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School Design: Safety, Safety, Safety
Ever since the tragedy at Columbine High School, the new focus on school design is safety, safety, safety.
Evolution Of A New Auto Industrial District
An academic perspective on the evolution of a new industrial district: The automobile industry in the American Southeast.
Buses Excluded From Jacksonville Transit Center
A new Jacksonville transportation center may exclude long haul bus lines.
Florida Legislature Fails To Act On 'Polluters Pay' Mandate
The Florida Legislature has failed to act on a voter mandate known as "Polluters Pay" that allows sugar growers and other farmers responsible for pollution to be taxed to support the cleanup of the Everglades.
Why Texas Cities Will Stop Recycling
For some Texas cities, recycling is five times more expensive than burying waste in a landfill.
Towns Outside Boston Are Growing Too Fast
The town around Boston are exceeding their water limits. A regional solution is needed.
San Francisco: After The Boom
San Francisco's Multimedia Gulch has run dry.
Is Los Angeles' Architecture World-class?
Los Angeles' rich architectural history is on par with London, Spain, and Greece.
Phoenix's Airport: Build New Or Expand?
A proposed football stadium plan renews a decades-old debate about airport expansion in Phoenix.
Top 10 High-tech Cities
Business Facilities Magazine looks at what it takes to be a high-tech state.
Fighting Sprawl In New Jersey
Hundreds of New Jersey townships are caught in a spiral of increasing sprawl and declinng home values. This is the first of a two-part series on sprawl in New Jersey.
Rethinking Los Angeles' Architecture
After 120 years of uninspired buildings, Los Angeles is finally getting some innovative designs. Will it continue?
Milwaukee Power Plant Opponents Try New Strategy
Opponents of a proposed power plant in Milwaukee are trying to gain "Rustic Road" status for a road near the proposed site.
Protecting The 'Gunks'
Environmental groups are interested in protecting the Shawangunk Mountains.
Southern California's Tech Space Shakeout
Southern California's commercial real estate market has taken a beating by the technology slump.
Introduction To Green Buildings
What exactly is a green facility, and what does it mean to run a green facility? Facility Manager magazine presents an overview.
Study Searches For Solutions To Pittsburgh's Transit Problems
An 18-month study looks at Pittsburgh's transit problems from a regional perspective.
Gehry Caught In Playa Vista Crossfire
Architect Frank Gehry attempts to take both sides in Los Angeles' controversial Playa Vista project, one of the biggest land developments in the city's history.
Family Lost In Suburbs
The Onion humorously reports on a family of five that was found alive in the Chicago suburbs after eight years.
Transit Projects Ride On Vancouver Olympics Bid
Vancouver's Olympic bid has politicians pushing their favorite transit proposals.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
