Arizona
Metro Head Seeks $1.7 Billion More For Phoenix Light Rail Plans
Phoenix Metro director is looking to expedite plans for a regional light rail system by drafting a strategy to garner and extra $1.7 billion needed to pursue the project.
24 Lanes Of Traffic Relief For Phoenix
The Mayor of Tempe, Arizona, is advocating widening Interstate 10 from Tempe to East Phoenix to 12 lanes in each direction.
Tenant Holds Out Against Eminent Domain For Phoenix Light Rail
As plans push forward for the construction of a light rail system in Phoenix, Arizona, one man has refused to vacate the final property local governments need to acquire through eminent domain to complete the project.
Grand Canyon Skywalk: Eyesore Or Marvel?
Plans for a massive glass skywalk over the Grand Canyon, hotels, and a golf course are aimed at revitalizing a small reservation but critics say the development will commercialize a natural and national treasure.
Phoenix Mayor Looks To Create Biomedical District
The mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, hopes to lure biomedical researchers and facilities to a proposed biomedical district in his city's downtown. And he's willing to do a lot to see his vision through.
Sharing The Burden Of A Drought
In an agreement that could shape the way multi-state water sources are managed, Arizona and Nevada have formed a deal that would distribute between the states the burden of any water shortages in the Colorado River.
Students 'Engineer' Cities Around A Toxic Future
The national association of engineers sponsors a "Future City Competition' in which junior high school students design a city, based on the premise that toxic chemicals have rendered the planet uninhabitable.
The School Of Environmental Sustainability
As universities across the country are renovating their campuses and buildings to be more environmentally sustainable, one university is taking the subject into the classroom as its School of Sustainability opens next month.
Eminent Domain Limitations May Stand In Arizona
As voters in Arizona overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to restrict the government's use of eminent domain, the state's Supreme Court unanimously overturned another court's ruling that the initiative was invalid.
Phoenix's Housing Glut
The housing market decline has left many new suburban tract homes in the Phoenix metro area without buyers.
Funding Transportation Through User Fees, Not Sales Taxes
While sales tax increases have proven popular, road tolls and other user fees are better methods to fund transportation improvements, says transportation expert Martin Wachs.
Battle Rages Over Arizona State Trust Land
Stakeholders in Arizona are battling it out this election over how to handle more than 9 million acres of state trust land.
Regulatory Takings Or Eminent Domain?
Property rights initiatives in four western states are hoping to draw in support from voters afraid of the spectre of eminent domain. But many see this as an inaccurate ploy.
Property Wrongs: Lessons from Oregon
Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.
Can Good Design Lead to Better Health Care?
At a Phoenix hospital, thoughtful building design creates a healing environment for patients.
A Neighborly Feud In Arizona
As Tempe, Arizona moves ahead with plans for more urban style growth, its neighbor Phoenix is not thrilled.
Series Covers 'Planning In The West'
A series of articles and reports addressing growth in the Western United States, including Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Idaho and other states.
California's 'Other' Global Warming Bill
With the media captivated by the landmark "Global Warming Solutions Act", a sister-bill has gone mostly unnoticed, yet will have an almost immediate impact in changing California's energy portfolio by targeting the 20% of imported, coal-based energy.
A Green Grassy Lawn: Love It Or Leave It?
Researchers at Arizona State University investigate landscape design and human-landscape interaction.
Property Rights Votes Face Six States
Libertarians are pushing ballot initiatives in six Western states to vastly reduce the government's power to regulate land uses. The initiatives seek to limit regulatory takings of land by requiring the government to compensate owners for any losses.
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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