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Hidden Agenda Behind Bush's Hydrogen Initiative?

The hydrogen fuel cell initiative announced by President Bush in his State of the Union address may benefit fossil-fuel and nuclear power industries.

February 4 - The New York Times

New Urbanist Techniques Help Revitalize Fort Pierce

City Director of Development Ramon Trias employed New Urban principles to help revitalize this port town.

February 4 - Fort Pierce Tribune

Penn's Landing: Philadephia's Civic Test

The tantalizing puzzle of revitalizing this waterfront land excites civic interest - and anxiety.

February 4 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Council Says Public-Private Partnerships Misunderstood

A new report says public-private partnerships are often misunderstood and fall prey to misinformation and misperceptions.

February 3 - National Council For Public-Private Partnerships

Endangered Seattle

Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.

February 3 - Seattle Weekly


Homestead Holdouts

Home & Garden Television features a special series on home owners who refuse to sell, despite being surrounded development, office buildings or urban sprawl.

February 3 - Home & Garden Televsion

California Dreaming In Beijing

Chinese developers market American-style subdivisions with California themes.

February 3 - The New York Times


Are New Urbanists Suburban Separatists?

Mixed use projects can revitalize a city, but not all cities see the light.

February 3 - KCRW

California's Budget: Opportunities Seized And Squandered

Fred Silva of the Public Policy Institute of California analyzes the impact of Governor Davis' proposed budget and looks at what lies ahead.

February 3 - The Metro Investment Report

Testing The Broken Windows' System In L.A.

Hollywood Boulevard is ground zero in the new battle against crime and urban blight.

February 3 - The Los Angeles Times

New SUV Safety Standards Proposed

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering new safety standards for sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.

February 3 - The New York Times

Myths To Live By: The Jobs-Housing Balance

Is it rational to try to improve the jobs-housing balance in urban areas or should people, not plans, decide where people live and work? (Link corrected.)

February 3 - Planetizen

Boston's New Central Artery

After more than a decade, Boston's Central Artery is about to come down. What will take its place is becoming a citywide debate on land use.

February 3 - The Boston Globe

FEATURE

Myths To Live By: The Jobs-Housing Balance

Is it rational to try to improve the jobs-housing balance in urban areas or should people, not plans, decide where people live and work?

February 3 - Wendell Cox

Civil Engineers Compete With Architects

Civil engineers are stepping into the limelight and competing with architects.

February 2 - The New York Times

Shouldering The 'Burden'

The "burden" of providing housing and services to low income residents is shifting to Prince George's County as DC remodels various projects with HOPE VI monies.

February 2 - Gazette Extra

Denver's New Beltway Loop A Boon To Development

The old real estate maxim "location, location, location" is being replaced with the mantra "water, water, water."

February 2 - The Rocky Mountain News

Defending Commuter Rail

The CEO of Southern California transit agency Metrolink offers his response to three fatal commuter rail vs. auto collisions within the last few weeks.

February 2 - The Los Angeles Times

Challenges To Building Regional Anti-Sprawl Coalitions

New public opinion research suggests that broad regional coalitions against urban growth might be difficult to create.

February 2 - Reason Public Policy Institute

University Of Arizona To Cut Planning, Architecture

University of Arizona cutbacks include a recommendation for elimination of the School of Landscape Architecture and School of Planning.

February 1 - The Arizona Republic

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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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.