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An Urban Renaissance As Population Rises
<p>After decades of population decline, New York City is growing again.</p>
'Superferry' Plans Stalled
<p>Plans for an inter-island "superferry" may be stalled in Hawaii as environmental groups and the State Supreme Court have called for a more extensive environmental impact review of the harbor expansions the ferry system would require.</p>
Friday Funny: Really High Density
<p>Plans to accommodate population growth in Los Angeles while facing a land shortage have developers giving a new meaning to "building up".</p>
Portland Suburbs May Increase Density To Handle Growth
<p>The Portland area's population is expected to gain more than a million people by 2030, and the suburbs ringing the city are looking to handle the growth by increasing density, building higher, and developing more vibrant suburban town centers.</p>
Can Vancouver Remain The Most Livable City?
<p>Vancouver has once again been named the most livable city in the world. But some fear that the qualities that pushed the city to top honors will be hard to maintain as the city grows.</p>
The Manhattanization Of L.A.
<p>In this piece from the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, Joel Kotkin writes about how L.A. politicians are blindly following the lead of developers in densifying the city without adequately debating the consequences.</p>
Planned Windmill In Atlanta Neighborhood Causes Controversy
<p>Neighbors are so far unsuccessful in their attempts to prevent one homeowner from erecting a 45-foot high windmill turbine generator in his yard.</p>
Reinventing A Downtown Civic Plaza
<p>City leaders in Raleigh, North Carolina, are planning to transform a underutilized downtown plaza into a new public square.</p>
Living In A Food Desert
<p>Researchers in Rhode Island find that residents in many parts of the state lack easy access to food.</p>
Is Joel Kotkin The Anti-Planner?
<p>Los Angeles pundit Joel Kotkin's most recent diatribe about the alleged "Manhattanization" of Los Angeles has put Bill Fulton over the edge. Kotkin's arguments are old, tired and contradictory, says Fulton.</p>
Will Architects And Planners Fail The World's Urban Dwellers?
<p>With rapid urbanization overtaking the world, experts worry that planners and architects are too few and lack experience to tackle the coming challenge.</p>
Bringing Seoul To Los Angeles
<p>Korean American architect Christopher Pak is successfully bringing high density living to Los Angeles.</p>
Taking Transit 'Out' Of The City
<p>While more work needs to be done to make transit work for urban dwellers, thought should also be given to how transit can let those car-free city residents reach the great outdoors.</p>
Why Cities Should Raise Their Parking Rates
<p>Market-based pricing for street parking could help cities like Boston reduce congestion and raise badly needed revenue.</p>
Wal-Mart Town Center Project Is Missing The Town Center
<p>In North Lauderdale, Florida, a Wal-Mart-anchored town center is struggling to live up to its promises.</p>
A Boomtown Built On Illegal Immigration
<p>In the Mexican city of Altar, just 60 miles from the U.S. border, a booming economy has built itself around catering to those looking to make the treacherous walk through the desert to cross into the U.S.</p>
Funding And Timing Issues Critical To Creation Of Transit In Tampa
<p>With three different public transit funding plans up for consideration, officials in Tampa, Florida, are trying to decide which is the best and when is the best time to start the work on the city's long-sought transit system.</p>
Good Management The Secret To Successful Communities
<p>Cerritos, California, has become one of the more successful suburbs of Los Angeles by applying superb management techniques.</p>
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Design is Social Activism
“I have always thought that design can be a form of social activism,” says Don Meeker, environmental graphic designer and co-creator of “Clearview” typeface. This small but radical quotation was buried in an article from the 8.12.07 NY Times Sunday magazine (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/magazine/12fonts-t.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/magazine/12fonts-t.html</a>) on the redesign of highway sign typeface. Meeker, James Montalbano, and a team of collaborators understood that it was the design of highway signage that was contributing to highway fatalities. They applied an understanding of human psychology and function to the solution of a “civic issue.” <br /><br />Radical idea. It’s called Universal Design. Or social activism.
U.S. Cities Feel Hurt Of Tourism Slump
<p>The amount of overseas tourists visiting the U.S. has dropped recently, and with revenues in many cities taking a hit, a coalition of American mayors are calling on the federal government to loosen restrictions on foreign travelers.</p>
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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