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Planner's Network 'Student Disorientation Guide'
Planners Network publishes a free "How-to manual for a progressive planning education".
Gore: Bush Is Worst-Ever President For Environment
Former vice president Al Gore criticizes the Bush administration's environmental record.
The Suburbanization Of Resort Communities
As demand for housing in resort communities explodes, growth spills over into neighboring private lands.
Ecologist Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Environmentalist who worked to slow deforestation, preserve biodiversity, and educate people about their environment, wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
European SUV Backlash Spreads
Politicians around Europe are discovering the popularity of anti-SUV measures.
400-acre Infill Site Now In Hands Of Production Builders
Will the new urbanist plan come to fruition?
Simulator Predicts 15 Of 16 Earthquakes
NASA's QuakeSim project has successfully predicted 15 out of 16 of California's earthquakes with magnitude greater than 5.
If You Zone It, Will They Come?
Jane Galt responds to criticism of her comments about smart growth.
Who Should Pay For California's Water?
Congress approves reauthorization of the $395 million CalFed Bay-Delta Program, a major battle in California's legendary water wars.
Public Transit Ridership Increases In Canada
Canadian Urban Transit Association reports record public transit usage numbers.
Gas Prices And Transit Ridership Unrelated
Ridership on mass transit systems across the U.S. seem to be slipping, despite significantly higher gas prices.
Minnesotans Support Expanding Public Transit
Poll finds support for expanding the public transportation system.
Will Energy Bill Fund World's Biggest Mall?
A three-part series in the Boston Globe demonstrates how the energy bill is a prime example of legislative process run amok.
Making Downtown Safer For Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Fort Lauderdale puts forth sweeping changes to transportation plan in order to change anti-pedestrian image.
Danger Of A Population Implosion
Concerned about projected population decline, some nations are encouraging citizens to have more children.
Will Higher Gas Taxes Save Mass Transit?
Pennsylvania considers increasing state gasoline tax to subsidize transit.
Conservation Easements Under Fire
Are conservation easements really a practical way to preserve open space?
No Lack Of Rhetoric At WTC Designers
WTC master planner Daniel Libeskind, memorial designer Michael Arad, and PATH station architect Santiago Calatrava attempt to “get beyond the rhetoric and confusion” that has plagued the WTC reconstruction process.
Is The CTA Unsustainable?
In a Chicago Tribune editorial, Wendell Cox charges that Chicago's Transit system is is fiscally unsustainable.
Smart Growth And Development Impact Fees
Albuquerque, NM, considers development impact fees.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
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.
