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The New Model For Development In Britain
England's anti-modernist crusade seems to have taken hold: The Village of Pondbury is the new model for environmentally sensible town planning.
British Rail Network Given A Fresh Start
As Amtrak's financial problems deepen, Britain's rail network is starting to see light at the end of its financial tunnel.
The Romance Of Rail
A journey from Chicago to New Orleans on the City of New Orleans, a train service that is fighting for its life.
Satellite Data Aids Fire-fighting Efforts
Satellite data and new software helps predict, locate, and observe fire outbreaks.
Lessons In Privatizing Rail
Britain tried to privative rail in 1993. After several high-profile failures, it is now renationalizing part of the system
Global Warming Endangers U.S. Parks
A new report charges that the climate change "threatens the ecosystems of every national park, refuge and seashore" in the United States.
TTI Traffic Rankings Challenged
Leading transportation experts are calling the Texas Transportation Institute traffic rankings fundamentally flawed.
Amtrak Spared For Now
A last-minute payment keeps Amtrak running through the summer. But is pumping more money into the agency the answer?
Forest Management Techniques Challenged
As the fire toll reaches 2.5 million acres, criticism of forest management techniques heats up.
Importance Of Place In Welfare Reform
This paper presents new evidence that individuals living in central cities and remote rural areas face common challenges in moving from welfare to work.
The Eternal City
Peter Davison reviews a book that reveals Rome as the Romans know it -- as the eternal city.
MD Transit Rules Out Two Possible Maglev Routes
Maryland Transit Administration has abandoned two possible Maglev routes that would have run through residential neighborhoods.
Study Finds Americans Troubled By Lack Of Affordable Housing
Working families consider the lack of affordable homes as big a problem as the lack of affordable health care.
U.S. Prevents Amtrak Shutdown
The Bush administration and Amtrak have agreed on a deal to prevent a shutdown of the passenger rail service.
Public-Private Eco-tourism Partnership Fails
The goal was an innovative public-private partnership to promote eco-tourism on Midway island. The result was a disaster.
Record Fire Season Shines Spotlight On Forest Management
A record fire season has sparked a debate on forest management tactics.
Back To The City
In a surprising turnabout, Las Vegas, Miami, and Chicago, among others, added wealth faster than their suburbs did.
MIT Developing Building Of The Future
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab are developing a "programmable building" that can be controlled using a Web interface and will be more efficient and flexible.
Report: Traffic Just Keeps Getting Worse
According to the "2002 Urban Mobility Report," traffic problems are getting worse; urban congestion is "growing in three increasingly visible ways."
Hollywood's Vision For Transit
Harald Belker is Hollywood's star futuristic vehicle designer for movies. He's got his eye on Mag-Lev systems.
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
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
