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Making the Connection On Street Connectivity
Creating more direct connections shortens travel time, which effectively brings people closer to their destinations.
When Modernism Goes Bad
Milwaukee's 1965 Amtrak Station is a shrine to bad design, but it still has its charms, which stand to be wiped out by the plan to fix it.
Rebuild New Orleans With Visitors In Mind
Tourism is the city's top employer with 81,000 jobs and $5 billion in yearly revenue.
US Embassy Rebels Against London Congestion Charge
The United States and German embassies refuse to pay London's congestion charge.
How To Avoid A Cultural Disaster In Rebuilding New Orleans
Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, weighs in on the reconstruction of New Orleans.
Age Of The Big Builders
How large publicly traded builders are turning the American home into a corporate product.
In D.C., Private Firms Approve Permit Applications
In a unique situation in Washington D.C., selected private firms are authorized to approve development permit applications on behalf of the city's overworked and dysfunctional Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs apartment.
A National Stage for Duany and New Urbanism
An editorial weighs in on the impact New Urbanism pioneer Andres Duany will have in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, and his dubious legacy in West Palm Beach.
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Funny Employment Queries
So we're hiring for two new positions at Urban Insight (the company that supports Planetizen). We're hiring a <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/jobs/item.php?id=4126">Web Designer/Developer</a> (with preference given to candidates with backgrounds in planning), and a <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/jobs/item.php?id=4174">Web Developer / Programmer</a>. <br /> <br /> I published the job announcements to several lists and also on a few online services that I've had success with in the past. I've received a fair number of responses, and, thank goodness, and several highly-qualified candidates (although not so many with backgrounds in planning/architecture/urban esign).
Is Zoning Replacing Planning?
A new piece of legislation going before voters in New York would limit the amount of development in many low-density neighborhoods, and encourage planning over upzoning to encourage development.
'Political Recall' As Slow Growth Strategy?
California's fastest growing region resorts to using the political strategy of 'recall' to slow growth.
Trailer Towns -- A Housing Mistake?
As shelters close, trailer towns open for storm evacuees. FEMA opens the first of many such villages for those displaced by Katrina.
City Conserves Energy, Cuts Costs, With Common Sense
City of New Haven seeks innovative, cost-effective ways to curtail municiapl energy expenses and could be a model for municipalities across the nation.
A Busway In 'America's Suburb'
Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley has outgrown it's reputation as 'America's Suburb' and become a high-density community -- now complete with its own dedicated busway, modeled after the system in Curitiba, Brazil.
Homes For Salton Sea?
The Salton Sea Test Base could be used to build over 200,000 houses -- provided the area is fit for human habitation.
LA's Worst Corner
In his second and third installments, columnist Steve Lopez meets the people who live and work on one of the city's worst corners on Skid Row.
O'Reilly Apologizes: Only 20% of Home Builders Are Corrupt?
After calling the housing industry "corrupt" during an earlier interview with Donald Trump, O'Reilly Factor television show, Bill O'Reilly offers a nearly unprecedented apology, but still gets in a dig about the industry.
Designing California's Second-Largest Park
At more than 2,300 acres, Orange County's new park on the site of a former marine base, will be the second-largest in California, about the size of Griffith Park in Los Angeles.
Judge Rules Oregon's Measure 37 Unconstitutional
Oregon's land use laws were thrown into new controversy as a Marion County Circuit Court Judge ruled last November's property rights initiative invalid.
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California Updates State IT Strategic Plan
<img src='http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20051017castrategicplan.jpg' alt='California State Information Technology Strategic Plan' align='right' />While not strictly relevant to planning, it's always interesting to compare plans prepared by planners with plans prepared by other branches of government, in this case the California CIO and the IT Council Strategic Plan Committee have prepared the new <a href="http://www.cio.ca.gov/PDFs/101405_ITStrategicPlanUpdate.pdf">California State Information Technology Strategic Plan</a> (PDF, 220KB)<br /> <br /> The plan lists six impressive strategic goals:<br /> <br /> <li>Make Government services more accessible to citizens and State clients.<br /> </li>
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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.
