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The Death of Marshall Fields and the Dissolution of the Sense of Place
In banishing the Marshall Fields name, Federated Department Stores is just doing to Chicago what's its already done to cities across the country. The implications are anything but positive, writes Lynn Becker.
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Recovering New Orleans
Smart Growth and National Security
Hurricane Katrina exposes the urgent need to fix America’s obsolete way of life.
Lessons From Katrina: What A Major Disaster Can Teach Transportation Planners
This paper examines failures in Hurricane Katrina disaster response and their lessons for transportation policy and planning in other communities.
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Book Review - 'Dream City: Vancouver and the Global Imagination'
Bob Ransford reviews the magical and often paradoxical relationship Vancouver shares with its natural surroundings as described in Lance Berelowitz's Dream City: Vancouver and the Global Imagination.
The Plan To Flood New Orleans?
The most striking fact of the New Orleans catastrophe has received less notice than it deserves: The plan for New Orleans in case of a hit from a very powerful hurricane was to lose the city.
Rhode Island Urges School Districts To Plan Smarter
Rhode Island Department of Education promotes 'Smart Growth' principles in School Facilities Planning Guidelines.
The Politics of Gridlock
It is time for a new consensus that is based on the realization that we will never get Americans out of their cars, writes Robert Atkinson.
Local Dining Could Help The Environment
The farther food travels, the more greenhouse gas emissions it generates -- a fact which concerns some environmentalists.
Using Google Maps to Find An Ancient Roman Villa In Your Backyard
An Italian enthusiast examning maps of the region around his home using two new Google mapping products discovers the remains of an ancient Roman Villa.
Who Will Rebuild New Orleans?
Mark Alan Hughes asks who has the power to decide on rebuilding plans for New Orleans: former or returning residents, federal policymakers, local officials, or all taxpayers?
Is Broadband A Municipal Service?
With high-speed internet access becoming a necessity, rural Arizona lawmakers are searching for ways to bring broadband to rural towns.
Frank Gehry Goes Hollywood
The acclaimed architect is the subject of Academy-award winning director Sydney Pollack's new documentary.
Are Environmentalists To Blame For Katrina's Devastation?
A Senate committee requests information from the Justice Department about legal challenges to New Orleans levee projects by environmental groups. Do Republicans plan to blame environmentalists for the extent of destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina?
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Greening of the Campus VI Conference
Can a campus community become a "green" model for society as a whole? Educators, students, and professionals meet at an interdisciplinary conference to promote sustainability in education, research, operations and affiliated service organizations.
Before The Oil Runs Out: How Will This Era End?
The world is swimming in crude, but it's getting costlier to extract, and demand is rising fast. Is it the end of the line for cheap oil? CSM offers a three-part series.
Saving New Orleans For The Future
Protecting the city from future hurricanes and flooding will take decades and cost billions.
Smart Growth Isn't The Answer For Sydney
An opinion columnist argues that smart growth techniques will only hurt Sydney in the long run, turning it into a 'rat's nest.'
Five Pitfalls Keep Growth Plans From Succeeding
Best-laid growth plans often just gather dust. A look at why plans for local transportation and growth management in Idaho's Treasure Valley never materialized.
What will be the Racial Makeup of a New New Orleans?
Well-off and living on higher ground, many of New Orleans' white residents are counting on their city to be rebuilt without much of the former black population returning.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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.
