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Chicago's Changing Michigan Avenue
The story of the Chicago's Michigan Avenue continues to change as retail formats evolve.
New Economy Prompts A 24/7 Culture
New York isn't the only 24-hour city in America anymore. In fact, many small towns are now working around the clock to compete in aglobal economy.
Colorado's Transit Ultimatum
Colorado Transportation director gives Jefferson County officials an ultimatum: plan for the missing link to the metro beltway.
Poverty Rate Plummets
For the third consecutive year the nation's poverty rate dropped reaching the lowest level in two decades.
From Marshes to Shopping Malls
Developers -- such as the ones who want to build a mall inthe wetlands of New Jersey known as the HackensackMeadowlands -- are getting around the restrictions by purchasingcredits from a "wetlands mitigation bank".
Housing Assistance for Low-Income Elderly
HUD announced fourgrants totaling $27.5 million to provide 270 affordable housing units and rental assistance for the elderly in Reseda, Sylmar, Moreno Valley and Bakersfield.
Religious Camp Accused Of Sprawl
Plans for a large Christian camp in Lake County, Colorado are seriously testing the tenet 'Love thy neighbor', and raises questions of sprawl.
San Diego's Regional Growth Uneven
Researchers find San Diego's regional growth leaving the majority of workers behind.
Goodbye Mall, Hello Main Street
The downtowns of tomorrow will lookmore like traditional downtowns.
HUD Stalls LA Cornfield Project
HUD is withholding $12 million from the Los Angeles Chinatown Cornfield industrial development until an environmental impact report is completed.
Rural America's Digital Revolution
A new kind of wired rural community is emerging, -- and it's being called a 'valhalla'.
States Ranked By Energy Use, Carbon Emission
According to a new report, New York, Hawaii, and California have made the most progress in improving their energy efficiency.
Chicago's High-Tech Future
Fueled by technological innovation and strategic infrastructure planning, Chicago is the fourth-largest high-tech region in the country.
Trying To Shape The City
A recent Washington Post articles series about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers teaches an important lesson: Don't fool with Mother Nature.
In Everglades, a Chance for Redemption
The Congress once assigned the Corps of Engineers to drain the Everglades; now it may ask the Corps to restore the Everglades and revive its ecosystem in the most ambitious environmental restoration effort ever.
The Lake Effect
San Bernardino city and water officials want to carve out a network of lakes and streams in a controversial attempt to spur development in this ailing desert city.
San Jose's Housing Crisis Team
On the heels of another study confirming the acute housing shortage in Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales has convened a 'housing production team.'
New York's Wasted Wonder
As droves of tourists pass through Niagara Falls, NY -- many of them headed for Canada -- the city looks back on a torrent of costly mistakes.
Is California Stealing Colorado's Water?
Thirsty Southern Californians are enjoying for free increasingly huge amounts of Colorado's unused water. This may change.
CA Water Policy Causes Sprawl
California doesn't require developers to prove they have the water to serve massive new housing developments.
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.
