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Real Estate Development Trends In The United States

ULI President Richard Rosan discussesdevelopment trends in the United States.

December 13 - Urban Land Institute

New Segway Owners Report Experiences

Customers report a strange problem with the consumer version of Segway Human Transporter, the much-hyped self-balancing electronic scooter.

December 13 - Wired

What Happens If There's No Subway In NY?

On the verge of a transit strike that would shut down the subways, the city considers severe alternatives -- no vehicle would be alloed into Manhattan without 4 people it it.

December 13 - The Christian Science Monitor

Salt Lake Light Rail Extension May Be Okayed

City leaders may support a light rail extension in West Valley City.

December 13 - The Salt Lake Tribune

The American Dream Is Alive And Well In California

Are the days numbered for the American Dream of detached homes and automobility, as some anti-sprawl activists would have us believe?

December 13 - Reason Public Policy Institute


Blogging Against Logging From A Treetop

A group of self-described "geeks" provide wireless Internet access to tree-sitters perched on treetops as part of a project that combines open source software, recyled technology, and environmental activism.

December 13 - Wired

Lower Manhattan's $11 Billion Plan Unveiled

New York Mayor loomberg outlined his plan for transforming the World Trade Center site at an estimated cost of $11 billion.

December 13 - CNN


In Europe, City Planners Confront Shrinking Populations

Low birth rates in Europe are posing serious demographic challenges as cities confront the cost and planning challenges of a shrinking population

December 13 - International Herald Tribune

GPS Quake Early Warning System In Los Angeles

An earthquake early warning system using 250 Global Positioning System stations has in installed in Los Angeles.

December 12 - New Scientist

Not Your Father's Car Dealer

In Tampa, Florida, classy cars take center stage in a traffic-stopping showroom.

December 12 - ArchNewsNow.com

The Rise Of Europe's Regions

This article challenges our perception of the European Union: a group of nations, or a group of regions? Expressing ideas similar to those in Joel Garreau's Nine Nations of North America, this is macro-planning at its largest.

December 12 - Newsweek

Shopping Not The Answer?

Harvard historian Lizbeth Cohen reflects on the negative social implications of our contemporary consumer landscape.

December 12 - The New York Times

Celebrating Gaudi

Barcelona celebrates the unusual and daring architecture of Antoni Gaudi.

December 12 - The New York Times

Transforming Detroit's Waterfront

Detroit's mayor announces the creation of a state park and 3-mile walkway along the Detroit River.

December 12 - The Detroit Free Press

Big Box In Smaller Spaces?

American retailers' adoption of cart escalators--long popular in Europe--could open up new possibilities for creating urban stores

December 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Ahmanson Ranch: Politics And Planning

No tract map hearing for an already approved housing development has ever drawn as much attention as the Ahmanson Ranch project on the edge of Los Angeles.

December 12 - California Planning and Development Report

Cities Consider Stricter Codes For Student 'slums'

Raliegh, NC, considers restrictions on homes with more than two unrelated persons.

December 12 - The Christian Science Monitor

Hospital To Leave Town Center For Out-County

Leaving the Downtown was not just a post-WWII phenomenon.

December 11 - Louisville Courier-Journal

Secrets To Downtown Revitalization

"Urban surgeon" Jon Jerde has plans to revitalize Sacramento's gritty downtown -- the largest undeveloped downtown land in any major U.S. city.

December 11 - The Sacramento Bee

To Be An Average American

The third in a series of four articles that tell the stories of how immigrants are changing the face of the Old South.

December 11 - The Washington Post

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

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Planning for Universal Design

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