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Phoenix's Downtown Homeless Campus

The Arizona Republic praises the city and county for their work in creating a modern, attractive campus for the homeless.

December 30 - The Arizona Republic

The Latest In Bus Tracking Systems

San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency is adding GPS units to all lines within five years.

December 30 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Can Pedestrian Life Survive?

The holidays remind columnist Roberta Gratz about how quickly pedestrian life is fading from most communities.

December 30 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Technology Transforms Taxis

Electronic screens with news and sport scores, wireless Internet connections, televisions, and surveillance cameras are transforming the taxi.

December 30 - The New York Times

Smart Codes In Your Community

HUD publishes an updated version of "Smart Codes in Your Community: A Guide to Building Rehabilitation Codes."

December 29 - HUD News


Fastest Growing And Biggest States In US

Ten states with the most people account for over half of the US population. And the nation grew by 3.4 million people.

December 29 - The Los Angeles Times

EPA: Smart Growth At What Cost?

Under the guidance of Christine Todd Whitman the EPA has found religion in smart growth. The Wall Street Journal questions whether this is good.

December 29 - Wall St. Journal


Landowner Wants More Homes On Conservation Land

A Florida landowner offers hundreds of acres of land for a wildlife preserve in exchange for approval to double the number of homes on his ranch.

December 29 - The St. Petersburg Times

Gov. Bush's Bill To Link Classrooms And Development

Governor Jeb Bush is pushing a growth plan that considers availability of classrooms before approving development.

December 29 - The St. Petersburg Times

Who Has The Nation's Worst Roads?

California has the nation's worst roads, followed by Louisiana, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

December 28 - Transportation California

San Francisco's Dirty Housing Secret

Although San Francisco's Chinatown is popular with tourists, it hides the city's worst housing conditions in high-density SROs.

December 28 - The Los Angeles Times

Clinton-Era Sierra Nevada Plan Upheld

A Clinton-era plan to protect old-growth forests in the Sierra Nevada will be implemented by the Bush administration.

December 28 - The New York Times

Town Not Ready For The Cutting Edge

A smart growth proposal for a transit village which would preseve open space in Kingston Massachusetts is defeated by voters.

December 28 - The Boston Globe

County Considers Curbing Malls, Walled Subdivisions

County Commissioners, Zoning officials,and planners in Palm Beach County, FL, are investigating ways to revise zoning regulations to encourage traditional development.

December 28 - Sun-Sentinel

Fiscalization Stalks The 'Burbs

Officials and planners in Agoura Hills, CA, argue over the efficacy of big-box retail.

December 28 - The Los Angeles Times

Frank Lloyd Wright Gem's Days May Be Numbered

A building designed by celebrated architect Frank Lloyed Wright is deteriorating rapidly and preservationists are worried that it may not survive.

December 27 - The Orlando Sentinel

When Affordability And Preservation Collide

Affordable housing and historical preservation -- two things America's cities desperately need. Yet, conflict occasionally arises when developers are repeated sent back to the drawing board to make infill developments fit in with community character.

December 27 - The Columbus Dispatch

Central Florida County Is Demanding More From Developers

Residents and county officials are tired of seeing their open land disappear with little benefit going to the community at large, and as a result have begun holding developers to higher standards.

December 27 - The Orlando Sentinel

The Future Of Planning Support Technologies

Why aren't these cutting-edge planning tools in the mainstream planner's toolbox?

December 27 - Planetizen

Carfree Times

The January, 2002 issue includes a feature article on how the center of Athens in being rebuilt for the 2004 Olympic games.

December 27 - Carfree Times

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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.