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Kansas City: Three Strategies For Success
Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.
Myth Of Social Capital In Community Development
The traditional understanding of "social capital" is fundamentally flawed.
Los Angeles Goes Green
Los Angeles is no longer content to be the smoggy, energy-hogging city of the past.
Downtown Los Angeles Poised For Renewal
The prospects for downtown Los Angeles, the "last big urban frontier in the US," are bright.
Why Isn't The Bay Area A Center For New Urbanism?
Even though New Urbanism wouldn't exist without the Bay Area and its visionaries, the movement still lacks a presence in the region. Why?
The Most Crowded Communities In CA
Analysis of the 2000 census indicates that the most crowded communities in California are desolate rural towns.
Architects Envision The Future For WTC Site
Noted architects envision the future of the World Trade Center site.
The Fiasco Of Suburbia
Author James Howard Kunstler takes an incisive look at the dilemma of open space conservation as a means of salvaging community.
What Makes For Good Ferry Design?
San Francisco Bay Crossing Magazine offers up a curmudgeonly-review of the new Alameda – Oakland ferry, Peralta.
A Medieval Model: The Future Of Urban Planning?
Steven Johnson discusses the challenges urban planners face in creating the cities of the future that offer protection from terrorism.
Sarasota's Urban Services Boundary Working
Sarasota's urban service boundary has worked remarkably well in encouraging in-fill development. But a shift in strategy may change things.
A New Sprawl Index In The Making
"Sprawl" has become a common, everyday word, yet until now it had little definition other than "I know it when I see it."
California Cities Under Pressure
A new report examines local growth controls and residential development policy in California cities.
HUD's 2002 Income Limits Published
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development releases fiscal year 2002 income limits.
Eco Terrorists Convicted
It's much harder for the FBI to catch and convict these anti-growth terrorists than you might expect.
Texas' Big, Bold Transportation Plan
Texas Governor Perry's transportation plan would create 4,000 miles of new transportation corridors across Texas for $175 billion.
Eco-friendly Development With 'Rain Gardens'
"Rain gardens" can filter and cleanse polluted urban storm water.
Broward County Losing Ground In Green Space Battle
Broward County, FL., is losing the battle over the last remaining pristine green space.
France's Most Advanced City
Issy-les-Moulineaux is the most advanced city in France.
Mountain Ecosystems Threatened
A U.N. report warns that mountain ecosystems around the world are in danger of suffering long-term environmental damage.
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.
