Technology

HUD Announces Public Access To Early Warning System

HUD's Neighborhood Watch/Early Warning system has been made available to the public.

November 17, 2000 - HUD News

Improving Urban Policy Decision Making

HUD convened an international panel of urban planning experts who will collaborate on a research project using state-of-the art analytical tools to improve urban decision making throughout the world.

November 16, 2000 - HUD News

Building A Wired Infrastructure

Wireless technologies may solve the problem for fast Internet access for most of the country.

November 15, 2000 - COMDEX

Live From COMDEX: A Metropolitan Network

EDS has created the first and largest temporary Metropolitan Area Network for the massive COMDEX technology conference in Las Vegas.

November 13, 2000 - COMDEX

Why Sand Deserts Africa

Researchers find Saharan dust from Africa in the Amazon Basin in South America.

November 10, 2000 - Wired

Facing The Real Estate Technology Challenge

E-business is increasing both opportunities and challenges within particular segments of the real estate industry.

November 8, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

The CRE Rates E-Commerce's Effect on the Industry

The Counselors of Real Estate Members examine and rate the impact e-commerce has on various real estate sectors.

November 4, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

Government-To-Business Web Sites

As governments move online, real estate companies and other businesses could benefit from more efficient, lower-cost services.

November 3, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

Virtual Tours

Virtual tours do more than just show a customer pictures of a prospective real estate property, it lets the customer "fly" through it.

November 2, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

Computers And Landfills?

Due to hazardous materials, bulk, landfills don't want to become electronic graveyards

October 30, 2000 - Caloradoan News

Denver Is Broadband Capital, USA

Following AT&T's breakup announcement, will Denver be the next Broadband Capital in the US?

October 30, 2000 - The Rocky Mountain News

HUD Upgrades Neighborhood Watch/Early Warning System

The Neighborhood Watch Early Warning system is a web-based software application that helps HUD staff andlenders identify originating and sponsoring lenders, loan characteristics and geographic areas that have a highincidence of single family insured m

October 29, 2000 - HUD News

California Regional Tech Scorecard

The Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance has released the first Southern California Technology Innovation Index.

October 27, 2000 - Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance

Vampires Sucking Electricity From Homes

University of California researchers say vampires are draining 10 percent of electricity in homes.

October 24, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Mobile Communications: Everywhere And Nowhere

The era of mobile communications creates a new breed of digital nomad. Some fear it may be eroding the sense of belonging, community.

October 21, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Why Cities Will Thrive in the Information Age

Information technologies will be the principal force shaping economic development in the 21st century.

October 5, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

Server Farms Strain Local Grids

Massive farms housing internet servers and networking equipment needed to sustain e-commerce are creating problems for "local jurisdictions forced to deal with the sudden spike in demand for power."

October 5, 2000 - Government Technology

Virtual Realty: Builders Go High-Tech

Builders are using web technology to enable buyers to choose custom options.

October 3, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Invisible Cities

Is the Internet making urban centers obsolete? Not a chance.

September 28, 2000 - The Industry Standard

Nerdistans: High Tech Towns

Nerdistans are highly-planned regions along the nation's metropolitan boundaries which have been heavily shaped by the technology revolution.

September 27, 2000 - REIS

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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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

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