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Los Angeles' Largest Infrastructure Project
Los Angeles' largest infrastructure project is open for business. It's the biggest project most people have never heard of.
Muschamp Criticizes WTC 'Parade Of Platitudes'
NY Times Architectural Critic, Herbert Muschamp criticizes the "Principles and Preliminary Blueprint for the Future of Lower Manhattan."
Suburbia, Oil, And National Security
James Howard Kunstler ponders our built enironment and our insatiable thirst for cheap foreign oil.
2002 APA Conference: Final Day 4
Daily updates and photos all week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
2001 Potomac Index Released
The 2001 Potomac Index is designed to measure the Greater Washington region's progress on key economic, social, and environmental issues.
Open Space Protection: Conservation Meets Growth Management
This paper is a comprehensive review of existing federal, state, and local open space protection programs and their role in shaping metropolitan growth. The report primarily finds that, despite their widespread use, programs to protect and
Developers Lead The Fight For Urban Renewal
Eagerly pursuing the urban market, urban developers in Tulsa, OK, battle redevelopment codes and traffic planners.
Soldier Field Renovation Plan Draws Protests, Lawsuit
Architects and preservationists criticize a plan to renovate Chicago's Soldier Field stadium.
FEATURE
2002 APA National Planning Conference
With over 5,000 planners in attendance, and 200 sessions ranging from smart growth to gay urban aesthetics, Chicago is the place to be this week as the American Planning Association hosts its annual National Planning conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Demand For Affordable Family Apartments Outpacing Supply
Nonprofit developers are building the larger apartments sought by low-income tenants, but not enough to meet the demand.
Lofts In Dowtown Buffalo, NY, Turn Into Apartments
Eight buildings in downtown Buffalo, NY, are being converted into apartments and developers have plans for other similar projects.
Who Is Leading Chicago's Urban Renaissance?
According to columnist John McCarron, Mayor Richard M. Daley is an enlightened, albeit untrained, urban designer and planner.
2002 APA Conference: Day 3
Daily updates and photos all week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
The Straw Bale House
A small but growing movement is bringing back what proponents say is a remarkably energy-efficient and earth-friendly way of building.
Vacant 'Big Box' Stores Dot Arizona Landscape
Cities that encouraged go-go construction of power centers at major intersections are seeing their policies come back to bite them.
Community-based Conservation Leads To New National Park
Ranchers and farmers in Colorado's San Luis Valley are uniting with conservationists to transfer land to the US government and create America's 57th national park.
Florida's Water Crisis
While officials are deciding how to cope with the impending shortages, rapid population growth continues to strain Florida's once-abundant underground water supply.
NYC To Launch Anti-Jaywalking Campaign
Smarter pedestrian planning for NYC, minus the contentious tactics of the former administration.
Santa Fe's Affordable Housing Effort Called Into Question
Santa Fe's land use policies and poor record of spreading affordable housing throughout the city might be a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, a nonprofit group says.
Cities Find Cash in Naming Rights
An Orange County municipality is naming a city park after a shoe company.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Portland
City of Laramie
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