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Oh Brooklyn, My Brooklyn
It's not so easy being a cheerleader for future-forward architecture when the future is right outside your window.
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Interactive Tours
The "trace", as some designers and planners refer to them, are marketed and annotated tours that cover specific topics including waterfronts, historic districts and parks. Traditionally, they've been undertaken through marketing efforts and physical improvements such as signs, markers and designated trails. Until recently, they have been developed top-down with funding and the identification of historic markers and sites by specific organizations. Ken Snyder's excellent <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2005/07/01/298/">post</a>
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Digital Earth
In his 1992 novel, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash">Snow Crash</a>, writer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Stephenson">Neal Stephenson</a> imagined the ultimate user interface to access geographic information:<br /> <br /> <blockquote><br /> "There is something new: a globe about the size of grapefruit, a perfectly detailed rendition of Planet Earth, hanging in space at arm's length in front of his eyes... It's a piece of CIC software called, simply, Earth. It is the user interface that the CIC uses to keep track of every bit of spatial information that it owns -- all the maps, weather data, architectural plans, and satellite surveillance stuff." [<a href="http://essw.bren.ucsb.edu/~frew/courses/263/lectures/Future_of_GIS/Snow_Crash.html">More excerpts </a>]</blockquote>
Using New Urbanism To Sell Development Projects
Henry Rodriguez, a developer in south Florida, is convinced that New Urbanism is the best choice for places like South Bay Village in Osprey.
U. S. Unveils Climate Change Pact
United States announces a partnership with Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea to address global warming with technology.
The Housing 'Time Bomb'
Widespread speculation, 'interest only' mortgages with no down payments, and a 'ridiculously low' prime lending rate -- combined with a huge federal deficit -- all point to 'economic armageddon' for the U.S.
The Urban Pioneers Of Edge City
Residents of a quintessential edge city explain the attraction.
Consortium Offers Virginia $1 Billion For Toll Road
The bid to privatize the Dulles Toll Road is the latest in a growing trend.
Big Project Agreements Yield Big Community Benefits
New approach makes sure urban redevelopment helps neighborhoods
A Butterfly Map Of America's Green Space
Tracking butterfly types and numbers across time and space can provide early environmental warnings.
Modern Towers Continue Race For The Skies
The urge to build the world's tallest tower is pushing modern skyscrapers to new heights.
Housing Outside The Bubble
Already home to real estate speculators, costly South Florida is looking forways to house workers, too.
New L.A. Mayor Urges Residents To Use Public Transit
Mayor Villaraigosa urges Los Angeles residents to give up their cars one or two days a week and use public transit instead.
Florida's Disappearing Waterfront Docks
As more developers transform former docks into retail properties, working fisherman and boat owners are finding parking spaces a scarce commodity.
Tallest U.S. Skyscraper Planned For Chicago
A 115-story spiral designed by architect Santiago Calatrava is planned to be the nation's tallest building.
Housing Boom Leads to Incompetence, Fraud
Homeowners are finding their new homes shoddily constructed, and legal recourse and compensation next to impossible.
New York City Agency Approves Hybrids For Taxis
Six hybrid models have been approved for use as taxis in New York City.
Meet The New Generation of Homesteaders
These days, living away from civilization doesn't have to mean giving up all of the modern comforts of urban life.
Making The Case For Employer-Assisted Housing
Financial help from business owners, matched by public dollars, enables hundreds of people to live close to their jobs in Chicago. The idea is catching on.
In Northeast, A City's Tale Of Turnaround
After decades of decline, New Haven and other mid-size cities see a positive population trend.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
City of Clovis
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
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.
