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Land Managers Discuss Fragmented Ecosystems
A seminar addresses the challenges of managing fragmented habitats.
It's Official: Drive-In Theaters Have Historic Value
Azusa Foothill Drive-In's designation as a California historical resource gives it a fighting chance against demolition.
How Much Does Growth Cost?
A study in Georgia reveals that housing is far more costly than business, farms or forests, and bring in far less revenue.
Urban Chic In Tulsa
New urbanist infill development sprouts in Tulsa, and downtown living becomes cool.
What To Do When A Big-box Retailer Comes Knocking?
The Philadelphia Inquirer features a four-part series, on new uses for abandoned big-box store sites.
Transforming Downtown Los Angeles
Reinventing downtown Los Angeles will lead the city to maturity.
TeleCom City: Redevelopment Gone Wrong?
An effort to build a new "TeleCom City" in Everett, just outside Boston, pits government redevelopment against business property rights.
Enron Field. Oops.
The Houston Astros want to get out of a naming rights agreement for its ballpark, saying the name is tarnished.
Home Sweet Home In A Trailer Park
To some it's an urban junkyard, but to it's close-knit residents -- it's a community.
The Environmental Cost Of Meat
Growing meat consumption around the world has catastrophic environmental consequences.
WTC In The Movies
Sarah Boxer examines the role of the World Trade Center towers in the movies.
Redeveloping The Rockaway Peninsula
City officials announce a new plan to develop a 308 acre neighborhood in Southeast Queens.
Urban Transportation And American Cities
An exhibition highlights the history of urban transportation in U.S. cities.
The Twin Towers Broader Legacy
New York's Twin Towers were part of an economic development deal that left a broad legacy in metropolitan New York.
How To Solve The Problem Of Sprawl
Neal Peirce reviews various approaches to tackling the problem of urban sprawl.
The Least Affordable Place To Buy A House
The National Association of Home Builders has released results of a survey of the least affordable places to buy a house.
Klamath Water Wars: Federal Biologists' Efforts Unjustified
The National Academy of Sciences says federal scientists had "no substantial scientific foundation" to protect endangered fish by denying water to farmers in the drought-striken Klamath Basin under the Endangered Species Act.
Ohio: Are Growth Controls Too Restrictive?
Samuel Staley and Matthew Hisrich argue that while Ohio can't ignore growth, it also should not make growth controls too restrictive.
World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets
Cushman & Wakefield researches the most expensive retail location in the world. Would you believe $700 per square foot?
Barracks To Townhomes: Public Housing
A young architect returns to the East L.A. projects to make them safer and more livable.
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.
