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Airport-Transit Link's Thirty-Year Odyssey
After thirty years, BART finally reaches the San Francisco International Airport.
What We Can Learn From Vancouver's Graceful Growth
Vancouver has accomplished on its waterfront what San Francisco has talked about for decades. US Cities could learn much from Vancouver's success.
The World's Most Expensive Cities
A survey ranks the world's most expensive cities based on cost of living.
E-Government & Planning: West Cambridge Master Plan
The University of Cambridge, England, uses technology to explain the university's development plans to staff, students, alumni, and the community.
The Real Cost Of Mega-projects
Are the benefits of mega-projects such as Boston's Big Dig worth their financial and social costs?
Affordable Housing Or Resort?
New low-income housing projects in Los Angeles resemble resorts more than affordable housing.
Personal GPS Helps Blind Navigate
A personal GPS device provides verbal navigation information for the blind.
Repair Old Roads Before Building New Ones
Michigan citizens advocate to improve state funding for public transportation and repair old roads before building new ones.
When The Bubble Bursts
Good news: Housing doesn't necessarily behave like the stock market.
Creating A 'Real' Place In Azusa, CA
How does a community developing a distinct identity and sense of place for itself?
New Immigrants Fuel Washington Metropolitan Growth
The heterogeneous nature of metropolitan Washington's immigrant population poses varied challenges to jurisdictions throughout the region.
Housing Advocates Sue California Cities For Affordable Housing
Is affordable housing by lawsuit the next trend for California cities?
The Other Side Of HOPE VI
A look at the impacts of the federal program to revitalize public housing.
A Corporate Downtown Renaissance
Seeing opportunities to purchase cheap properties amid a renaissance in many downtowns, many companies are moving from the suburbs to downtown.
St. Paul Proposal Would Limit Student Rentals
After years of unruly activity and damage by college student neighbors, the City considers a policy that would restrict student rentals in residential areas.
Competing For Habitat Management
The Western Riverside Council of Governments is selected for additional responsibilities -- habitat planning.
California's Gold Coast Is Losing Its Middle Class
Are the middle class being drive out of entire cities along California's Coast? The median cost of a home is $825,000.
A Poorly Camouflaged Cell Tower
In upstate New York, a fake pine tree leads to a clash between a design-conscious small town and a communications giant.
Are Our Cities Making Us Fat?
Smart City Radio investigates why a growing number of researchers are blaming the design of our cities for the trend toward obesity.
Finding The Next Real Estate Boom
A real estate boom is expected in North America's Midsize Cities. Large cities are expected to fair better in China and India.
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
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.
