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Ohio Township Faces Development Dilemma
As development spreads to a rural ohio township, calls for "smart growth" are being hindered by state law.
Cleaning Up Waterways
Ursinis College is offering courses to help citizens do more to restore and protect waterways.
What Can Portland Teach Los Angeles?
Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Portland gives his perspective on what it will take for L.A. to shape its future in a livable way.
Higher Sewage Bills For Sprawl
The city's sanitation district is being asked to use its fees to discourage urban sprawl.
The Regional Impact Of The Port Of Long Beach
Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Roy Hearrean elaborates on the importance of the port to the region's economic health.
Leader Of Redevelopment In So. CA Dies
Norman J. Priest was a member of the team that completed CA's first major redevelopment project: Bunker Hill in L.A.
Untangling California's Transportation System
Increasing traffic, collapsing roadways, and insufficient public transit may be symptoms of the state's next big crisis.
Rails To Highways?
Transportation officials are targeting a railway corridor for a new expressway needed to relieve traffic woes.
Suburban Mayors Tell Cleveland To Back Off
Leaders of neighboring communities accuse the city of forcing unwanted development.
It's A Mall World
Television looks at the history of the mall.
The Most Expensive Home In The U.S.?
Microsoft's Gates applies for a permit to add a room to perhaps the most expensive home in the U.S.
Carfree Times: The Future Of Hyrbid Cars
The March issue of Carfree Times features a discussion on the future of Hybrid cars.
A Candid Look At California's Housing Crisis
State Director of Housing and Community Development Department Julie Bornstein speaks on the current housing situation.
CA May Finally Win On An Energy Issue
California may win 160,000 acres of Sierra Nevada wild lands and alpine lakes currently owned by PG&E and SCE.
Planning For Density
California Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal speaks on increasing housing density to battle housing shortages.
Zero Waste
Seattle has adopted the "Zero Waste" concept in its solid waste plan. Proponents say it is a "win-win" strategy.
Visions Of Green
An ambitious private fund-raising effort aims to transform metro Detroit into a region of natural with the help of a strategic plan for linking green corridors throughout the seven-county region.
Fighting For The Neighbourhood
Community groups are keeping a close eye on City Hall in North America's eastern-most city.
Seattle's Building Codes Vs. Earthquakes
Good building codes helped save Seattle from major earthquake damage.
No Neighborhood Trust In Los Angeles
If you want a neighbor you can count on, move to Montana. Angelenos are the least trusting in the nation.
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.
