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Slow Growth Mayor Offers No Apologies
West Linn, Ore. Mayor David Dodds is hated by developers and disliked by some former city council members - and he doesn't care.
Will Transparent Concrete Transform Cities?
Bill Price of the University of Houston is experimenting with translucent concrete and is aiming for fully transparent concrete.
The Future Of FHA And Multifamily Finance
What does the future hold for theFHA and what about the credit subsidy "problem?"
Politics And Building A WTC Memorial
The politics behind building a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center.
Architecture And Claustrophobia
People who suffer from claustrophobia find it difficult to live in modern cities like New York.
Shaping The City: Natural Light And Architecture
Roger K. Lewis discusses the role of natural light in the design of buildings.
Peirce: Landmark Brownfields Changes
Neal Peirce writes that there is a strong new national commitment to recovering brownfields.
Report Says Amtrak Lost $1.1 Billion
A government report says Amtrak needs more help.
Interview With L.A. Transit's New CEO
Roger Snoble brings A multi-modal transit vision to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency.
Dallas: Failure Of Visionary Planning
Dallas News charges that the city's failure to fund a new bridge is indicative of the city's lack of long-range, visionary planning.
New Jersey: Governor Fires Planners
After campaigning on an anti-sprawl campaign, New Jersey Governor McGreevey suddenly gutted the Office of State Planning.
An Environmentalist Finally Gets It Right
Reason Magazine reviews The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjorn Lomborg and concludes that an environmentalist finally "gets it right."
Emergence And Urban Design
Studio 360 features a conversation about Jane Jacobs, the who understood and celebrated "emergence" before it had a name.
Environmental Contractor Jailed
A South Carolina environmental contractor is jailed for falsifying storage tank tests.
The Doughnut Effect On British Cities
Britain's inner suburbs are paying for the success of inner city revitalization.
Inclusionary Zoning: Lessons Learned In Massachusetts
A new report evaluates inclusionary zoning from a policy and legal standpoint and includes case studies.
Arizona Fights Sprawl
If local communities don't have funds to purchase desert lands as preserves, it's only a matter of time until they're developed.
The WTC Memorial Debate Continues
The efforts to create a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center are uncoordinated.
Retro Metro: Readers Respond
Readers respond to an article about D.C. officials' interest in reviving the streetcar to tackle transportation problems.
New Jersey Closes Office Of State Planning
In order to cut costs, New Jersey Gov. McGreevey has effectively closed the state's planning office.
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.
