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A 'Tsunami' of Homeless Veterans?
A new documentary portrays a grim new reality: veterans make up 25% of the homeless population in America -- a percentage which is expected to rise.
A Folding, Stackable Car
MIT researchers are developing a car folds and stacks. It does not have gears, engine, or a transmission. And eight cars can be parked in one typical parking space.
Solar Pioneer's Forgotten Invention
Four decades ago, Harold Hay invented a way to heat and cool a home without using electricy. Why won't the world listen?
America's Most Caffeinated Cities
Is your city addicted to caffeine? Need Coffee Dot Com shares a study commissioned by HealthSaver to determine the most and least wired of America's cities. And no, it's not Seattle.
Coming Out Of The Booth
Toll booths should be eliminated from the country's toll roads, according to Robert Poole.
New Urban Projects Faring Well In Declining Market
New Urban and transit oriented developments are showing better financial health compared to other types of development as the housing market declines nationwide.
The Music Of Failed Planning
Some urban planning projects are so frustratingly bad you just have to sing about them ... or at least find some songs to help vent that frustration. This blog post from Stuck Between Stations finds those songs.
Speedbumps Hinder U.S. Mayors Carbon Pledge
The mayors of more than 700 American cities have signed a pledge to reduce the carbon emissions of their cities. Following up on that pledge is turning out to be a bit difficult.
Alma Mater Nature
More and more universities and colleges are working on greening their operations. Here's the top 10.
Race-Related Sprawl
In this interview, civil rights leader and environmentalist Van Jones talks about the interconnections between urban sprawl, racism and the "prison-industrial complex".
MIT Sues Starchitect For 'Deficient Design'
Architect Frank Gehry is sued for providing "deficient design services" for MIT's Strata Center.
'Sand Taxes' Divide Beachfront Communities
As federal and state funds dry up, beachfront communities seek their own solutions to protect against coastal erosion and storms.
Mayors Keep Eyes On Green Future
Despite the sometimes difficult task of convincing residents of its importance, the protection of the environment must be the priority of cities. That was the message more than 100 American mayors heard and stressed at a recent meeting.
'All Government Planning Is Bad'
FrontPage Magazine features this Q&A with Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole about why government planning is bad for everybody.
Why Urban Planning Should Be Abolished
Tribune-Review columnist Bill Steigerwald interviews economic Randal O'Toole about his new book, "The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future."
Road Pricing Is Best When Revenues Go To More Roads
Independent Institute research fellow Gabriel Roth advocates for road pricing to relieve traffic congestion but laments when the revenues are not directed to new road capacity but instead applied to public transit.
Why Amtrak Needs More Help
This editorial from The New York Times looks at a recently approved bill that will give more than $3 billion a year to help resuscitate Amtrak, and argues that more help is needed.
Is Carbon Trading Just Corporate Greenwashing?
Proponents say carbon trading is an essential market-based strategy for combating global warming while critics argue that it provides cover for corporate polluters.
Planning For Megafires and Drought
Experts say smarter land-use planning is needed as risk from wildfires and droughts caused by global warming increases.
Pricing Blue Collar Workers Back Into The Housing Market
As part of a new effort to increase access to housing, advocates are working in three target areas to try to find the best ways to create affordable workforce housing in areas that are typically too expensive for many blue-collar workers.
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.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
