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It Takes A Transit Village
A new report seeks to demonstrate how better planning can save California's Bay Area billions of dollars and ease the housing shortage.
Empty Nesters Moving Back To The City
Baby boomers who moved out of cities when they had kids, are now moving back.
In Cities, Internet Unplugged
Many cites want to provide wireless Internet. But they're up against tough competition that will try to stop them.
A New Generation Of Homeless Vets?
Veterans of the Iraq war have begun showing up in the nation's homeless centers. Advocates are worried that it is just the beginning.
ZipCar's Car-Sharing Success
ZipCar has become a way of life for 3.5% of residents in it's hometown of Cambridge, MA.
Suburban DC Embraces Pedestrian Urbanism
Some fear plan for high-density areas will uproot county's suburban qualities.
What Happens When You Build Without Permits?
A Chesapeake Bay homeowner on a small wooded island builds a 3,500-square-foot house without permits.
Free Money For Historic Preservation?
Historic facade easements create a tax windfall in D.C.
Aerial Photographs Of The 1906 Earthquake
A website includes breathtaking aerial photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
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Discovering Liferay
<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//liferay_thumb1.gif" alt="Liferay thumb" align="right"/>I just discovered <a href="http://www.liferay.com/home/index.jsp">Liferay</a>, an open source portal, after reading <a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/">David Fletcher's discussion</a> of Portal Architectures on his blog.<br /> <br /> Although I have seen and evaluated <a href="http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/">PHP Website"</a>, I haven't seen see Liferay, which is equally -- perhaps more -- impressive.
Sensitivity Training
Transportation officials, citizens polishing new people-and-pavement policies
The Mother Of All Boondoggles
The People's Waterfront Coalition (PWC), a group of Seattle activists is lobbying Washington State officials to abandon its costly Bostonesque Alaska Way Viaduct replacement project.
The Perfect Storm Of Urban Planning Gone Wrong?
How Berlin went awry since the fall of the wall.
Small Cars In The Land Of SUVs
An Acura driver gets a ticket for parking in a parking spot reserved for SUVs.
College, City Team Up To Build Affordable Homes
St. Cloud, MN, finds the right mix of student skills and city vision to breathe life into an older neighborhood.
The Emergence Of Geoportals
A new academic paper traces the emergence of geoportals -- the next big thing for geographic information and e-government.
Environmentalist Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Kenyan environmentalist, Wangari Maathai is the first African woman and first environmental activist to win the prize.
Washington Post Weighs In On Smart Growth Principles
Editorial applauds suburban transit-oriented development and encourages officials to plan smartly.
Sam Who?
Bush nominates little-known official, Samuel Bodman, to be energy secretary.
A Place To Dock
Lira Luis’s easy-to-assemble fiberglass kit of parts would make it possible for migrant seafarers in Manila to set up temporary living quarters between jobs.
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.
