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Recommendation To Ban Billboards In L.A.
The Planning Commission has recommended to the L.A. City Council that all new billboards be banned.
Kmart, The Big Box, And The Role Of Planning In American Cities
Kmart's recent announcement will make communities cope with more vacant storefronts, and should prompt planners to rethink big box retail.
Annexation: The New Growth Strategy
Corporations have mergers and acquisitions. Cities have annexation. Annexation can be far more brutal.
A New Breed Of Sprawl: The Future Of Tract Homes?
New Mexico's Las Maravillas is an example of everything that is wrong with the way Americans plan communities.
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Kmart, the Big Box, and the Role of Planning in American Cities
Kmart's recent announcement will make communities cope with more vacant storefronts, and should prompt planners to rethink big box retail.
Canada Needs More Immigrants
To sustain its economic well-being, Canada needs more immigrants.
Los Angeles Renewal Requires Leadership
Pundits and analysts have underestimated the resilience and diversity of the L.A. economy.
The Physics And Politics Of Fuel Efficiency
Politics played a more important role than science in the Senate's decision about fuel efficiency standards
Amtrak's Downeaster Ridership Exceeds Expectations
Amtrak's service connecting Portland, ME, and Boston is attracting riders.
Homey Landmark: Upscale Neighbor In LA
The builder says that, "We've married something new and fresh to something old and historic." But will it work?
Is Paris A Model For Boston?
The Boston Globe offers the first in a series of articles about how U.S. cities can learn from urban design abroad.
Freight In The Pipeline
Researchers in Texas experiment with an underground freight tunnel to ease congestion.
Bestor: The Vanguard Of Female Architects
She likes to "build out of things that aren't pretending to be something else." She has enthusiasm for experimentation.
The 'Real Reason' Behind ANWR Drilling
Paul Krugman writes an editorial about the 'real reason' why the Bush administration is keen on drilling at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Saving Florida's Everglades
A brief history of how Florida's Everglades were damaged for decades and a look at the massive government project to save them.
Solution To Sign Pollution
Pittsburgh's planning commission struggles with signage on the famous United Steelworkers Building.
Transforming Industry With Green Architecture
Architect William McDonough is creating an "operating system for sustainability."
High Speed Rail: San Francisco To Los Angeles
A proposed $6 billion bond measurewould help fund the construction of ahigh-speed train between the Bay Area and Los Angeles as early as 2005.
Mileage Standards Rejection: 'Americans Should Be Outraged'
New York Times editorial says 'Americans should be outraged' at the Senate's rejection of efforts to increase the fuel efficiency standards.
Weinstein's 'City Within A City'
Developer Mark J. Weinstein says his plan to turn an ageing property into modern residential lofts, coffee shops, and a promenade, is exactly what Los Angeles needs to reinvent itself.
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
