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The Internet Meets Montana
The story of a rural Montana town reconciling old West values with the new Net economy.
Unraveling Transportation and Land Use
How 1.6 million people became part of the transportation and land use solution.
Seattle Rail Costs Jump To $3.6 Billion
The estimated cost of Seattle's 22-mile light-rail line has risen 50% and won't open until 2009.
Sprawl: Who Is The Top Offender?
Some experts tracking national sprawl trends have identified the top offender.
Traffic Control Grant For State
Michigan to get a $7 million state grant to link high-tech traffic information.
Virginia's E-Communities
Several new technologies initiatives are blooming in Virginia.
The Vanguard Of Design
Ten architecture firms offer a vision of the future of architecture.
Competition Key To Open Access
Open access has become an important issue for many cities. This editorial lays out the arguments.
Group Calls for Vast Plaza in Revival of Civic Center
Proposal by city's influential figures calls for a pedestrian-friendly plaza in downtown Los Angeles but faces "formidable political andfinancial obstacles."
Georgia Considers Plan To Preserve Green Space
Transferable development rights (TDR)-- successful in other states--are being considered to protect farmland and environmentally sensitive zones while allowing intown development.
Belmont Learning Center Revisited
By a margin of one vote, Superintendent Romer was given permission to explore 3 possibilities for Belmont.
Voters Shout: Fight Sprawl Or Get Out
Voters in Michican townships and counties sent a clear message about sprawl.
Arizona Alternative Fuel Incentive Backfires
Arizona embarked on a plan to spend$10 million to "incent" people to convert their vehicles to clean fuels.
Is Zoning Bad For Good Neighborhoods?
Is "common sense" more successful than land use zoning?
Clearing The Air In Texas
Current plans to improve Houston’s air quality rely on outdated andineffective policies.
Graves Named 2001 AIA Gold Medalist
Architect Michael Graves is the recipient of the 2001 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal.
Phildelphia's Dirty Secret
For years, 'Ash Trollies' dumped coal ash in North Philadelphia. Now the community is feeling the impact.
Filling The G A P S In Neighborhoods
Detroit has vacant land in between neighborhoods and needs new housing but developers aren't rushing in. Why?
Our Great Condo Future
Salon interviews T. Coraghessan Boyl, author of "A Friend of the Earth," a fiction about environmental degradation, "ecotage", and condos.
EPA Celebrates 750th Superfund Cleanup
Pepe Field, NY is the 750th site that EPA has cleaned up since the federal Superfund program began in 1980.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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.
