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How Will New Orleans Rebuild?
While disasters bring out the best in people, long-term reconstruction often brings out the worst. How will New Orleans handle its reconstruction?
Why Did New Orleans' 17th Street Levee Fail?
The section of New Orleans' 17th Street levee that was breached was recently upgraded. Why did it fail?
FEATURE
Car-less in the Eye of Katrina
Should New Orleans Be Rebuilt?
Cities, it turns out, tend to get rebuilt no matter what. But what will the new New Orleans look like? Will it be the same city?
Lack of Automobility Key to New Orleans Tragedy
The real cause of the tragedy in New Orleans was the lack of automobiles for evacuees, argues Randall O'Toole.
Hurricane Exposes Lousiana's Dirty Secret
The aftermath of Hurrican Katrina exposes a festering secret Louisiana has hidden well -- its failure to help its neediest citizens.
New Orleans Topography
NASA offers simulated views of the effects of storm surge flooding on Lake Pontchartrain and the New Orleans area.
Tax Policy Hinders Urban Sustainability
<p>Can city taxes be used to encourage sustainability?</p>
Katrina: An 'Unnatural Disaster'
Hurricane Katrinia was an 'unnatural disaster' if ever there was one, says Theodore Steinberg, an environmental historian.
Learning From Grand Forks' 'Flood Of The Century'
The Planning Commissioner's Journal offers free access to an article about the devastating flood that hit theGrand Forks metro area in 1997 and local recovery efforts.
Fast-food Restaurants Cluster Around Schools
Fast-food restaurants are concentrated within a short walking distance of schools, exposing children to "poor quality food environments" on a daily basis.
The War Over Hartsfield's International Terminal
Accusations and lawsuits between designers and airport officials may delay the redesign of Georgia's international airport terminal by years.
The New Face Of Recycling In Chicago
A contest sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the AIA is hoping to make recycling hip in Chicago again.
Better Great Lakes, More Great Jobs
Restoration would spur long-range growth in the Great Lakes region.
Britain's Female-friendly Streets
The three year project, funded by the Women’s Design Service, will offer urban design ideas to make streets safer for women.
States Sue To Reinstate Roadless Forests Rules
Lawsuit by California, Oregon, and New Mexico seeks to reinstate Clinton-era roadless forests rules reversed by the Bush administration.
LA's New Downtown Entertainment District
The development of the LA Live entertainment district in downtown Los Angeles seems certain with approval of $400+ million hotel.
Fires Reveal Housing Crunch
In Paris, 48 immigrants have died in fires that ripped through substandard buildings.
Climate Change Press Coverage After Hurricane Katrina
How are journalists covering climate change in Katrina's wake?
New Orleans Disaster Has Political Planning Roots
Human interference with the flow of the Mississippi for a century is one of the root causes of the devastation in New Orleans.
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.
