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International Study Of Bus Rapid Transit
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report "Bus Systems for the Future: Achieving Sustainable Transport Worldwide."
In Defense Of The Forests
Former Atlantic Monthly columnist John Muir would have had a few choice words for President Bush's loosening of commercial restrictions in America's national forests.
WTC Designs: Blight On New York
A New York Post columnist calls the new designs for the World Trade Center site "unparalleled ugliness."
THINK: Three Designs, One Philosophy
The story of how the THINK team, led by world-renowned architect Rafael Vinoly, met the challenge of designing a vision for the future of Ground Zero
Debate Over Public Access In WTC Designs
New York has a dismal record of making 'private' public spaces accessible. The new WTC designs would also make public spaces difficult to access.
Drainage Problems Lead To $100 Million For Farmers
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will pay more than $100 million to landowners in the Central Valley to stop farming about 34,000 acres because of severe water drainage problems.
The Return Of The Civic Square
From San Francisco to Vienna, squares are rebounding to become centers of civic life once more.
Friday Funny: Inman News' 2002 Funniest Stories
Real estate news service Inman News recaps their funniest stories from 2003.
WTC: Architects Are Disconnected From Reality
If the first WTC design process was hijacked by the Port Authority, this process has been hijacked by architects.
Convergence Of Services Attracts Seniors To City
Instead of going to planned retirement communities, seniors prefer the vibrant, real-world atmosphere of San Mateo.
WTC Designs: What Were They Thinking?
From a commercial standpoint, the WTC proposals look doomed. The public has been hoodwinked.
Thinking Big: New WTC Designs Are Inspiring, Audacious
The new design proposals for rebuilding Ground Zero are exciting, contentious, dynamic, imaginative, inspiring, and audacious.
Jeb Bush Focuses On Managing Growth
Governor Jeb Boosh declares that the biggest disappointment of his term is the inability to get a grip of Florida's growth.
WTC: Are The New Designs Practical?
The new design proposals developed by prominent architects and artists are bold but are they practical? In a city hit hard by terrorism, are these designs safe?
A Preview Of Manhattan In 10 Years
The Los Angeles Times reports that WTC designs are a preview of what Manhattan will look like in 10 years. [Link Corrected.]
Evaluating The New WTC Designs
Architecture critic Herbert Muschamp reviews the new proposed designs for Ground Zero.
WTC: Radical New Building Types
The Boston Globe reports that lavish designs for World Trade Center site defy convention.
Report: Solving The Air Travel Crisis
Air travel service nationwide declined since 9/11 with many large airports experiencing a decrease in the double digits -- nearly twice the reduction in demand -- according to a new report.
Remembering Manzanar
The National Park Service is painstakingly re-creating and restoring the Manzanar camp used for Japanese internment during WWII.
Ahmanson Moves Forward
Ventura County, California, Board of Supervisors approves first tract map for conversial project.
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
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
