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Parking Meters Provide a Pipeline of Cash in America's Oil Capital

The energy capital of America sees money in them thar autos - in parking them, that is. Tapping motorists for parking bears some similarity to tapping shale basins for oil - without the fracking. Sightline's Alan Durning writes about the resemblance.

October 16, 2013 - Sightline Daily

How is Technology Transforming the American City?

For a feature on Technology and the City, Architectural Record examines how the digital economy and tech culture are transforming Chattanooga, Detroit, Austin, and San Francisco. Many changes are welcome, but can urban success become too successful?

October 3, 2013 - Architectural Record

Texas Embraces Cycling to Slim Down Residents and Beef Up Economies

From the panhandle to the Gulf coast, cities across traditionally car-crazed Texas are building bike-share systems and expanding bike infrastructure to lure businesses, residents, and improve public health.

August 19, 2013 - The Texas Tribune

Developers Fret as Austin Considers Density Bonus Program

Seeking to standardize what is considered an ad hoc and inconsistent approach to allowing extra density in downtown developments, Austin's city council will consider a new bonus program later this month.

June 4, 2013 - Austin American-Statesman

'First They Tried to Make Moons': The Fascinating History of Electric Streetlights

When electricity was still in its infancy, municipal leaders turned to "moonlight towers" to provide mass illumination for their cities. Megan Garber explores the "brief and literally shining moment" in the history of electric streetlights.

March 7, 2013 - The Atlantic

Austin Bike Map

Designing a More Meaningful Bike Map

Experts have opined that up to 60 percent of residents are inclined to want to bike, but concerned about the safety of their route. Working from this premise, the city of Austin has developed a novel bike map keyed to the comfort of each street.

February 16, 2013 - The Atlantic Cities

From Housing Planes to People: Repurposing Success Stories

As cities across the world look to convert aging and obsolete airfields to new uses, a growing body of repurposing success stories show "how problematic properties can be successfully converted," reports Christine Negroni.

December 29, 2012 - The New York Times

No, Seriously: The Long Haul to Work is Not Easy On Your Body

Nate Berg uncovers yet another study matching long commutes to poor health, from low fitness to high blood pressure.

May 9, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

The World's Best Street Eats

As Americans' appreciation for street eats rises along with the trend in gourmet food trucks, Carly Fisher examines the "World's Best Cities for Street Food," in a piece for Food & Wine.

May 2, 2012 - Food & Wine

America's Expanding Cities

Nate Berg explains why recent headlines about the rise of the country's urban population shouldn't have smart growth advocates claiming victory just yet.

March 30, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

America's Best Bike Cities

With gas prices at an all time high, bike riding has never looked better.  Shermans Travel identifies the top cities to bike through, noting a bounty of amenities to save on costs for the urban biker.

March 29, 2012 - The Huffington Post

Mapping the Top Job Markets

Richard Florida ranks the U.S. cities with the highest job growth in 2011 and finds some surprises, based on an analysis of the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by Aaron Renn.

March 25, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

Top Emerging Art Scenes Unveiled

Earlier this month, Good asked its readers to submit picks for cities full of emerging talent and creativity. In this piece Colleen Wormsley compiles the results.

March 16, 2012 - Good

America's Top Five Real Estate Markets

Writing for Urban Land, Trisha Riggs looks at the country's top markets for real estate based on ULI's Emerging Trends Americas report.

March 3, 2012 - Urban Land

The Hipster States of America

Writing from Austin, Texas, one of the current centers for hipster culture in the U.S., Lauren Modery proposes a list of the next cities she believes are ripe for an explosion of old-timey facial hair, geeky eyewear, and overall hipsterfication.

February 23, 2012 - CultureMap Austin

The Geography of Popular Music via Coachella

Is Stockholm the world capital of music? Richard Florida maps the geography of popular music using the announced lineup for the 2012 Coachella Music Festival.

January 17, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

Austin Releases An All Encompassing New 30 Year Plan

The city of Austin has released a new 197 page planning document to manage its population growth and inform planning decisions for the next three decades.

September 29, 2011 - American Statesman

Best Cities for Small Businesses

Luring business has long been a major strategy among cities to stay prosperous. This ranking lists the cities in America that are best at bringing in and harboring small businesses.

April 12, 2011 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal

Smaller Cities Attracting High Tech

Austin, Texas and Baltimore, Maryland have the right stuff to woo the high-tech industry despite their modest size, says Monique Wassenaar Silverio.

December 30, 2010 - Area Development Online

Austin BRT Revived

Two bus rapid transit projects in Austin that have been delayed for years due to lack of funding have been revived.

November 12, 2010 - The Austin-American Statesman

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.