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Revitalizing Pittsburgh's Riverfronts
Landscape architect seeks to convert the ecrepit warehouses and shuttered plants on Pittsburgh's riverfronts into assetts.
Does The Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?
Evidence is sparse but supports a relationship between physical activityand the built environment.
When Property Taxes Are Higher Than Your Mortgage Payment
Northern Virginia’s skyrocketing real estate prices are making property taxes a burden for owners of Habitat for Humanity homes.
So Why Public Transit?
Two transit advocates explain the need for high quality public transit in the United States.
The Greening of Chinese Politics
The abrupt slowing and halting of over 20 dam projects in China represents one of the "most dramatic" turns toward environmental politics of any government.
Reflecting Sunlight into Space Could Slow Global Warming
Scientists see unmanned yachts "seeding" Earth's clouds with seawater as a hedge against global warming.
McClister's Commute
A reporter accompanies a typical Washington area commuter as he starts his commute before dawn.
Mixing Economic Development And Planning
Ask planners if they are involved in economic development in their community and often the response is "no" or "not really," when the answer ought to be "yes."
Sprawl Rights
How Connecticut got planned and zoned for sprawl.
$1 Million Mobile Homes
Beachfront mobile homes in Southern California are fetching staggering prices.
Addicted to Their Cars
Commuting in the Washington region is brutal, and no let-up is in sight.
Health Facilities Master Planning Case Study
Healing exterior spaces are moving from options to necessities as health systems compete for patients, staff and community good will.
Can A Little Cash Keep Young Iowans At Home?
The Iowa legislature has proposed action to stem a 'brain drain' but any effective solution would have to address the economic and social effects of a shift to industrial agriculture two to three generations ago.
Entertaining Development
Retail entertainment has exceeded the seemingly inflated expectations of a decade ago.
Do Landscape Architects Ignore The Real World?
A criticism of some trends in landscape architecture.
In Memoriam: Is Stollman
Israel Stollman, FAICP, distinguished urban planner and key negotiator in the merger that created APA, died February 2 in New Zealand at the age of 81.
Looking Back at 20 Years of Growth Management in Florida
Former planning leaders voice regrets over growth management in Florida.
Suburbs Are Here To Stay, So Stop Complaining
Planning and related professions should stop condemning suburbs -- and focus on making them better.
Can Public Space Be Copyrighted?
Security guards stop a photojournalist from photographing public art in a city-owned park.
A Revolutionary Approach To Teaching Building Design
A professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo is recognized by the AIA for her revolutionary approach to teaching structural analysis and building technology.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
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.
