Pennsylvania

Regional Transit Study To Cover 8 Counties

A fast track 18-month project will study the transit future for an eight-county region and its outcome could have a " far-ranging impact on future life in Western Pennsylvania."

November 29, 2000 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

City Seeking To Lure Builders

Housing developers are shunning Philadelphia; here's what the city needs to do to bring them back.

November 28, 2000 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Lofts On Barges For Floating Living Spaces

Architect Rob Pfaffmann proposes to put work and living spaces on barges on Pittsburgh's rivers.

October 19, 2000 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Philadelphia's Neglected Neighborhoods

Since last Thursday 25 buldings have crumbled and officials say another 3,100 are in imminent danger of collapsing.

August 31, 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.

Top Books

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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.