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The Worst And Best Streets In The U.K

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment searches for the worst and best streets in the U.K.

September 21 - Commission For Architecture And The Built Environm

Making The Most Of Cities

Minneapolis-based planner and architect Steve Belmont discusses his new book, Cities In Full, on Smart City Radio.

September 21 - Smart City

Seeking A Vision For Downtown Nashville

Public input is sought for "The Plan of Nashville," a plan to create design guidelines for development in downtown Nashville.

September 21 - Nashville City Paper

How To Make Cell Phone Antennas Disappear

A firm in the U.K. has developed clever disguises to hide the hated mobile network towers and antennas.

September 21 - BBC News

Who Owns The Water?

"Water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century: the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations."

September 21 - The Nation


PBS Special Tonight: The Sinking Of New Orleans

A hurricane could drown New Orleans and the risk increases every year.

September 20 - PBS

Architect, Builder To Settle $1 Million Disability Suit

Settlement includes damages to persons who were unable to rent at the high-rise apartment building because it was inaccessible.

September 20 - The Chicago Tribune


U.N. Building To Be Renovated

The United Nations may temporarily move its office while its signature Secretariat building -- designed by a team of international architects including Le Corbusier -- is renovated.

September 20 - The New York Times

Online Maps: Pointing In The Wrong Direction?

Will online map services such as Mapquest replace paper maps?

September 20 - Wired

Designing The Century's First Digital City

ZDNet interviews research scientist Anthony Townsend about Seoul's new digital city.

September 20 - ZDNet

City Hopes Metro Will Ease Congestion, Pollution

Possibly India's largest infrastructure project since the building of New Delhi, the city hopes the new metro will ease traffic congestion and pollution.

September 20 - BBC News

Arizona's Battle Over Signage

The size and style of commercial signs are creating a battle between business owners and city officials.

September 20 - The Arizona Republic

Downtown Revitalization and New Urbanism

Tulsa "the poster child of sprawl" struggles with urban redevelopment in and around its downtown.

September 20 - Urban Tulsa Weekly

California Allows Highway Banners

Reversing a previous decision, the California Department of Transportation will allow all banners to be flown on freeway overpasses.

September 20 - The Los Angeles Times

Plugged In To The Sun

A solar house in the Virginia suburbs of D.C. lights the way for "zero-energy" development.

September 20 - The Washington Post

Housing America's Poor

Rental housing for America's poor families is farther out of reach than ever.

September 20 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

Kent County's Plan To Protect Farmland

Agricultural land is vanishing fast in this western Michigan county as new homes, roads, and sprawl reach farther into the countryside.

September 19 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Trends In Multi-generational Housing Enclaves

A new mega-housing development in Chicago represents a future trend a multi-generational housing enclaves.

September 19 - The Chicago Tribune

The Plan Of Nashville

The 'Plan of Nashville' is an 18-month project to develop a vision of how the urban core should look, and urban design principles to guide the area's future.

September 19 - Nashville Scene

Top 10 Applications For E-Government In Planning

PLANetizen editor Chris Steins writes in Planning Magazine about the top 10 ways e-government can be applied to the field of planning and development.

September 19 - Planning Magazine

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