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Historic Preservation Faces Tough New Questions
As more modern buildings are seen to have historic value, historic preservation flashpoints erupt with tough new questions.
Will They Ever Get Out Of Their Cars?
Rapid transit systems may be able to reduce congestion but will the general public, used to driving for 60 years, ever want to get out of their cars? In the Oakland County and Detroit area, motorists are even reluctant to carpool.
New Homes, Old Neighborhoods
Cleveland's older suburbs try to meet demand for new housing.
Netherlands: Regulating Red Light Districts
The Dutch are trying to figure out how to regulate prostitution. Ten months ago the Netherlands legalized brothels.
Six Innovative Ideas To Reduce Traffic Congestion
Six cities from around the world present innovative ideas for reducing traffic congestion.
The 10 Most Congested Areas In The U.S.
Business 2.0 reports on the United States's 10 most congested urban areas and what they're doing to update their bus systems.
Union Wage Scales Cause Sprawl
Union wages are 50% more when building in Philadelphia as compared to the suburbs. As a result, no new-housing construction in Philadelphia.
Smart Growth Vs. Sprawl: Labels Get Fuzzy
Is locating Merill Lynch's office complex in sleepy Hopewell Township, N.J. smart growth or has it irreversibly damaged the town's rural character?
El Paso: When Growth Becomes Sprawl
Faced with the first phase of a planned 1,300-home subdivision, El Paso struggles to decide when exactly growth becomes urban sprawl.
Downtown L.A.'s Hottest New Commodity
Some are calling this sleeper deal the biggest real estate coup in Downtown Los Angeles in a decade.
Michigan Needs Land Use Agreement To Tackle Sprawl
To address sprawl, Michigan agricultural, business, and environmental groups need to reach an agreement.
When Tech Goes Bad
Nerdistans -- what Joel Kotkin calls areas with rapid high-tech growth -- are suddenly out of favor.
Stopping Sprawl By Creating Farm Markets
Congress can help to contain sprawl by creating new markets for small farms in the 2002 Farm Bill.
Abandon White House Tunnel Proposal
The proposal to build a tunnel under the Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House should be abandoned argues Roger K. Lewis, and presents aesthetic and practical reasons against building tunnels in the middle of cities.
No New Urbanism In My Back Yard
The Lennox Village project in Nashville draws inspiration from New Urbanism but some residents are opposed to the concept.
Baltimore: The City That Maryland Forgot
Maryland has been a long-time chamption of smart growth. Yet smart growth has not made a dent in Baltimore City, which is where it could do the most good.
Do Government-Sponsored Enterprise Efforts Work?
Institutional relationships can bolster the government-sponsored enterprise efforts to serve minority and low-income populations.
Central Valley Cities Enter Regional Planning Agreement
Fresno County and the cities of Fresno and Clovis are celebrating an agreement which they hope will dictate regional growth for the next 20 years and protect farmland.
The Stoop: A Room With A View Of The City
Sitting on stoops -- the entrance strairways to buildings -- is still popular in New York. The New York Times visits stoops around the city.
Microsoft's Ultimate Smart Home
Microsoft presents its vision of the technology-enabled "smart" home for the 21st century.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
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.
