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Planning on Walking?
With positive effects on public health, safety, and environmental quality -- walkability has become the new buzz word in planning.
Urban Medicine: Public Health Through Planning
Former California State Health Officer Richard Jackson offers a prescription for a country suffering from obesity, diabetes, and poor fitness: design neighborhoods, schools, and buildings that promote incidental exercise.
Solving the Public Health Crisis with Smarter City Planning
At an alarming rate, American children are suffering from obesity and related afflictions. Despite all the money spent on health care, the solution to many public health problems lies not in medicine but in the fabric of cities.
Eminent Domain's 'Devastating' Impact On African-Americans
Study concludes that eminent domain has evolved into a tool for the 'rich and the powerful" to take from the 'poor and politically weak'.
Are Zillow's Estimates Of Home Prices Accurate?
How accurate is the popular website that offers free estimates of home values?
Painting Bush Green
How the White House is portraying President Bush as a longtime supporter of the efforts to combat global warming.
When Public Parks Go Private
Public parks across the nation are increasingly depending on private funding. So what's wrong with that?
Report Examines Open Space Conservation Plans
This report from the Environmental Law Institute examines the role and relative success of 28 open space protection and conservation efforts. It offers guidelines for creating land use plans that allow for development and conservation.
Tap Running Dry On Mortgage Refinancing
Higher interest rates, cooling housing markets, restrictive mortgages and more cautious banks are combining to choke off the home refinancing market. The current wave of mortgage defaults could be just the "tip of the iceberg."
States Ahead Of Federal Government In Ocean Protection
While states take the lead in planning for ocean protection, the U.S. federal government lags behind. This editorial from The Washington Post calls on the federal government to make like its states and commit to protecting the oceans.
Green Homeowners Turning To Earthen Floors
Dirt is the latest material being used in homes as environmentally conscious homeowners look to live more sustainability.
Congestion Pricing Programs Get Help From U.S. Federal Budget
President Bush wants to give $305 million to cities and states to come up with ways to charge drivers for traveling at peak traffic.
Is The Housing Market Still Heading For A Bust?
Serious analysts across the political spectrum are coming to the same conclusion: the housing market is set to crash, and with it, the economy.
Land Conservation And Renewable Fuels Production Collide
The nation's zeal to break its oil addiction has run into conflict with a land conservation program that has been important to both farmers and hunting groups in order to boost corn production to supply ethanol as a renewable transportation fuel.
Habitat For Humanity Goes Multi-family
The non-profit organization famous for building single family homes for low-income families is being to develop higher-density projects in high-cost urban areas.
GOP Strategist Outlines Communication Failures Of Environmentalists
In this interview from Grist, GOP strategist Frank Luntz discusses why environmentalists fail to get their message across to their opponents.
Bush Seeks Large Increase In National Parks Funding
President Bush's 2008 budget proposes $2.4 billion for the National Park Service.
Sprawl and Obesity: A Review Of Research and Arguments
Science News reviews the research and opinions linking sprawl and obesity, and investigates whether urban sprawl "makes people fat."
How Green Is Your Neighborhood?
The first-ever rating system for sustainable urban neighborhood development is seeking pilot projects.
High Homeowner Vacancy Rates Could Portend Continuing Housing Slump
The "often-overlooked measure" of homes for sale that are empty is the highest it's ever been. The figure could represent the influence of housing "speculators" and may signal continuing weakness in the national housing market.
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.
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Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
