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Using The U.S. And U.K. Censuses For Comparative Research
Rebecca Tunstall outlines key features of the U.S. and U.K. censuses of population, their main similarities and differences, and how the two canvasses can be used for comparative research on population and housing.
Toronto's Subtle Architecture of Exclusion
The Toronto Star wonders if Toronto's urban planners are intentionally driving people away from downtown.
Big-Box Ordinances: How Big Is Too Big?
A visual comparison of a Walmart "Supercenter" with other store sizes.
Creating Downtowns From Failed Malls
Denver's Front Range communities are scrapping malls and big box sites to create new downtowns.
High Income Homeowners Get Largest Share of Tax Benefits
Biggest houses and the highest incomes recieve the largest share of federal tax benefits for housing.
What Would It Take To Make Toronto Beautiful?
Lisa Rochon hosts a roundtable conversation to examine the reasons for the city's architectural mediocrity.
New York City's Home Building Renaissance
A 'perfect storm' of public, private, political, and demographic factors have created a home building boom throughout NYC's five boroughs.
Reshaping Toronto
Outside of the spotlight of celebrity architecture, entire sections of the city are being transformed.
Evangelical Christians Greener Worldview
There is growing evidence that more evangelical Christians are adopting "creation care" as a lifestyle choice.
Color-coding Gas Guzzlers
SUVs will have to display red stickers while electric vehicles will sport labels in green.
Newly Desireable: Dormfront Property
More well-off parents are moving to be near their children's boarding schools.
D.C. Property Tax Drought May Be Ending
President Bush proposes an evaluation of federal land holdings in the District.
Urban Blight Meets Victorian Values, Sylvan Dreams
Caught between Atlanta's shimmering downtown and its endless magnolia-laced suburbs is a moat of rusting forges and quarries, neighborhoods with names like Cabbagetown and Peoplestown.
Eminent Domain: Used or Abused?
Are local governments are using eminent domain to eliminate blight--or to boost tax revenues?
The Kids Are Alright In Green Housing Competition
In the inaugural Cradle-to-Cradle Home Design Competition, students answer the question, "How can you create sustainable, affordable urban housing?"
Keeping A Roof Over Our Heads
Architectural statement or barrier to the snow and rain? A successful roof aspires to do both.
City Needs To Clean Up After Itself
Fort Lauderdale uncovers a surprising culprit contributing to blight.
Iowa Fights Brain Drain
Young, single, well-educated adults under 30 are leaving Iowa in droves. The state is considering abolishing the state income tax for everyone under 30.
Housing Costs and Nimbyism
A survey of Long Islanders reveals shared concerns about the effects of rising housing costs but less agreement about how to approach solutions.
America Loves Suburban Sprawl
Scholar aruges that Americans have embraced sprawl and the lifestyle that accompanies it.
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
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.
