Arizona
Made In The Shade
Shade is rediscovered in Phoenix after half a century of near-death by air conditioning.
A Silver Bullet For Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix will be reshaped if officials purchase $30 million worth of land for a downtown ASU campus.
The Future Of Civano In Doubt?
Simmons Buntin, writer and resident of Civano, a new urbanist and sustainable development in Tucson, Arizona, questins the future of his community.
Phoenix Transportation Debate Gets Heated
Political warfare erupts in Arizona over Maricopa County's $15.8 billion transportation plan. Mayors crash an opponent's private press conference.
Leave The Tap Running; You're Saving Water
Water providers in Arizona have been recharging underground resources by dumping billions of gallons over dry desert.
The Problem With Tax Incentives
Phoenix Mayor, Phil Gordon, explains why tax incentives for retailers is a poor public investment strategy.
University and City Join Forces
Arizona State University will work with the City of Tempe to develop nearly 100 acres of land around its campus.
Phoenix's Toxic Plume Spreading
A plume of toxic groundwater under Phoenix neighborhoods continues to spread hundreds of feet per year.
ASU Is Reshaping Downtown Phoenix
The expansion of ASU to a brand new campus in downtown Phoenix has the potential to revitalize the city's moribund downtown.
Tempe Staff Can Pedal To Work On Free Wheels
Tempe offers free bicycles to employees who promise to ride them to work.
Arizona Colony Struggles To Build 'Arcology'
Since 1970, Paolo Soleri's project for a 'lean alternative' to sprawl through high-density anti-consumerism has failed to destroy the America suburb.
Phoenix Invests In Urban River Restoration
The desert city is spending almost $200 million to recreate 12 miles of lost estuary in the heart of the city.
Growing Economic Benefits From Amateur Sports Add Up
The Tempe Convention and Visitor's Bureauu finds that people visiting for amateur events, stay longer and spend more money than other tourists.
Chasing Taxes
Arizona's tax structure leads cities to battle across borders for residents and revenues, and to push coordinated development decisions aside.
Colorado River Not The Most Polluted, But Getting There
The Colorado River is in the news again as doubts emerge over it's long term health, with a new report citing active pollution sources and naming it 'most endangered'.
Arizona Establishes 'Aging 2020 Plan'
State agencies must prepare for influx of baby boomer retirees.
Searching For The Ideal Downtown
Using surveys and town meetings, as well as other citizen input, to chart the future of downtown Pheonix city leaders develop a vision for the city center.
Why Tempe Is Demolishing Its Sole Historic Neighborhood
Can Tempe afford -- or afford not to -- keep its oldest houses?
Proposed Bills To Further Safeguard Homeowner Rights
Lawmakers in Arizona are pushing for reform to curb the abuse of power by Homeowner Associations.
Critic Compares Wal-Mart WIth Nazi 'Blitzkrieg'
One of Arizona's best-known businessmen criticizes Wal-Mart's devastating effect on communities and local businesses.
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.
One Hundred Miles
County of Mendocino
planning NEXT
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
