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Introduction To Community Design Centers
Community design is a movement focused on the creation and management ofenvironments for people.
FEATURE
A Thread from Past to Future Transportation
While growth is inevitable, the overcrowding and overuse of transportation is not. Using technology in conjunction with politics, private transportation will be more efficient using centralized computing to clear current roadways.
The Perils Of Designing For Geniuses
Frank Gehry faced a different set of challenges in designing for MIT's famously reclusive professors.
Five stars for no air conditioning, no offices and no back wall
"Succulent visuals, spatial invention, and commercial cred"? Elizabeth Farrelly looks into Australia’s first five-star-rated eco-sustainable office building.
Government May Ease Environmental Rules to Quell Fuel Prices
The Bush administration is considering the economic trade-offs of cleaner-burning gasoline.
Top 10 Global Problems
At Copenhagen Consensus, economists devise a Top 10 list of most pressing global problems.
A Unique Collection Of Urban Properties
Will Starwood Urban's funky portfolio fetch a superfunky $500 million?
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture Reviewed
John King reviews the 15 pound Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. American architecture doesn't fare particularly well.
Toronto Waterfront Redevelopment Agency Needs Teeth
Governance review by the province holds promise of new powers needed to get on with implementing its mandate.
Conservation Subdivisions a Hit Among Developers, Homebuyers
In less than two years Gwinnett, Geogia has approved 76 cluster development plans that put aside 1,718 total acres of open space.
California's Transit Village Bill
California Governor Schwarzenegger signs a "Transit Village" bill.
Open Source Agriculture
Smart breeding could remake the field of agriculture, and change how the world farms.
BLOG POST
Database Nation: What Does it Mean for Planners?
<p>Reason magazine did a very provocative this month – for each of their 40,000 subscribers they printed a customized cover including an aerial photo of their house. The magazine headline started with the homeowner's name in big orange letters followed by the subtitle "They Know Where Your Are!" Click <a href="http://www.placematters.us/Graphics/reason.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> to see the cover of the issue mailed to my neighbor – my house is 2 houses to the right. <br><br /> <br><br /> On the inside cover, the Editor's Note includes several local facts embedded into the text "…as a telecommuter I don't envy your area's average commute of 27.
Revitalizing A Blighted Industrial Area
Emphasizing jobs and the environment a plan aims to revitalize Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley.
Is Suburbia Killing Us?
After tracing U.S. health problems to Ssrawl, researchers look to planning for health solutions.
A 'Rapid Response Team' For Planning First Aid
An interdisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati students and faculty heads to a picturesque Greek island drowning in problems created by tourism.
'Daylighting' Hidden Creeks
'Daylighting', or exposing, underground creeks in Berkeley, CA and Seattle proves to be an interesting economic development strategy.
Transportation And Sustainable Campus Communities
New book profiles college towns, examining what's working and what isn't.
Risk Vs. Reward In Downtown L.A.
Have the L.A. Grand Avenue decisionmakers played the too-safe side of the risk-reward ratio?
What You Can Do About High Gas Prices
Lynn Sweet says the problem isn't the price of gas.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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.
