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GAO Reports On Washington Transit
The GAO reports on the many successes at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, but notes that capital planning should be enhanced.
A Demographic 'Snapshot' Of The Nation
U.S. Census Bureau released statistics based on a national survey that provide a detailed look at the major trends shaping the nation.
Transit Oriented Development Vs. Park-and-Ride
Environmentalists and smart-growth advocates want transit officials to encourage transit-oriented developments, but suburban commuters want parking facilities and not much else.
Lifestyle Centers: A Hot New Trend
Big developers say lifestyle centers are too small to bother with. But consumers love them.
HUD Pushes Homeownership Over Renting
The Bush administration's housing policy, which emphasizes homeownership for the poor over rental assistance, plans to scale back funding for low-income tenants and could intensify the shortage of affordable housing in cities.
It's Too Expensive To Do Business In Los Angeles
According to a study for the L.A. Downtown News, Los Angeles is far more expensive for businesses than neighboring cities.
Traffic Scares Pedestrians On Main Street
Traffic problems have grown so bad in one Buffalo suburb that some people are afraid to walk across Main Street.
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Does Centralized Planning Work?
Trees Ordinances: A Thorny Issue
Property rights is not the only reason for the controversial nature of tree ordinances regulating tree-cutting on private property.
Anti-Logging Movement Revives Activism
As a response to what they claim is a "well-funded timber industry with friends" in high places, the anti-logging movement has stepped up its efforts.
Don't Build Big Homes
Americans should embrace houses that satisfy their real needs, and not mansion houses or castles designed to make a statement.
Neighborhood Resolves Historic Preservation Disputes
How did Mayfield resolve the differences between residents views on historic preservation?
Takeoff From Tijuana?
Can't decide where to site an airport? How about a bi-national terminal across the U.S.-Mexico border?
Reviving An Urban Prairie
The challenges of bringing back a patch of native prairie in Missouri.
Housing Is Essential To Economic Revitilization
CNN fn's Market Call interviews ULI President Richard Rosan on federal housing policy.
Are Eco-friendly Buildings The Future?
Developers, architects and planners are working together to build the next generation of modern buildings -- eco friendly green buildings.
Smart Growth And Sprawl In Texas
Would smart growth strategies actually drive up housing costs and increase traffic in Texas?
Plan To Change Missouri River Flow Abandoned
A controversial proposal to change the flow of the Missouri River to protect endangered wildlife has been abandoned.
The Los Angeles Transit Underclass
Residents of the Los Angeles Valley paid millions for transit and got nothing.
Residents Oppose Los Gatos Subdivision
Opponents of a subdivision in Los Gatos, CA, are concerned about traffic and redwood trees.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
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.
