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A Showdown Over Historic Preservation In Canada
<p>Newly announced plans by the government to create a Canadian National Trust dismays leaders of the Canadian Heritage Foundation, who wonder if they are being replaced over political differences.</p>
Boise Confronts Affordable Housing Issue
<p>At a recent ULI Conference, local and national experts discussed housing trends in fast-growing Boise Metro area, and urged developers to build more low-cost homes.</p>
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The Unified New Orleans Recovery Plan Nears Completion
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">As I said in my last posting, the main, if not the only, topic of discussion in planning circles in New Orleans these days is recovery planning from Hurricane Katrina.<span> </span>A year and a half after the storm, we are getting close to having a recovery plan.<span> </span>In late January the Citywide Strategic Recovery and Rebuilding Plan, otherwise known as the “Unified New Orleans Plan” (UNOP), was presented to the New Orleans City Planning Commission (CPC), of which I am the Chair. The CPC has held several public hearings on the plan and we have at least one more scheduled.</font></p>
Suburban Growth Slows Near Washington, D.C.
<p>Census data indicates slow growth or decline in suburban population, but some local officials disagree.</p>
Making TOD Work: An Interview With Nathan Cherry
<p>One of the designers behind Mockingbird Station in Dallas, Texas, one of the first TODs in the country, talks about the recipe for a successful transit-oriented development.</p>
Supportive Housing Is Key To Dealing With Homelessness
<p>A recent article urges New Mexicans to support the idea of permanent housing linked to services as a solution to homelessness -- citing the cost savings and demonstrated success of such facilities.</p>
Plan Calls For Cemetery To Serve As Park
<p>Developers in Ozark, Illinois have incorporated a historic cemetery into a downtown revitalization project, hoping to create usable open space for the community.</p>
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Can Everything Be Green?
<p class="MsoNormal">As the current fascination with all things green grows with leaps and bounds, the question arises – are there any limits to what can be green? </p>
Galveston Emerging As Texas Riviera
<p>With new high-rise condos and even a New Urbanist community designed by Duany Plater-Zyberk, Galveston Island is capitalizing on its proximity to Houston as it attracts second home seekers and full-time residents alike.</p>
Could Parking Meters Solve Traffic Snafus Around Schools?
<p>One blogger wonders if parking meters would help solve the morning and afternoon traffic jams by discouraging parents from driving their kids to school -- all the while lowering emissions and raising revenue for public education.</p>
L.A. Looking At 'Inland Port' Idea
<p>With high amounts of truck traffic congesting freeways near the county's busy ports, County officials in L.A. are considering creating an 'inland port', where goods travel from the port by rail to be picked up by trucks far from the port complex.</p>
Meet Me, For Dinner, In Downtown St. Louis
<p>The city's efforts at urban renewal has sparked a wave of new downtown residents along sophisticated restaurants to feed them.</p>
Atlanta Revisits Downtown Parking
<p>The city is responding to a new parking survey by adding uniform public parking signage and revising its parking structure zoning.</p>
Earth To Planners: Americans Want Roads, Not Transit
<p>The current strategy of encouraging traffic congestion and focusing on transit doesn't align with the majority of American's preferences. Instead of continuing to follow failed policy, planners should start using new solutions to increase capacity.</p>
The Case For Statewide Planning
<p>The success of Oregon's communities in stopping sprawl and preserving farmland demonstrate that its model of statewide and regional planning is worth replicating.</p>
The Growing Interest In Universal Design
<p>Leaders of the Universal Design movement call for a built environment that works for all members of society -- young, old, able-bodied or disabled -- an increasingly important issue as the population ages.</p>
Is Chicago The New 'Green' American City?
<p>San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, whose city has typically been recognized for its environmental leadership, recently visited Chicago to observe the pioneering work of Mayor Daley in implementing green building principles and gather new ideas.</p>
Rezoning L.A.'s Industrial Bones
<p>Developers want to transform downtown L.A.'s warehouses, factories, and grimy commercial buildings to accommodate live-work spaces. Planners and activists want to stay the course -- they say needed jobs are at stake.</p>
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Planimation
What better way to envision the future of a city than with a cartoon? <div> <br /> <br /> </div> <div> None, I say! </div> <div> <br />
Should A Traffic Engineer Be In Charge Of NYC's DOT?
<p>As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg nears selection of New York City's next transportation commissioner, residents call for a candidate who is interested in moving people, not cars.</p>
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