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Combating Global Warming Needs U.S. Participation
A foot-dragging U.S. was not able to bring the process at the recent Montreal Climate Change Conference to a halt.
Miami's Amazing Spaces
Rumors abound that International architect Zaha Hadid may seek out one of Miami's "amazing spaces" for a new design.
Universities Look For Advice on Mixed Use
Creating a vibrant, near-campus retail neighborhood makes higher education's short list
Should Cities Provide Free WiFi For Economic Development?
Telecommunications giant BellSouth withdraws an offer to the city to use one of its buildings to house the city's police department after New Orleans officials announce a plan to provide free citywide Wi-Fi to stimulate economic development.
U.S. Part Of Global Warming Problem
At the Montreal Global Warming Conference, the United States continues its petulant stand.
College Town Passes 30 Percent Per Block Cap On Rental Properties
Winona, MN, plans for the future by banking on smarter development.
Gulf Coast Rebuilding's Zoning Debate
The biggest simultaneous proposed expansion of federally defined flood zones in the history of the 37-year-old National Flood Insurance Program sparks a debate about zoning in the hurricane-hit areas of the Gulf Coast. [Link corrected]
Is Portland's Praise Deserved, Or Has It Become An 'Ephemeral City'?
Can a city like Portland survive -- and thrive -- primarily as a marketer of an urban experience, asks Joel Kotkin.
Review of Sprawl: A Compact History
A review of "Sprawl: A Compact History," a book by Robert Bruegmann.
Rio Rancho: Watching A Suburban Transformation
Rio Rancho, a suburb of Albuquerque, is changing sleepy suburb into an urban center that could one day rival Albuquerque in size. This in-depth, multi-part series focuses on the town's potential and growing pains.
What’s Good for Farms Is Good for Michigan
Protecting farmland not only aids thriving farms, it is also vital to the state’s economy.
Recycling The Student Ghetto
As students leave rundown houses for newly-built, amenity-filled complexes, near-campus housing stock in walkable neighborhoods opens up for faculty/staff restoration.
Oil Crisis To Worsen Over Winter
A controversial analyst predicts that oil will reach $100 a barrel in six months.
Wealthy Maine Island Enclave Looks to Limit Growth
Isleboro Maine, an island that is home to wealthy summer vacationers such as John Travolta and Kirstie Alley, faces several challenges as development pressure increases.
Is America too Broke to Rebuild New Orleans?
Despite promises made by President Bush to rebuild the City of New Orleans, reluctance on the part of the federal government to invest in rebuilding the levees and other reconstruction efforts is essentially a "death warrant" for the city.
Anxiety and Stress Permeate New Orleans
Despite a few publicized accomplishments, New Orleans is decidedly not ok. Nearly 100 days after Hurricane Katrina, the city is stuck is disrepair waiting for the government to make a commitment to protect the city from future hurricanes.
Is Boston's Real Estate Bubble About To Burst?
Though prices started to drop last summer,in recent months real estate agents in the Boston metro area have witnessed an acceleration in price cutting.
Gentrification Lite
The rich and poor live side by side as city planners and elected officials redevelop Raleigh's toughest 'hoods.
Flint's Death Rattle
With the recent bankruptcy of Delphi Corp, a spinoff of General Motors, the once proud middle-class City of Flint, Michigan faces an even bleaker future.
Data for World's 673 Largest Urban Areas
Demographia publishes a report with the population, land area and density for all 673 the world's agglomerations with populrations over 500,000. The report also contains data for 1,117 urban areas in 164 nations and territories.
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
County of Mendocino
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
