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U.S. Study Contradicts White House's Global Warming Stand
Study concludes that warmer temperatures may have in part be caused by human activities.
Ordinance To Create 'Charming, Walkable Village'
A city adopts ordinance to discourage big-boxe retailers.
Reconsidering Traffic Calming
A regional advisory agency in Chicago advises local governments that traffic calming measures are not always the best approach to slowing traffic.
Evaluation Of Officer And Teacher Next Door Programs
If a police officer or teacher lives in the neighborhood where theywork, will there be a reduction in crime in that neighborhood?
Can Rural Town Mississippi Come Back To Life?
What can be done to save rural communities? Young people leave these towns, often never to return.
School And The Suburb
Does the placement of schools encourage sprawl.
Blumenauer Brings Railvolution Conference To L.A.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (District 3, Oregon), discusses the significance of holding the nation's preeminent transportation and land use conference in Southern California.
How Wal-Mart Changed A Community
Since the residents of Toole, UT first welcomed Wal-Mart fourteen years ago, the community has changed in many ways.
Flying Cars Are Just A Decade Away
Flying cars are possible within 10 years. The first step will be flying taxis, according to a Business Week report.
Gehry's Next Project
In what could be a response to Rem Koolhaas' Seattle Central Library, architect Frank Gehry might design a library in Deerfield, IL.
New Planners On The Block
Recent graduates share their surprises after entering the working world.
Wal-Mart's Mission Unaccomplished
The City Council of Mission, KS, unanimously passed zoning ordinance amendments which include more stringent controls on any potential big-box development within its downtown corridor.
The Way Of The Skyscaper
Many predicted that 9/11 marked the end of the age of the skyscraper. Nothing could have been more wrong.
The Asphalt Rebellion
Traffic can be vibrant and beautiful, not fast and ugly.
How (Not) To Brand Your City
A public relations expert explains why local governments so often fail to use branding effectively.
A Determined Reformer Stands In Sprawl's Path
City sues Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and argues that the agency hurts Detroit’s core communities.
Economic Development Or Cultural Identity?
A community in Southern California is divided over whether to be recognized as "little India."
Greenspan: What Housing Bubble?
Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, said that experts could not confirm the existence or formation of a housing bubble.
Law Bans Barbed Wire Around Public Housing
North Carolina passes a law banning electric or barbed-wire fences around public housing complexes.
Obesity And The Sprawl Index
Andrew Ferguson ridicules the Smart Growth America study that claims a link between obesity and urban sprawl.
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.
