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Architects Redefining The Religious Institution
<p>Architype Review profiles 8 new and renovated Religious institutions in the words of their design teams.</p>
Looking For Creative Solutions To Chicago's Congestion
<p>Congestion problems are becoming more acute in Chicago, and local planners and policymakers are urging the city to get creative in the way they address the issues.</p>
Competition Brews As Cities Seek To Claim Unused BLM Land
<p>As Boise looks to a future of growth and expansion, it is hoping to acquire nearly 2,000 acres of unused federal land from the Bureau of Land Management. But a neighboring suburb also wants to claim the land.</p>
When The Lights Go Out In The City
<p>For one hour next month, municipal facilities in San Francisco will voluntarily turn out their lights in a citywide effort to cut energy use.</p>
Friday Funny: Just Like The Village Trolley -- Everybody Gets A Ride
<p>Before its planners had realized what they'd done, a proposed name for a planned streetcar system in Seattle -- the South Lake Union Trolley, or SLUT -- had already slipped out into the public.</p>
San Francisco's Two Attempts At Congestion Pricing
<p>The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is working on two applications of congestion pricing for the city's downtown core and on a major road leading to the Golden Gate Bridge.</p>
Putting The 'Park' Back In Parking
Park(ing) Day takes off in cities across America in an effort to raise awareness of the shortage of public parks in urban areas, and to highlight the amount of miles and gallons of gas wasted by drivers looking for parking spots.
'Portland Effect' Can Help Nation's Congestion Capital
<p>What Los Angeles can learn about addressing congestion from Portland, OR.</p>
NYC Gets Its First-Ever Physically-Separated On-Street Bike Path
<p>New York City's Department of Transportation has installed the city's first-ever physically-separated bike path inside the urban core.</p>
The Business Behind Bike Rentals
<p>Two outdoor advertising firms are the operators behind the scenes in most of the world's bicycle rental programs, including a recently launched system in Paris. The two firms continue to battle for control of future systems, and advertising rights.</p>
Cash Incentives Counteract Depopulation
<p>The mayor of a small German city is fighting depopulation by paying young women to move in.</p>
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A Live Post From The 2007 Ohio Planning Conference
I'm posting this blog entry live in front of a panel session of approximately 200 participants at the <a href="http://www.ohioplanning.org/conference/">2007 Ohio Planning Conference</a> at the Columbus Conference Center to demonstrate, live, how one posts to a blog.<br /><br /><img src="/files/u4/columbus-conf-ctr.jpg" alt="Columbus Conference Center in walkable downtown Columbus" title="Columbus Conference Center in walkable downtown Columbus" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="400" height="266" align="right" />I'm presenting on "Web 2.0 Tools to Communicate Planning Ideas". Here's the pitch:<br />
Candidate Says Planning Should Be Top Priority In Philadelphia
<p>A Philadelphia mayoral candidate says the first step to fixing the city under his administration would be a revamping and revival of the city's planning system.</p>
Greenhouse gas emissions will be limited on Harvard's new Allston camopus
<p>Harvard’s voluntary agreement is the first in the nation to legally bind a developer to reducing greenhouse gases beyond the current standards.</p>
Boston Goes Bike-Friendly
<p>Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has announced a series of improvements to the city's bike network, angling it to become one of the nation's most bike-friendly cities.</p>
Report Says Sprawl Will Offset Any Reductions In Auto Emissions
<p>A new report from the Urban Land Institute says that even with increased fuel efficiency in cars, an increasing rate of vehicle miles traveled due to sprawling development will counteract any reductions in emissions.</p>
Sky-High Transbay Terminal Design Selected
<p>A team has been selected to build the new Transbay Terminal in San Francisco, which may result in the construction of an office tower of more than 1,200 feet.</p>
Bill Seeks Fast-Track Approval For Emissions-Reducing Projects
<p>A bill being pushed in the California State Senate looks to ease the approval of developments that reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- part of an effort to help the state reach its goal of 25% in reductions by 2020.</p>
Misplaced Concerns Over North American Superhighway
<p>This commentary looks at the paranoia surrounding plans to construct a superhighway from Mexico to Canada, and claims that conspiracy theories about its intentions are hindering public policy.</p>
To Halt Climate Change, Planners Need To Help People Drive Less
<p>New vehicle technology won't prevent global warming unless urban sprawl is curbed, argues a new book to be published by the Urban Land Institute.</p>
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