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California Pot Farms Stink (Literally), Say Neighbors

Officials overseeing cannabis implementation are having to deal with residents’ complaints that the smell from marijuana operations is overwhelming.

December 26, 2018 - The New York Times

Sunday Fun: The Unique Smells of 35 Cities Around the World

A Berlin-based olfactory expert used 6,500 scents to recreate the smells of 35 cities.

November 27, 2016 - Atlas Obscura

Friday Funny: Google Maps for Stinkiness

At the Japanese website Nioibu.com, visitors are geomapping odd odors, from gasoline fumes to curry.

December 12, 2008 - Boing Boing

Friday Funny: Masking the Smells of Public Transit

Stinky trains may become a thing of the past in Berlin, where officials are sniff-testing new fragrances to mask the odors of public transit.

September 5, 2008 - Der Spiegel

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.

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