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A New Breed Of Bus
A new rapid bus service in Northern California will cut travel time by 20% by making lots of incremental enhancements along the route.
Sprawl Can Make You Fat
Recent studies and advocacy efforts emphasize the link between health and urban planning and design.
Morphing Of Lifestyle And Power Retail
The sprawling 420,000-square-foot shopping destination known as Geneva Commons is the latest prototype of the lifestyle center.
The Fastest-Shrinking U.S. Cities
San Francisco's population declined by 1.5 percent between July 2001 and July 2002.
State Park Threatened By Development
A powerful development company pushes for a new route to beachfront homes through wetlands and forests the state has set aside.
Highway Spurs Growth Before It Is Opened To Traffic
VA 288 is spurring development in Richmond area's western growth corridor.
Glendale Shoots To Recover Arena Building Costs
Slated Westgate retail megaplex near the new Glendale, AZ hockey arena is expected to be the city's panacea.
Property Rights Movement Roars Back To Life
Scant legal basis matters little to bold claims of self-interest
Toronto Doomed Without A Visionary Leader, Top Planner Says
Toronto's chief planner throws down the gauntlet to the city's mayoralty candidates.
When Congestion Can Be Novel
Travel writer hightlights the virtues of so-called alternative transportation modes.
Sacramento's Success: Creating A Vibrant Downtown
Downtown Sacramento, CA, has developed a healthy night life through coordination between developers, the City, and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership.
Selling Out The City
Jane Holtz Kay, the author of Asphalt Nation, shows how the privatization of public space results in the city selling out step by step, kiosk by kiosk.
The Largest Cities In The U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by population size.
The Future For Tech-Based Economic Development
Mixed results, a poor economy, and budget woes are forcing a much more critical look at technology-based economic development programs.
Reviving The Los Angeles River
The 58-mile, often dry, concrete-lined Los Angeles River is a far cry from New York's East River. But that is changing, albeit slowly.
Five Concepts To Modernize L.A.'s Airport
A just-released environmental report compares four alternatives for updating LAX -- the world's fifth-busiest airport.
Nation's Fastest Growing Cities
The U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by the percentage change in population size.
Beware The Life Cycle Of 'Recycled'
Each product should have its environmental history printed on the label.
Big-box Imitating Art
The use of public art fees to mitigate the look of big-box buildings is one solution being used in North Hollywood, CA.
End Of The Track For DC Regional Rail System
A weak economy leads to job cuts and abandoned projects for Washington D.C. Metro.
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.
