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Growth Boom Imminent In Phoenix Valley Area
Mammoth housing development projects gobble up land around the Phoenix metro area as population balloons.
Form-Based Code Reaps Dividends
The Columbia Pike Initiative has established a planning framework for the first construction for small business in 40 years.
It Ain't Even Close
Statewide hearings reveal overwhelming support for curing sprawl.
State Of The Air Report Flawed?
Air pollution has been declining for decades. So how did the American Lung Association's 2003 report get the numbers so wrong?
State Of The Air 2003
Nearly half the American population -- more than 137 million Americans -- continues to breathe unhealthy amounts of smog.
Standing Ovation For Libeskind At AIA, San Diego
Daniel Libeskind, the winner of the World Trade Center design competition, received a standing ovation at the American Institute of Architects convention in San Diego.
The New Cow Towns?
Two developers plan an environmental 'cow utopia' in the desert, where farmers live in condos powerered by methane from animal waste.
How To Lose Weight With New Urbanism
New Urbanism can help Americans become healthier by making cities more pedestrian-friendly.
Landowner Equity and Protecting the Commons
William Honachefsky proposes several solutions to more effectively controlling sprawl through land use planning.
Planners Help Towns To Preserve
New development blends ecologically responsible, high-tech homes, and preservation of natural features in the Greater Toronto area.
Arizona Valley's Growth Redefines 'Edge'
Growth has been so fast that it has redrawn the Valley's traditional boundaries, and is no longer controlled and predictable.
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Landowner Equity and Protecting the Commons
As cities and states across the U.S. strive to find solutions to the sprawling pattern of land development, promising control measures have been met head-on by one recurring and controversial issue -- land owner equity.
Kunstler Calls Suburbs A 'Cartoon'
Ugly architecture, misuse of trees, and bad zoning are some of the mistakes found in America's suburbs says nationally known author James Howard Kunstler. [Link updated.]
A Week With Nikos Salingaros
An arts-and-culture blog features an in-depth, five-part interview with architectural thinker Nikos Salingaros.
Seattle Region's Greatest Long-term Challenge
For Seattle and the Puget Sound region, reducing congestion is the greatest long-term challenge.
Environmentalism And Smart Growth
A new paper examines the practical aspects of how we create smarter, more livable communities.
University Town Endorses Rental Registration
Athens-Clarke County commissioners approved a hotly debated rental registration ordinance 6-4 May 6 after receiving a total of more than 16 hours of public input in recent weeks, both in favor and against the ordinance.
Miami Takes Action Against Illegal Homes
Miami mayor Manny Diaz is closing down illegal housing as part of his campaign to revitalize the city.
L.A. Historic Building Illegally Destroyed
A rogue real estate company with a record of controversy "accidently" destroys last standing building in Los Angeles' historic Bunker Hill area.
MIT Media Labs Invents Digital Walking Maps
A digital map combines walking speed, time constraints, and information about street patterns to generate maps showing areas within walking distance.
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.
