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The Community Rating Game
Rating communities is highly subjective even with objectively measured criteria. Often such surveys ignore distinctive neighborhoods that have a sense of identity.
Comparing Livability In Baghdad and Houston
In an effort to put the best light on the situation in Iraq, Administration officials are making dubious comparisons to the state of America's cities.
The Power Of A Community-Based Development Coalition
The rise and fall of the Chicago Association of Neighborhood Development Organizations illustrates the challenges facing advocacy organizations when they shift to service delivery.
Trends In 'Active Adult' Communities
As baby boomers hit retirement, they're already doing many things differently - foregoing Florida and Arizona is one of them.
US Report Questions Skyscrapers Safety Standards
A US federal government report has drawn attention to serious deficiencies in current standards for skyscraper safety.
A Debate On Eminent Domain
John Norquist and Bart Peterson, the mayor of Indianapolis, discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on eminent domain.
Environmental Trends In College Campus Construction
Universities find best environmental practices make good sense.
Chicago's 'Millennium Park Effect'
Chicago's Millennium Park is a 'theme park for adults' and is being hailed as an example of how civic leadership can get things done.
Rural Arizona At Risk For Water Shortage
As the state's population continues to grow, the limited water supplies continue to shrink.
People, Not Cars, Should Be Focus Of Community Planning
The Project For Public Spaces envisions a world where urban areas are pedestrian destinations and neighborhoods are planned with living -- not traffic -- in mind.
Simulation Shows Turmoil Likely from Oil Shocks
This past week two former CIA directors and policy makers participated in a scenario in which the chaotic geopolitics of oil lead to $150 a barrel prices and a crippled economy.
Smart Growth Parking Best Practices
The Maryland Governor's Office of Smart Growth has published an overview of parking strategies that meet the challenges faced by projects in the context of smart growth.
Life Improving for Canada's Urban Aboriginal Population
A new report from Statistics Canada shows Aboriginal people moving to metropolitan areas gaining better access to jobs and education.
Crime Cameras: A US-City Experiment
Chelsea, Mass., and the Department of Homeland Security are teaming up on a surveillance system that has some residents concerned.
World's Most and Least Expensive Cities
Can you imagine paying $4,595 a month in rent for an unfurnished apartment?
Is The 'Epitome of Sprawl' Such A Bad Place?
Orange County Register columnist Steven Greenhut lashes out against New Urbanist who consider successful Orange County the poster child for sprawl.
Plan for Resumed Plutonium Production Threatens National Park
Production of Plutonium 238 -- a substance so radioactive that a speck can cause cancer -- will occur near Idaho Falls, upwind of Grand Teton National Park.
Biodiesel, $3.50 per Gallon
Can a new cooperative in North Carolina fuel the eco-friendly policy?
Book Review: The Edifice Complex
Are architects vain and hollow? A review of the book "The Edifice Complex" by Deyan Sudjic.
One Man's Castle Is Another Man's Mall
The Christian Science Monitor offers its opinion on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on eminent domain.
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.
