We're looking forward to another stimulating year of news, commentary, and professional development. But before the calendar turns to 2014, we wanted to take a look back at our most popular blog posts, exclusive articles, and news items from 2013.
As Planetizen enters its 15th year, we're looking forward to bringing you another stimulating year of news, commentary, and professional development. But before the calendar turns to 2014, we wanted to take a look back at our most popular blog posts, exclusive articles, and news items from 2013.
It's an exciting time for those of us in the planning, design, and development community and we hope we've been able to help inspire your work, introduce you to new ideas, teach you a new skill or tickle your funny bone over the past twelve months. Thanks, as always, to our esteemed contributors, partners, and readers for another great year!
In case you missed them, here are Planetizen's most popular pieces of 2013:
Blog Posts
- Density Done Well, and Not Just Downtown
- The Most Important Urban Design Decision Vancouver Ever Made
- Good Urban Parks and Our Wellbeing
- Yes You Can (Get Groceries Without A Car)
- There's a Planning App for That
- Who Should Pay for Transportation Infrastructure? What is Fair?
- Mythbusting: Exposing Half-Truths That Support Automobile Dependency
- Density Reduces Driving (Even At Pretty High Densities)
- Critiquing the "Urban Mobility Report"
- Writing a Statement of Purpose for Graduate Education
Exclusive Articles
- Top 10 Websites - 2013
- The 100 "Best" Books on City-Making Ever Written?
- Top 10 Books - 2014
- Why Do Certain Retail Stores Cluster Together?
- Top Trends 2012-2013
- A Plan To Shrink Detroit (Well)
- Who Teaches Planning?
- BRT: Cities Get on Board with Better, Reliable Transportation
- Taking the Guesswork out of Designing for Walkability
- Graduating Into the Workplace: Perspectives from Recent Planning Grads
- 30 Must-See Architecture Documentaries
- Using Geodesign to Model the Complex Intersection of Land Use and Climate Change
- The Next Reality TV Stars: 'The Planners'
- Replacing the Gas Tax: Two States Choose Different Strategies
- New Tool Facilitates Stunning City Comparisons
- Is This the World's Most Beautiful Urban Street?
- Why Your Solar Panels Are Likely Facing the Wrong Direction
- New Jersey Drops VMT Fee for EV Fee
- Gas Tax Debate: USA Today vs. Rep. Earl Blumenauer
- Gas Tax or VMT Fee? Experts Debate How to Fund Transportation
Planetizen’s Top Posts of 2024
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The Top Schools For Urban Planners
The 7th Edition of the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs, now available, includes an updated ranking of the Top 25 master’s programs in urban planning, city planning, regional planning, and community planning.
Introducing the New Planetizen Website
Planetizen has a whole new look.
Trump Administration Could Effectively End Housing Voucher Program
Federal officials are eyeing major cuts to the Section 8 program that helps millions of low-income households pay rent.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Ken Jennings Launches Transit Web Series
The Jeopardy champ wants you to ride public transit.
California Invests Additional $5M in Electric School Buses
The state wants to electrify all of its school bus fleets by 2035.
Austin Launches $2M Homelessness Prevention Fund
A new grant program from the city’s Homeless Strategy Office will fund rental assistance and supportive services.
Alabama School Forestry Initiative Brings Trees to Schoolyards
Trees can improve physical and mental health for students and commnity members.
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.
Ada County Highway District
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
