all the new buildings have done little to improve the quality of life.
Modular Housing: The Future Of Housing?
A modular housing frame can be assembled in one day, and is ready for move-in eight weeks later -- for under $50,000.
Combatting Sprawl With A Radical Tax Plan
California legislators are considering a radical new tax-sharing plan that would change sales tax incentives on land use.
Boston's New Intelligent Transportation System
When Boston's new Central Artery opens in 2003, it will be nation's largest, most sophisticated, and most expensive system.
Proximate-commute Mapping
Wouldn't it be interesting if commuters could "swap" jobs for a closer job to their home?
Baltimore's New Transit Plan
Baltimore's transit planners have offered recommendations that would double the area's rail service over 40 years.
More Condemnations Being Blocked
A Connecticut judge rules that the city of New London was not explicit enough in defining conditions for condemnation.
Planners Weigh Options To Replace Seattle Viaduct
Replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct -- a vital commuter link for countless Puget Sound-area residents -- will be one of the most expensive and disruptive road projects in state history.
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.
