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Making Canada's Cities Work
Will prime minister Paul Martin honour his commitment to share federal gas taxes with Canada's cities?
Omaha By Design
Private industry is financing an 'Omaha By Design' effort to improve city's design standards and guidelines.
New Light Makes Street Look Cleaner
The Trafalgar Pole cleans up cluttered streetscapes, consolidating utility boxes in the base of a street light.
Moscow's Architectural Crisis
Moscow's architectural heritage is being demolished despite protests by historians, architects and residents.
Growth Imperils Australia's Fragile Coast
A sharp increase in building permit approvals for second homes in Victoria's coastal towns are raising questions about appropriate forms of development and the adequacy of local planning.
Too Profitable Parking Lots Stymie Downtown Development
Housing developers cannot afford to pay land costs and as such, parking lots have kept Cleveland from transforming its downtown into a showcase for the remade city it yearns to become.
St. Louis' Old Suburban Urbanism
St. Louis' older suburbs are copying traditional city neighborhoods in an effort to attract residents.
Wal-Mart Goes To Voters To Get Around Planning Commission
Tired of trying to get the approval of a city? Go directly to the voters instead.
Everglades Cleanup At Stake In Court Case
Supreme Court case has implications for biggest US environmental restoration project.
Green Power Versus Aesthetics
A plan to develop a windmill farm on the Niagara Escarpment provokes controversy and intergovernmental infighting.
Wal-Mart Tries End Run Around City Council
Wal-Mart is attempting to use the California intiative process to bypass planning regulations in Inglewood, CA.
'Smart Growth' Puts Land Use Before Transportation
The link between transportation and land development potential has long been recognized, but the treatment of land use and site design options as transportation strategies is a key element of smart growth.
Earthquake Prediction Months In Advance
A UCLA team has developed a methodology to predict earthquakes. The last two predictions have been correct.
Flexible Zoning Could Help Save Historic Open Space
Planners consider flexible zoning in North Smithfield, RI.
Turbulent Civic Image Makeovers
Efforts to create new civic identities -- new logos and slogans -- are often highly controversial.
Main Street Is Alive And Well
Neal Peirce utilizes the arrival of Wal-mart in Plymouth, NH to illustrate how independent retailers and 'main streets' survive in the face of big-box retailing.
A Journalist's Experiment On Public Transit
A Southern California family tries to make due with one car and public transit. It's a love-hate relationship.
Walking In Suburbia: The Public Speaks
Transcript of an online chat about a Washington Post article on the dangers of walking in the suburbs
How Should San Francisco Grow?
Should San Francisco bend the city's height limit rules for a worthwhile project? If you're going to meddle in planning, writes columnist John King, meddle well.
Studies Advocate Regional Affordable Housing Policies
Two new reports co-authored by the Brookings Institution argue that different housing policies could have positive effects for entire metropolitan regions.
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)
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.
