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Prop 35: California Architects Unite For Fair Competition
California architects want access to public-sector design projects.
Housing Ordinance Could Aid Families
Pleasanton's City Council is considering a housing ordinance that would eserve housing for very low- to moderate-income families.
Wisconsin Gets $9 Million for Parks
Wisconsin gets $9.3 Million in federal funds for park research and land purchases.
Green Light for Park Expansion
WWII women shipbuilders in Richmond, CA, Kaiser Shipyards were honored at aceremony on Saturday, October 14, 2000 in a newly created historic parkcommemorating their work.
Gridlock At LAX - What's The Solution?
Los Angeles International Airport, one of the world's major airports, is too small to handle the growth that's expected in the near future.
New Trend: Malls Out-Mixed Use In
Hollywood and Pasadena are the sites of TrizecHahn projects that shift the focus from malls to mixed use developments. Is this a risk?
Will Planning Fail In San Francisco?
Once a beacon of liberal activism and Bohemian charm, this city looks increasingly like the epitome of New Economy capitalism.
For the Greater Good
A broad definition of "public purpose" stirs criticism of eminent domain.
New Growth Report on Phoenix
Arizona State University has prepared an analysis of major growth trends and policy challenges facing the Phoenix region.
Nation's Crime Rate Falling
"Nation's serious-crime rate fell to its lowestlevel in nearly 30 years in 1999.
Why Are We Building Roads To Nowhere?
In the United States, about 94 percent of our total land has already been domesticated by a dense network of roads and highways.
Commuters Long for Jobs Near Home
As number of commuters crossing the Altamont Pass continues to grow, study reveals that 90 percent would prefer to work closer to homes in the Central Valley.
Maryland Begins to Battle Back
Maryland's 'smart growth' program.
Tenant-Based Assistance Case Studies
The Department of Housing and Urban Development presents case studies of the conversion of project-based assistance to tenant-based assistance.
A New California National Monument
A new National Monument near Palm Springs is being created. But the management will be by BLM and not by the National Park Service.
Dead Fish And Environmental Progress
Coors Brewing Co. dumping of beer into a local Colorado creek killed thousands of fish. Governing Magazine takes a stand.
Colorado Agriculture Giving Way To Sprawl
Farms in Boulder County, CO are being gobbled in by steady urban development. In their place are "designer" farms.
Santa Barbara Showcases Green Development
A Santa Barbara building tour showcases benefits of going 'green'. Santa Barbara structures recycle and conserve.
How To Create Tourism In Your Town
Regional branding of regions is an effective way for communities to effectively generate tourism.
Battle Over San Francisco's Skyline
The fight between San Francisco's competing growth-control measures on the Nov. 7 ballot has both sides predicting doom.
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.
