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A Second Chance For Downtown Manhattan
New York has a unique opportunity to use the WTC rebuilding effort to spark the revival of an aging Downtown.
Real Estate Investment In Latin America
Promising returns from real estate investments in Latin American arepossible, if risks Are understood.
Albuquerque Needs Smart Growth
Five years of debate and discussion over how to manage Albuquerque's growth comes down to a vote next week before a divided City Council on the Planned Growth Strategy.
Climate Change: A Clear And Present Danger
Its time to start a war on climate change.
Cities Attempt Urban De-renewal
The city of Charlotte is just one of the cities working to undo the damage from urban renewal projects of the 1960s and 70s.
Blueprint 2030: How To Grow
A draft report proposes a different approach for development in the Twin Cities.
L.A. Needs To Discover Transit-oriented Development
Transit-oriented development is finding strong support across the U.S. It's time Los Angeles took notice.
Black Gentrification In Pittsburgh
Middle-class blacks are returning to historic black neighborhoods.
Boston's City Hall Plaza: Another Plan
Boston's City Hall Plaza -- which looks a big like a Wal-Mart parking lot -- has been the subject of numerous plans. Could this one be for real?
Aging And The Looming Transportation Crisis
As Americans live longer, they are outliving their ability to drive.
Conservation Subdivision Design
While conventional environmental wisdom suggests that only draconian government efforts to preserve open space will work, the market is already well ahead of the curve.
Report: Ethnicity And Residential Segregation
Demographic analysis of California finds that racial/ethnic residential segregation is on the decline.
America's Water Crisis
America's aging water infrastructure needs a massive upgrade. Very soon.
Ten Steps To Pedestrian-Friendly Cities
Copenhagen, one of the world's great pedestrian-friendly cities, uses a ten-step program to transform "car-oriented" city to a "people-friendly "one.
Importance Of The Suburban Dump
The Christian Science Monitor calls the postmodern community dump the new heart of the suburb.
Affordable Housing And The Suburbs
Peter H. Schuck comments on the recent court decision regarding New Jersey's Mount Laurel doctrine.
Combining Architecture And Nature
How can nature be more an intergral part of architecture?
The Mall That Set The Standard For All Others
Since the Mall of America opened a decade ago it has reshaped and set the standard for combining retail and entertainment.
Geocaching
High-tech scavenger hunters are using a GPS and longitude and latitude coordinates on the Internet to find remote archeological sites.
Businesses, Governments Violated Clean Water Act
Fifty Florida businesses and governments violated the Clean Water Act according to a study of federal data released Tuesday by the Florida Public Interest Research Group.
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.
