Missouri
Testing The Waters
It's getting easier to keep track of what's in the water.
Three-Tier Regional Transit Plan
A favorable review of the regional mass transit plan for the Kansas City area.
Filling In The Gaps Of Kansas City's Urban Fabric
Midwest-based Urban Coeur Development is combining historically rehabilitated lofts and commercial space with new construction townhomes to create a new boulevard park community in the heart of Kansas City's downtown neighborhoods.
A Renaissance In Downtown St. Louis
Luring suburban residents back to the city is at the heart of the St. Louis effort to rejuvenate downtown.
Economic Vitality Linked To Growth Management
This commentary in the Springfield (MO) News-Leader argues thatSpringfield's economic resilience depends on the city setting astatewide example of growth management in the Show Me State.
Public Transit Cannot Compete With The Auto
Public transit cannot compete with automobiles -- even during a snow storm in St. Louis, writes Wendell Cox.
New Urbanism Pioneers To Plan $500 Million Community
Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co will develop the plan for a $500 million community for St. Charles County, Missouri.
Retro Stadium Design Criticized
Architecture critic Robert W. Duffy does not like the proposed 'retro' design for a new stadium in St. Louis.
Growth In The Heartland: Challenges And Opportunities
This report brings together a large body of new information about both the nature and costs of development patterns in the "Show-Me" State.
Studies Link Flab With Sprawl
Recent studies by the Center for Disease Control links low density environments to inactivity and obesity.
Renovated Mall Still Treacherous Ground For Pedestrians
The recent upgrade of a shopping mall near St. Louis cost $237 million, but still lacks sidewalks for those who want to walk to the stores.
Final Installment In Kansas City Star Series
The Kansas City Star publishes the last installment in a five-part series on fixing downtown.
Avoiding Big-box Nightmares In Older Urban Neighborhoods
Kansas City, Mo. fashions zoning regulations to preserve the character of a vital historic neighborhood.
What To Do With Downtown?
Kansas City is weighing its options for reviving its historic but empty downtown.
Downtowns Need Residents To Thrive
The second of a series of articles on urban growth in Kansas City focuses on the importance of downtown housing in urban revitalization.
Kansas City: Saving Downtown
The Kansas City Star features a special five-part series, "Saving downtown: Why reviving the city center matters even in the suburbs."
What Is The Cost Of Taming The Missouri River?
The taming of the Missouri River has had enormous environmental consequences. Is it time to set it free?
New Urbanist Project In Kansas City Halted
Court orders temporary halt to New Urbanism-influenced development in Kansas City, North, due to environmental concerns.
Transit-friendly Complex In Ft. Lauderdale
An office complex where bus riders, carpoolers, bike riders and train users would get special treatment is inching its way toward approval in Broward County.
Petition For A Fuel Tax To Fund Rail Service
Missourians for Rail Passenger Service, a volunteer group, is petitioning for a fuel tax to fund passenger rail in Missouri.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
