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Washington County Prosecutes Rail-to-Trail User
Case in Klickitat County highlights disputes between trail users and state versus local property owners
Infrastructure Fee Shortfall Plagues Modesto's Village
An infrastructure fee shortfall for an 1,840-acre project in a Central California Valley city could reach into the tens of millions of dollars.
More Driving Solo, Longer To Go To Work
In the county with the shortest commute in Illinois, alternate means of commuting such as biking, walking, and mass transit, are less popular than a decade ago.
Trading Off Housing For 'Big-Box' Development
A former city manager and current real estate developer discusses the development trade-offs California cities face stemming from Prop. 13.
Temperature Rises In Tokyo Blamed On Development
Tokyo temperatures are rising to uncomfortable levels due to increased development.
Businesses Want Rail Station Downtown
Grayslake Village won't change plans to build a Metra station a mile north of downtown but businesses fight to change the site.
Increase In Mass Transit Ridership Is An Illusion
The nation is building urban rail systems but mass transit has not made much difference.
Cargo Container Homes: Ultimate Mobility
Need to move? Simply load your cargo container home onto a ship. It's the 'perfect portable pad for global nomads'.
Measure Your Ecological Footprint
Use an interactive quiz to measure your "ecological footprint" (the amount of the earth's resources you use.)
Which Track Should We Get On?
A pair of op-ed essays in the Philadelphia Inquirer, while operating in slightly different spheres, put the rail vs. rubber contrast in good relief.
Bush's Fire Strategy Is 'Inflammatory'
New York Times editorial criticizes the Bush administration strategy to reduce the risk of wildfires.
The Fate Of Farming In Florida
In southern Miami-Dade County, the row crop industry is dying, and the chances for large-scale farms' survival have never been as slim.
Poverty Among Plenty: Connecticut's Urban Failure
Amisdt the nation's wealthiest state, Hartford struggles as one of its worst cities.
New Building, Thriving Downtown Give Racine Better Identity
Environmentally sensitive design is a heartening architectural trend.
School-area Roundabouts Pass The Test In Wisconsin
A study of two modern traffic roundabouts in the Green Bay metropolitan area is now available online from the Brown County Planning Commission.
Development vs. Sustainability is a False Choice
Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Denmark and author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," argues that serious environmentalists should put development ahead of sustainability if sustainability is ever to be an achievable
America's Trash
A "virtual rubbish bin" looks at what's in the trash generated by an average U.S. resident -- the highest in the world -- and shows where it goes.
A National Anti-sprawl Backlash?
As popular wisdom conceeds that smart growth controls increases housing prices, anti-sprawl efforts face a backlash.
Failing Company May Shirk $1 Billion Toxic Cleanup
Federal officials fret that taxpayers, not polluters, will incur the costs to remediate contaminated sites.
Detroit's 'Bookmobiles' Provide Literate Service
Detroit Public Library delivers books and technology to downtown neighborhoods.
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.
