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Statistics On Local Government GIS Use
About 97 percent of local governments with populations of at least 100,000 and 88 percent of those between 50,000 and 100,000 people use GIS technology.
New York City As Landlord Sells Buildings To Improve Them
Without money, the City of New York sells their housing stock to developers who can pay for renovations.
Schools Faced With Increasing Enrollments Need Planning
Faced with increased enrollments that could double in the next 20 years, one high school in Illinois acquires a nearby aging golf course.
A Dream Come True to Practice Planning
After years of having pent up, underutilized urban planning energy, West Sacramento's new City Manager finally gets the chance to practice planning, and encounters nothing but success and praises along the way.
Why Boston Covets Its Role As Biotech Hub
Prediction of 100,000 new jobs in the industry spurs competition to be the next 'Silicon Valley.'
Arizona Cities Face Public Sector Brain Drain
Arizona cities scramble to define succession plans in the wake of a retirement exodus of long-tenured public officials.
What Sports Arenas Mean For Cities
Want to stir up a civic controversy? Propose a new professional sports arena for your town.
A Perpetual Planning Failure
How a mall near Charlotte, North Carolina symbolizes a continual problem of urban development.
Architect to Watch
U.S. News World and Report features architect Allison Williams as one of the 10 people to watch in 2004.
Minneapolis Architecture: A Year in Review
Linda Mack of the Star Tribune reflects on the building boom in Minneapolis in 2003 that seems to have produced more cultural landmarks than office buildings.
Sacramento Regional Planning Process Draws Thousands
A regional visioning project has drawn about 2000 people to workshops to plan the future of the Sacramento region, in California.
Mixed-Use is Not Black and White
Officials, designers and members of the community in Peace Dale, RI are considering the best mixture of uses for the mixed-use revitalization of an old mill.
Reclaiming The Grid: Portland's City Repair
Since 1996, Portland's City Repair has been transforming the nature of public space and the dialogue that surrounds it.
Everything You Need To Know About Your Holiday Tree
Did you ever think that by using a cut Christmas tree in your house that you were actually helping the environment?
Architecture: A Year in Review
Beth Dunlop reflects on the year in architecture in 2003, and calls it 'a year of building up, and a year of tearing down.'
East Providence Reclaims Its Waterfront
'On 27 acres along the Seekonk River, blighted industrial buildings are to be replaced by homes, shops and restaurants in a $200-million transformation.'
Best Places To Live
CNN/Money names America's hottest towns and the best places to live.
Why The Lubavitcher Jews Still Live In Crown Heights
On Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, African-style hairdressers sit next to kosher butcher shops.
Ohio Subcommittee Meets On Growth And Land Use
This report from the Ohio Planning Conference includes three parts: A news article on growth controls, an editorial response, and an op-ed piece on impact fees.
Portsmouth To Have a Town Center
Many, weary of sprawling conditions in Portsmouth, RI, look forward to 'ambitious' efforts to create a town center.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
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.
