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Should Rail Transit Be A Business?
The former director of Amtrak discusses Amtrak subsidies and transit in the U.S.
Planning On Waldron
Resident of the remote 4.5-square-mile island of Waldron are trying to zone privacy.
Black Homeowners Hurt Most By Neighborhood Segregation
This paper finds that neighborhood segregation hurts the home values of black homeowners, thus undermining the wealth-creating potential of homeownership. This "segregation tax" is generally highest where racial segregation is the highest.
Ecological Corridors
Trees provide an important part of the urban infrastructure. This case study examines Seattle's use of urban forests.
Profile Of A New Town
The new town of Prospect in Colorado is equal parts daring, eclectic and utterly livable.
Debate Over Colorado Land Conservation
Should an agency in Colorado charged with preserving open space be allowed to borrow $115 million for additional purchases?
A New Addition To New York City's Skyline
Herbert Muschamp comments on architect Norman Foster's design for the Hearst Corporation headquarters building in New York.
Traffic Congestion To Get Worse In Southern California
Traffic problems in Southern California are expected to get worse as the population of Riverside and San Bernardino counties continues to grow.
New York Subways Recover From Sept. 11 Attacks
Subway lines damaged by the attacks on the World Trade Center will reopen ahead of schedule.
A European Perspective Of Los Angeles
A professor of Architecture and Planning from Germany's Bauhaus University offers the European perspective on Ls Angeles.
Developing Environments
A number of tried and true principles are needed to guide city projects in the developing world.
Mixing Suburbia And Density In Baltimore
Baltimore planners are proposing what the Maryland Sun calls 'the future of suburban development.'
If Sprawl Is A Defense, It's Fighting The Last War
Do dense cities or sprawling suburbs make the best defense against terrorism?
County Pulls Out Trees To Prop Up Tourism Economy
More than 50 trees gracing roadway medians in Fort Lauderdale, FL, must give way to a parade of small airplanes, part of the convention of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association that is anticipated to bring up to $10 million to Broward County
Linking New Urbanism And Public Art
Artist Bill Cochran links new urbanism with public art to promote diversity and join neighborhoods.
Somerville: A Test Case For Smart Growth
Somerville is a test case for the proposition that a community can be committed to smart growth in hard economic times.
Project Approvals, Denials Draw Lawsuits
After two years of intense planning, Delray Beach's efforts to approve a $36 million, 59 foot high, mixed-use redevelopment complex, with 219 units, 12,300 square feet of shopping and 207 parking spaces -- came to a grinding halt.
Rent Control's Comeback In Kingston, MA
Tenants in a mobile home community in Kingston, MA say rent control is the best tool to prevent huge increases in leases on their properties.
West Eugene Parkway Threatens Wetlands
Analysis of the Environmental Impact Statement of the West Eugene Parkway project in Oregon warns of the environmental impacts of the project.
Property Taxes Rising In Massachusetts
In Massachusettts, property taxes for an average single-family home increased by 5.5 percent in 2001, according the numbers released by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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.
