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Smart City Radio Covers Memphis Manifesto Summit

The Smart City Radio show covers the Memphis Manifesto Summit that brought together 100 creative professionals a

June 21 - Smart City

ASLA Elects New President

American Society of Landscape Architects Elects President-Elect, Three Vice Presidents

June 21 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

As-of-Right Development: Invitation To Abuse?

Tom Angotti asks whether As-of-Right development is an invitation to ethical breaches.

June 21 - The Gotham Gazette

Western-Style Moscow Makeovers

Discarding the drabness of the Soviet era, Muscovites redocorate homes with Western-style individuality.

June 21 - The Washington Post

Selling The New Urbanism

The new urbanism has long been marked by confident assertions and bold rhetoric -- hyperbole or hype?

June 20 - The Town Paper


Study Urges County To Fight Sprawl

A study by the Greenbelt Alliance urges Contra Costa County, CA, to fight sprawl.

June 20 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

A Skeptic's Guide To Public Policy

Two veteran reporters publish a list of the '10 main ways that the government spins the public,' and offer their guide to interpreting the spin.

June 20 - Orange County Register


New Radiant Architecture By Richard Meier

Architec Richard Meier adds two glass towers with loft-like apartments to the West Village.

June 20 - The New York Times

For Relief, Try Taking HOT Lanes

Reason Director of Transportation Bob Poole presents his plan to tackle congestion through a seamless network of high occupancy toll lanes.

June 20 - Reason Public Policy Institute

How To Fight Sprawl And Encourage Smart Growth

An analysis of sprawl in Contra Costa County, CA, and opportunities for smart growth.

June 20 - Greenbelt Alliance

Sprawl Blamed For US Obesity

Compact forms of development are better for the environment and healthier, says a panel at the 11th annual CNU conference.

June 20 - The Boston Globe

Kentlands: Revisting New Urbanism

After 15 years, the original planners of Kentlands return the pioneering New Urbanist community.

June 20 - The Washington Post

Micropolitans: Rural Amerca, Version 2.0

Small rural towns get a new name -- and new attention.

June 20 - The Christian Science Monitor

White House Deletes Climate Change Data From EPA Report

The White House has edited an upcoming EPA report, replacing references to the human impact on global warming with a study partly financed by the American Petroleum Institute.

June 20 - The New York Times

Impact Fees Promote Growth

One-time charges against new development foster growth by providing an increased and predictable supply of buildable land, according to a Brookings Report.

June 20 - The Brookings Institution

Testing The Segway On Britain's Streets

Ryan Dilley tests the lawnmower-shaped scooter on Britain's less-than-perfect sidewalks.

June 19 - BBC News

Housing Code Ruled Illegal

A ruling overturns a provision designed to curb the conversion of single-family homes into rental units in Newark for University of Delaware students.

June 19 - Denver Business Journal

'Mixed Use' Is Mixing Up A Florida County

The Halls River Retreat developer is reviving his 54-unit proposal for a mixed-use development, based on Citrus County's land development code that allows mixed use -- something no longer allowed in the County's Comprehensive Plan.

June 19 - The St. Petersburg Times

Oregon Grants Pedestrian Rights

Oregon passes a 'deceptively minor traffic revision' into law that gives pedestrians new rights when they cross the street.

June 19 - The Register-Guard

Urban Living In San Marcos

New housing types inspired by New Urbanism comes to San Marcos, CA.

June 19 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.

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.