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Send Us Your Tourists; Keep Your Brands At Home
Approaching commercial build-out, a gateway community to the Canadian Rockies looks for ways to keep it local by limiting multinational firms.
The Memphis Manifesto: Cities And The Creative Class
Neal Peirce reviews the Memphis Manifesto that encourages cities to become "communities of ideas" by attracting the "creative class."
Latinos Are Largest Minority Group In U.S.
The Census Bureau announces that Latinos are now the largest minority group in the U.S., and accounted for half of the country's growth since 2000.
The Memphis Manifesto: How To Attract The Creative Class
The product of a three-day summit attended by 100 young professionals, the "Memphis Manifesto" articulates strategies that cities can use to become more vibrant places and spark new and varied economic activity.
Island Life Strains As Coast Builds Up
Hatteras Island's lax zoning laws left the door open to developers, and now local residents are paying the price.
DOJ Involved In Religious Land Use Dispute
Justice Department works to uphold constitutionality of 3-year-old federal law that helps religious groups in zoning clashes.
Public Housing Trespass Ban Upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to invalidate a Richmond housing authority policy to keep nonresidents out of city housing projects.
Transit-Oriented Development For Fairfax County
A massive mixed-use complex is planned for the urban center of Fairfax County.
How Architects And Engineers Behave When Disaster Strikes
Building failures are like detective stories. At first, no one knows who should be blamed.
Power Politics At Ground Zero
Critics say architect Daniel Libeskind is "overreaching" by demanding greater control of the rebuilding at the site of the World Trade Center.
New 'Micropolitan' Cities
A new Census designation create 'micropolitan' areas for urbanized communities with 10,000 to 50,000 population.
Segway: The Sidewalk SUV?
Thirty-six states have approved Segway use on public sidewalk.
County To Approve $1 Billion Land Deal
Despite threats of lawsuits, Riverside County, CA is poised to adopt a $1-billion conservation plan that will govern growth for the next 75 years.
Is Amtrak Back On Track?
Amtrak is showing signs of revival.
Best Places To Retire
Retirees use the Web to find ideal communities without moving too far from friends and family. By Steven Savides
Chicago's $1.5 Billion Rail Plan
Chicago makes a massive investment in its aging freight rail transportation infrastructure.
A New Monorail Era For Las Vegas
Southern Nevada's Regional Transportation Commission receives environmental approval for a four-mile $650M monorail extension.
High-Tech Helps Buses Get Ahead Of Cars
Buses use a special "queue-jumper" lane which gives them a green light before other lanes.
How To Make A Place Walkable
Streets can be tamed incrementally, one intersection at a time.
PBS Docmentary On Gentrification
A 90-minute account of the "the politics and pain of gentrification" premieres tonight on PBS.
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.
