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The Tragic Beauty Of 'The Walls'
Herbert Muschamp writes about the tragic beauty of "The Walls" -- the wreakage of the World Trade Center towers that has become a landmark.
Experts Agree On Practical Benefits Of Skyscrapers
Architectural experts at a symposium on skyscrapers that tall buildings offer practical benefits.
Growth Slowdown Forecast For San Diego County
The San Diego Association of Governments has forecast a growth slowdown in San Diego County, CA, but warned that the county still faces a housing crisis.
Roads Too L O N G In The Planning
With transportation projects on hold--some from the 1960s--the Governor says that the review process must be streamlined.
CDC Sprawl Study May Be Fake
The Thoreau Institute charges that a recent study warning about the health dangers of living in the suburbs is fake.
Centergy: Atlanta's Tech Corridor
Despite the weird names, Yamacraw is an important component of 'Centergy' -- the centerpiece of Altanta's technology economic development initiative.
Mass Transit: Fare Increase Should Be Last Resort
This editorial recommends that before considering a fare increase, Metro should try to generate more state and local support.
Atlanta's First Aquarium In A Mini-city
A long-proposed aquarium may become part of a $2 billion mini-city that will include apartments, condominiums, shops and offices.
Caltrain To Plan Construction For Bay Area 'Baby Bullet'
Caltrain is working on an overhaul plan and construction schedule for a high-speed train service between San Jose and San Francisco.
Remote Real Estate Becomes Popular
In a lousy market, the smart money is on real estate. And the more remove the real estate, the better.
Corporate Support In Atlanta Dwindling
New transit improvments in downtown are finally being made, but the major corporations that support civic life are leaving the city.
Cities Become Post-Nomadic
After a half-century of ever-increasing mobility, Americans are becoming more sedentary. What does this mean for cities?
California Governor Says Speed Up Enviromental Reviews
A $1.8-billion transportation project backlog has prompted Gov. Gray Davis to order state officials to speed up the environmental review process that often keeps freeway and transit projects on hold for years.
Don't Use The 'Z' Word
What's so bad about Zoning? Planner and attorney Edward McMahon separates the myths from the facts.
Memphis Is Reconnecting With Its Waterfront
Cities are discovering that their waterfronts are more valuable as commercial destinations than for manufacturing.
The Mighty Mississippi: A Tourist Destination?
The Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating how to turn the Mississippi riverfront in Missouri and Illinois into tourist destinations.
FEATURE
Don't Use The 'Z' Word
What's so bad about Zoning? Planner and attorney Edward McMahon separates the myths from the facts. At its best, zoning can help strike the elusive balance between quality of life and economic vitality.
Do Federal Funds Better Support Cities Or Suburbs?
Federal funds do not support all parts of the metropolitan area in the same way. This paper examines effects of that spending on development in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Philadelphia Has Only One Problem
This opinion column argues that rich households are treated as an enemy of city policy rather than as something to be pursued.
New Beginnings For Toronto's Neglected Waterfront
Toronto's central waterfront — that large, missing tooth in the city's smile — comes under unprecedented public scrutiny this week.
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
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
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.
