New Mexico

The County With The Highest Drug-mortality Rate

Rio Arriba County, N.M., lies along the drug-smuggling route from Mexico to Denver. This is not a particularly useful economic development strategy.

July 19, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

First Subdivision To Shelter Ancient Sites

An innovative new housing project co-exists with an archaeological dig.

April 18, 2001 - The Denver Post

Southwest Land Reparations

Should the U.S. pay reparations for tracts of land in New Mexico that were taken in 1832?

March 6, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

Planners Urged To Redo Laws

Expert says it is time for New Mexico to reform its planning laws.

February 13, 2001 - Albuquerque Journal

Ranchers and Environmentalists Seek Middle Ground

Environmentalists and ranchers in New Mexico, divided by different interests, have colloborated to create a solution -- the "grass bank" -- that is being applauded by scientists.

December 26, 2000 - The New York Times

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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