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Drainage Problems Lead To $100 Million For Farmers
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will pay more than $100 million to landowners in the Central Valley to stop farming about 34,000 acres because of severe water drainage problems.
The Return Of The Civic Square
From San Francisco to Vienna, squares are rebounding to become centers of civic life once more.
Friday Funny: Inman News' 2002 Funniest Stories
Real estate news service Inman News recaps their funniest stories from 2003.
WTC: Architects Are Disconnected From Reality
If the first WTC design process was hijacked by the Port Authority, this process has been hijacked by architects.
Convergence Of Services Attracts Seniors To City
Instead of going to planned retirement communities, seniors prefer the vibrant, real-world atmosphere of San Mateo.
WTC Designs: What Were They Thinking?
From a commercial standpoint, the WTC proposals look doomed. The public has been hoodwinked.
Thinking Big: New WTC Designs Are Inspiring, Audacious
The new design proposals for rebuilding Ground Zero are exciting, contentious, dynamic, imaginative, inspiring, and audacious.
Jeb Bush Focuses On Managing Growth
Governor Jeb Boosh declares that the biggest disappointment of his term is the inability to get a grip of Florida's growth.
WTC: Are The New Designs Practical?
The new design proposals developed by prominent architects and artists are bold but are they practical? In a city hit hard by terrorism, are these designs safe?
A Preview Of Manhattan In 10 Years
The Los Angeles Times reports that WTC designs are a preview of what Manhattan will look like in 10 years. [Link Corrected.]
Evaluating The New WTC Designs
Architecture critic Herbert Muschamp reviews the new proposed designs for Ground Zero.
WTC: Radical New Building Types
The Boston Globe reports that lavish designs for World Trade Center site defy convention.
Report: Solving The Air Travel Crisis
Air travel service nationwide declined since 9/11 with many large airports experiencing a decrease in the double digits -- nearly twice the reduction in demand -- according to a new report.
Remembering Manzanar
The National Park Service is painstakingly re-creating and restoring the Manzanar camp used for Japanese internment during WWII.
Ahmanson Moves Forward
Ventura County, California, Board of Supervisors approves first tract map for conversial project.
Mandating Training For Planning Commissioners
In a what may be a developing nationwide trend, Tennessee has created state legislation that requires training for members of planning commissions.
WTC Designs Much Improved
The second set of designs for the WTC site are a dramatic improvement over first set, says Blair Kamin, architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune.
Best Practices For Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation releases A Best Practices Toolkit for Historic Preservationand Redevelopment.
New Urbanist Complex Rises In Atlanta
The new complex includes three hotels, 2500 homes, retail stores, entertainment centers, and 6.5 million square feet of office space.
Radical Approach Results In A Conservation Success Story
Award-winning ecologist pioneered a radically different model for conservation that includes humans as part of the ecological equation of wildlife preserves.
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.
