Arizona
Light-Rail Expansion Not The Best Reason For New Tax
Poll shows that extending a 20-year transit tax is favorable for growth in Arizona, but many are skeptical about building more light-rail lines.
Drought: Reality In Vegas, Possibility For Phoenix
Las Vegas residents face outright water usage bans as the level in Lake Mead dips to trigger point; outlook may be better for Phoenix.
Historic Zoning Law Exploited For Development
Apartments are going up in the rural desert in Arizona despite inadequate water supply and sewage disposal provisions.
Global Vision From An Arizona Architect
Neal Pierce reviews Arizona-based builder, Vernon Swaback's new book: "The Creative Community: Designing for Life."
Land Preservation Threatened
A challenge from a property-rights group leads to the cancelling of closed auctions for land marked for conservation.
Arizona Cities Face Public Sector Brain Drain
Arizona cities scramble to define succession plans in the wake of a retirement exodus of long-tenured public officials.
Incentives For High-Tech In Arizona
Arizona attempts to spur its slowing tech industry with tax credits and private investments.
City-Built Hotel Plan Gets A Push
The Phoenix city council is expected to vote to support the city as the developer to build a $300 million luxury hotel downtown.
Forthcoming LRT in Phoenix Christened 'Metro'
Phoenix joins major cities such as L.A., Wash. D.C. and Paris with the name chosen for its light rail system.
State's Largest Ever Land Exchange Causes Concern
Ranch owner puts up 35,000 acres for development amidst implications of groundwater shortages and environmental degradation.
Build The Light Rail, But Spare The Trees
Century old palm trees lining the desert city centre in Arizona are to be displaced not removed, to make way for Light Rail.
Does Phoenix Have A Creative Class?
With research to back the notion that a city's Creative Class has a direct correlation to its economic success, Richard Florida's book turns traditional notions of urban development upside down.
Build Your Own Traffic Circle
As traffic congestion worsens, Tucson residents attempt to take matters into their own hands.
Water Supply A Mirage In Phoenix
Phoenix, a desert city, is becoming infamous for its conspicuous consumption of water.
Taliesin West And Power Lines
Frank Lloyd Wright fought power lines near Taliesin West.
Don't Segregate Boomer Communities
Communities intended for those over 55 and are being placed in the middle of planned developments that have all ages.
Development Enters The Urban Core In Phoenix
The Phoenix Valley's expansion frenzy approaches the north Phoenix urban area as a builder acquires a parcel of state trust land.
$15.7 Billion Transit Plan Endorsed
A massive 20-year transit plan for the Phoenix region to improve freeways, streets and transit has won unanimous approval from officials and business leaders.
The Amazing Rebound Of Winslow, Ariz.
Winslow was on the verge of death when local boosters restored the town's hotel, and started a chain reaction that revitalized the city.
$400m Mixed-Use Project On Arizona Indian Land
Alter Group's 2 million sq. ft. development, nation's largest ever on Native American Land, is expected to create up to 15,000 new jobs.
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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Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
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