New York

The Bumpy Road Toward Bicycle Equality

Ithaca cyclists endure the hills and valleys of public debate before making headway with two new routes.

October 10, 2003 - Ithaca Times

$764 Per Square Foot

The sale of the G.M. Building at 767 Fifth Avenue will go down as the most ever paid for a US office building.

October 8, 2003 - REIS

New York: A City Of Stories

A personal history of New York City.

October 7, 2003 - The New York Times

Designing for Gold

NYC organizes a design competition for the Olympic Village for if the city wins the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.

October 3, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

The Means and Ends to Creating Great Spaces

TIME Magazine reviews _Great Fortunes_, a book on the tumultuous development of what it considers 'the handsomest great space in the U.S.'

October 2, 2003 - Time

Old Elevated Rail Line To Be Converted Into A Park

A proposal sees to spur new commercial and residential developments along Manhattan's West side by turning an old elevated rail line into a park.

September 26, 2003 - The New York Times

First-of-its-kind Space-Saving Garage Opens

Long popular in Europe and Asia, high-tech automatic garages can park the same number of cars as a ramped garage but using only half as much precious real estate.

September 26, 2003 - The New York Times

What New York Can Learn From Los Angeles And Houston

A report financed by the Rockefeller Foundation recommends that New York City end its preoccupation with huge subsidies for big businesses.

September 26, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Ground Zero Rebuilding: Open, Yet Secretive

Plans for redevelopment of the World Trade Center site continue to evolve.

September 23, 2003 - The New York Times

World Trade Center Lives On

A name can change how you think about a place and how you plan for it.

September 18, 2003 - The New York Times

New York City: Six Months To Get A Sign Approved

Execessive government regulation is responsible for New York City's lingering economic problems, writes the Economist. Mayor Bloomberg responds.

September 18, 2003 - The Economist

Nader Slams NYC Snapple Deal

Mayor Bloomberg has committed New York City to naming Snapple as the official water, juice and iced tea provider for the nation's largest metropolis. The elaborate five-year agreement -- not publically available -- transferred $166 million

September 17, 2003 - Common Dreams

Contractor Bids On Rights To Develop On Prime State Lands

An entrepreneur purchases exclusive rights to build waterfront housing along the entire New York's state canal system.

September 16, 2003 - Troy Record

A Company Town's Bid To Reinvent Itself

Layoffs at Kodak and Xerox in Rochester symbolize a challenge felt by other cities.

September 16, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Lower Manhattan Making a Comeback

PATH trains, and other signs of rebirth in Lower Manhattan, will emerge in the coming months, opening the WTC site for the first time to the public since the 9/11 attacks.

September 15, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

New York's Last Flash Mob

The person who launched New York's "flash mob" craze, calls for one final mob event which does not unfold as planned.

September 13, 2003 - Wired

Study Highlights Racial Differences In Rent

Study suggest that white New Yorkers pay more rent that non-whites because they are "finicky."

September 12, 2003 - The New York Sun

Air At Ground Zero Called 'Brutal'

In the two years since the attack, thousands of New Yorkers have contacted the World Trade Center health registry, reporting cases of persistent coughs, wheezing, shortness of breath and sinus inflammation.

September 11, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Who Is Really Designing The WTC Site?

Did you think that Libeskind won the competition to the design the new WTC site? You were wrong.

September 11, 2003 - The New Yorker

WTC Dream Becoming an Implementation Nightmare

Why the redevelopment of Ground Zero could be 'the most complicated, contentious and warily watched real estate venture ever undertaken.'

September 11, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Senior Manager Operations, Urban Planning

New York City School Construction Authority

Building Inspector

Village of Glen Ellyn

Manager of Model Development

Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.