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The City That Works, Today
Chicago is using innovative ideas to encourage urban, sustainable development.
How To Lure Young Professionals
Can a new focus on becoming 'Cool' stop the brain drain from decaying cities?
A Tale Of Two Ballparks
While the Padres’ Petco Park anchors an emerging neighborhood, the Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park dissipates its energy among parking lots.
Research & Development Clusters Are A Catalyst For Growth
From California to Colorado to Florida, new research & development and science clusters can give regional economies a shot in the arm.
Fund Transit Along With Roads
Ignoring transit, Utah County commissioners vote to put road tax on November ballot.
Sprawl Books Reviewed
The Wall Street Journal reviews Hayden's "A Field Guide to Sprawl" and Gutfreund's "Twentieth-Century Sprawl."
Chicago's Bold New Public Space
Photographs and links related to the opening of Chicago's New Millenium Park.
Great Rail Disasters
Randal O'Toole publishes a report showing the harmful effects of light rail on 23 major metropolitan centers across the U.S.
Baby Steps On The Road To Pedestrian-Friendly Streets
Christopher DeWolf on the thorny issue of pedestrianizing city streets.
Preservation Districts Aim To Employ The Past to Shape The Future
Infringing on property rights or preserving local architectural styles? More Louisville, KY neighborhoods are establishing historic preservation districts in an effort to protect their distinctive character.
Long Island: The End Of Suburbia?
A new study from Rutgers University shows Long Island's suburbs sagging as New York City's numbers grow. One expert says, "This relentless suburbanization has reached its low tide."
More Coastal Preservation In California?
Plans to preserve the Hearst Ranch and one of the most scenic coastal real estate in California gains support.
Fabled Factory Of Parisian Radicalism's Future Unclear
A defunct Renault plant is caught in a battle between those wishing to adapt the cradle of worker's rights and a billionaire's ego.
For Whom The Road Tolls
Challenged with easing choking levels of traffic congestion, Britain considers a nationwide highway toll system that could charge drivers as much as £1.45 ($2.71 US) per mile.
Futuristic Park Designs Unveiled For High Line
Four teams of architects previewed plans for the abandoned railway corridor running along Manhattan's West Side.
MoMA Exhibits Skyscraper Design
Despite being in Queens, the art museum brings out the 'starchitects' for a new show on tall buildings. Critics note the shift from contextual to signature architecture in the next generation.
Is Steve Jobs A Teardown Terror?
Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar, wants to tear down a 1926 house that preservationists say has historic value.
Toronto Group Pits Man Vs. Machine
In a three-way battle for transportation supremacy, a bicyclist, a subway rider, and driver race from the suburbs to downtown at rush hour. The challenge is for a report on the city's vitality.
Reinventing Public Space
Many urban plazas and parks in U.S. cities, until recently in state of deterioration, are enjoying a resurgence. Yet, the new role of private investment in public spaces that is helping to accomplish this renewal is also raising questions.
Starbucks Makes The Neighborhood
It's a neighborhood if it's got a Starbucks.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
