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The Impact Of 'Smart Park' Garages
Downtown Portland's 'Smart Park' garages downtown are usd to promote local businesses. What happens if affordable short-term parking is eliminated?
Report: Are SUVs Safer Than Cars?
To find out whether SUVs are really safer than cars, scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory analyzed highway traffic fatality data. The findings were surprising.
The Nation's Most Infamous Tenaments Will Be Reborn
The nation's most infamous tenaments -- Chicago's Cabrini-Green projects -- are being torn down. 60 Minutes reports.
WTC Designs To Be Presented
Today seven teams of architects -- including some of the world's most famous -- will present their ideas on how to rebuild the WTC site.
Politics And Congestion In Britain
The Economist reviews Tony Blair's new road-building program.
Regional Growth And Personal Girth
The worriers over growth propose to fund 25 regions for demonstration projects.
Don't Sideline Sidewalks
Sidewalks play an important role in shaping neighborhoods.
Newest Model City Charter
The National Civic League has approved the 8th Edition of the Model City Charter for publication, available to the public in January 2003.
The Cheapest, Easiest Way To Move People
Washington area governments are promoting bicycling for commuting as a means to fight congested roads and pollution.
Transit Hypocrisy?
Most Chicago Transit Authority board members use public transit very little, if at all.
The Death Of New Urbanism
Richard Carson proclaims that New Urbanism is dead. He says that New Urbanism hasn't caught on because it is "essentially anti-American."
A Realistic Approach To Urban Planning
Alexander Garvin offers the first of an eight-part series addressing realistic approaches to urban planning.
Forty-nine Cents On The Dollar
Milwaukee leads country in economic disparity for blacks
High Density, But No Homeowners
West University neighborhood - the most crowded and most mobile neighborhood in Eugene -- has had five riots in six years.
Urban Gardens In Manhattan
Urban gardeners are inventing new strategies for securing open space.
Mayor's Vision For Lower Manhattan
Livability is the focus of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's vision for Lower Manhattan
EcoCity Cleveland
EcoCity Cleveland's David Beach has become one of the most important and influential environmental advocates in the state.
Coming To America
The third in a series of four articles that tell the stories of how immigrants are changing the face of the Old South.
Glendening To Continue To Advocate Smart Growth
Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening says he will continue to battle sprawl. Though he hasn't announced his new jobs sources says he is talking with organizations including Smart Growth America.
Lower Manhattan: 'Urban Hamlet'
Mayor Bloomberg details his plan to transform Lower Manhattan into an "urban hamlet."
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
