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Architects Criticize WTC Design Process
Architects criticize the intense publicity and "spectacle" surrounding the design proposals for Ground Zero.
Civil War Site Faces Development Battle
A fight is breweing in Virginia for development rights on to build a town on the site of general Robert E. Lee's greatest victory.
Toronto On Verge Of Architectural Revolution
With several billions invested in new architecture and growth, Toronto is engaged in a building boom.
Plans To Save California Coastal Commission
California legislators are drafting legislation to save the commission that regulates development along the state's 1,150-mile coastline.
Court Rules CA Coastal Comission Illegal
A state appeals court ruled that the California Coastal Commission's violates the state constitution rules on separation of powers.
Does Smart Growth Have Staying Power?
Is Smart Growth a passing fad that will fade away? Neal Peirce explains why he thinks the Smart Growth movement will last.
Fired Official: New Yorkers 'Dumb'
The head of the city's customer-service office is fired after calling New York city workers "dumb," "whining" and "stupid" in an Internet essay.
WTC: The Best Three Designs
Mark C. Taylor selects the best designs from the seven proposals for Ground Zero.
WTC As World Cultural Center?
The Village Voice asks if the new WTC design could become a new world cultural center.
Your Proposals For The World Trade Center
For anyone who dislikes the WTC reconstruction, you can submit your proposal to CNN. The choices are dizzying, with more arriving each day.
Segregated City Hurt By Housing Patterns
Cleveland, the third-most-segregated city in the U.S. pays an economic price for its migration patterns.
Erase-atecture In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, there's more 'erase-atecture' than preservation. The Los Angeles Times examines demolition permits in the city for 2001.
Blueprint Houston
A diverse group of Houston residents have launched an effort to demonstrate the need for long-range planning.
What It's Like To Live On The Rose Parade Route
You think your community is loud and noisy? Read what's it like to have one million visitors camp on your lawn for 24 hours.
Las Vegas: A Surprising Leader In Public Transit
Las Vegas will soon launch the nation's first monorail built as a public transit project and funded by private industry.
Town Sold For $1.78 Million On Online Auction
A Northern California town listed on eBay, the online auction website, sold for $1.78 million.
Artificial Urbanity: Main Street Retail
Main street retail is the newest real estate trend. But sometimes reality "falls laughably short of the hype," writes John King.
Main Street Retail Can Work In Suburbs
Main street retail can work well in the suburbs -- when the project draws on its surroundings.
In The Name Of Smart Growth
Charlotte Observer associate editor Mary Newsom writes that misusing the term "Smart Growth" will give the movement a bad name.
The Industrial Prairie
The Bush administration is about to approve the largest-ever gas-drilling project on federal land. The New York Times provides an in-depth look at the environmental impact of the drilling.
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.
