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
May Must-Reads: Top 10 Articles From Last Month
Mall redevelopment, saving California’s high-speed rail, and a provocative rethinking of the concept of redlining.
Planetizen’s Top Posts of 2024
The most-read articles on Planetizen in 2024.
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.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Maui's Vacation Rental Debate Turns Ugly
Verbal attacks, misinformation campaigns and fistfights plague a high-stakes debate to convert thousands of vacation rentals into long-term housing.
San Francisco Suspends Traffic Calming Amidst Record Deaths
Citing “a challenging fiscal landscape,” the city will cease the program on the heels of 42 traffic deaths, including 24 pedestrians.
Defunct Pittsburgh Power Plant to Become Residential Tower
A decommissioned steam heat plant will be redeveloped into almost 100 affordable housing units.
Trump Prompts Restructuring of Transportation Research Board in “Unprecedented Overreach”
The TRB has eliminated more than half of its committees including those focused on climate, equity, and cities.
Amtrak Rolls Out New Orleans to Alabama “Mardi Gras” Train
The new service will operate morning and evening departures between Mobile and New Orleans.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
