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To Be Competitive, Grow Smart
For Michigan to be competitive it should curb sprawl,implement Smart Growth strategies, and focus on quality-of-life issues.
Should Planners Lead Where Politicians Can't?
A California state senator who's retiring -- but not shy -- says politicans can no longer lead and therefore planners must do it instead.
Airlines Argue LAX Masterplan Is Misguided
MIR presents this interview on the proposed LAX modernization plan with Roger Cohen, Managing Director of State Government Affairs for the Air Transport Association.
Suburban Sprawl Threatens Nation's Most Productive Farmland
A study by American Farmland Trust shows that wasteful land use is the root cause of farmland development.
Progressive Regional Planning In Louisville
City-county merger and Cornerstone 2020 result in design regulations for all proposed commercial and residential developments.
Electric Cars Bite The Dust ... Again?
Why have electric cars failed?
Lack Of Federal Money Stalls Environmental Cleanup
A newly completed $8.4 million cleanup plant in Ridgefield, Oregon stands idle due to a lack of operational funds.
Traffic Cameras Foster Safer Streets
Photo traffic enforcement has significantly cut crash rates in four Greater Phoenix cities.
Distinguished Utilitarian Architecture
If a client and an architect make up their minds, even utilitarian architecture can boast of good design....and awards.
Legendary Architect Thinks Big
A legend of modern architecture, 94-years-old Oscar Niemeyer is working on an ambitious project.
Seattle's Monorail Proposal In Home Stretch
The City of Seattle is voting on November 7 for among many things, a monorail through part of the City.
A Sustainable Solution For Monster Homes And Teardowns
Neighborhoods are threatened by monster homes, teardowns, and lawn-paving. Neal Peirce suggests a sustainable solution.
African-American Churches Tackle Urban Decay
African-American churches in Buffalo are tackling urban decay with economic development and social and human service initiatives.
Forceful Growth Management
Apartments constructed in violation of growth rules are demolished under court order.
Congressional Agenda For TEA 21 Re-Authorization
An interview with Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minnesota), the ranking Democrat on the Congressional Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, discussing the agenda for the re-authrorization of TEA 21.
Futurist Architect Honored
Paolo Soleri, best known for his visionary, mixed-use design of Arcosanti, is honored at an opening exhibit of his works in Arizona.
LRT Costs Surge
Projected costs to construct two light-rail lines in Los Angeles have increased by a combined $288 million.
Portland Transportation Statistics Mixed
Bicycle and bus ridership increase as does average work commute time in the Portland area.
A Landscape Lost
A pathogen threatens the nation's forest ecosystems.
Mayors Urge Congress To Fund Amtrak
The U.S. Conference of Mayors criticize a plan to cut Amtrak's federal funding.
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.
