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Does Your Neighborhood Have A Blog?
A new survey finds that neighborhoods experiencing gentrification have a high number of people blogging about their community.
Minimizing The Effects Of The Kelo Decision
While many local governments have been utilizing the eminent domain powers granted to them by the Kelo case, the American Planning Association hasn't been successful in finding ways to limit the decision's negative effects. But as Richard May, FAICP explains, there are many ways to reduce any damage done.
Demand Rises For Entire-Family Housing
As Baby Boomers reach retirement age, many homebuilders are seeing a demand for housing that can accommodate the boomers, their aging parents, and even their adult children and grandchildren.
Why Only The Private Sector Can Save Amtrak
A progressive -- if cynical -- argument for privatizing Amtrak: only private interests can borrow the necessary capital to upgrade it, and have the clout necessary to lobby Congress to support the service adequately.
The Pros and Cons of Inclusionary Zoning
A growing number communities have adopted inclusionary zoning polices as the price of housing has risen dramatically over the past several years. The question remains: does it work?
Assembling Land Without Eminent Domain
A new approach to land assembly gives property owners a stake in redevelopment, and offers a alternative to the use eminent domain.
Friday Funny: How The Segway 'Revolutionized American Life'
It's been six years since the creation of the Segway personal transporter, and this talk show from The Onion News Network looks at the phenomenon that has changed the way we live our lives.
Increased Fuel Efficiency Wreaks Havoc On Highway Trust Fund
As vehicles become more fuel efficient, their drivers pay less in fuel excise taxes, the main source of road funding. Fuel efficiency will likely increase as a global warming reduction strategy, while fuel excise taxes remain largely stagnant.
Paved Paradigm
Libertarian biases and assumptions keep Reason Magazine authors stuck in traffic.
The Top 10 Green Buildings
The American Institute of Architects has released its list of the Top 10 Green Buildings in the U.S.
Federal Workers Taking Government For A Ride
The Government Accountability Office has revealed major fraud and abuse of transit subsidies for federal employees -- many of whom are selling their transit vouchers on eBay, pocketing the money, and then driving to work.
Reason's Frequently Asked Questions On Transportation
Reason publishes three short "Frequently Asked Questions" documents on road-building financing tools like public-private partnerships, leasing toll roads, and high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes.
Subsidizing Corporate Chains May Cause Sprawl
Many have criticized city subsidies to lure corporate employers as a wasteful use of taxpayer money, but new evidence has also correlated the subsidies to urban sprawl. Neal Peirce discusses the evidence.
Moving For Your Health
With mounting evidence that the lifestyle promoted by car-oriented suburbia can lead to increased risk of obesity, the idea of people consciously moving to a healthy-oriented, walkable neighborhood isn't so far-fetched.
Raising The Roof On America's Malls
The tide in mall development is changing to incorporate elements of nostalgia for 'Americana' and a hometown feel, complete with story lines, but concerns over traffic congestion and over-development persist.
$900 Billion Insurance Risk From Global Warming
Congressional investigators calculate the insurance risk of crop damage and flooding due to climate change.
The Native Approach To Water Conservation
Native plants are increasingly being favored by cities to reduce the amount of water they use.
Give And Take In The National Parks
Despite objections, the National Park Service will continue to allow "bioprospecting" in the parks - a practice some environmentalists say opens the door to exploitation, but which scientists contend has very little environmental impact.
Should Cities Take A Lesson From Suburbs?
Instead of blaming their problems on them, cities should learn lessons from suburbs about how to make places where people want to live, according to this editorial.
Planning For Megaregions
With the economic, environmental and social fortunes of nearby urban areas increasingly linked, there is growing interest in developing new strategies for large-scale regional planning.
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
