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Raising Money For Skateboard Parks
Superstar Tony Hawk's annual fundraiser is trying to change the attitudes of many cities towards the sport by helping them build skate parks.
Is The Kelo Backlash Growing?
A property-rights backlash appears to be building across the country as a direct result of the Supreme Court's Kelo v. City of New London decision, writes the WSJ on their editorial page.
Record Funding For Transportation On Election Day Ballots
33 transportation-related ballot measures worth more than $55 billion face voters this election.
News Summary and Analysis - October 2006
As part of monthly series, we present a summary and analysis of some of the most interesting news to appear on Planetizen over the month of October 2006. This is the transcript of an audio segment that originally aired on the nationally syndicated radio program "Smart City".
When Green Building And Historic Preservation Collide
Architects, builders and preservationists met in Pittsburgh to discuss ways to get federal guidelines for historic structures to play nice with green building principles.
Renewing The Great Lakes Region
A new report from the Brookings Institution looks at policy innovations that can help revive the fortunes of the nation's former industrial powerhouse.
Urban Marathons Adding To Economic Growth
Across the country, an increasing number of marathon runners are adding to the economic growth of small, mid-size, and large cities.
Through The FEMA Looking Glass
Doug Giuliano recounts his adventures in the FEMA wonderland after heading to the Gulf Coast to help with hurricane recovery. What started as noble intentions ended mired in the muck of bureaucracy.
Thinking Collectively To Gain Affordable Housing
In Boston, labor unions and community groups are joining forces to win victories for affordable housing.
Prices Keep Rising For Downtown Housing Development
In cities across the country, the trend of downtown housing development is booming. Prices per square-foot have more than doubled since last year in some cities.
Nation's Safest And Most Dangerous Cities
A list of the least and most dangerous cities in the United States as ranked by the research and publishing company Morgan Quitno Press.
Time For Something Lighter: Obesity, Transportation and Energy Use
Steven E. Polzin presents some lighthearted observations on Americans' heavyset figures, while examining the relationship between our increasing waistlines and the nation's demand for energy.
New Home Prices Plummet
The median price of a new home dropped nearly 10% in September, 2006 -- the largest one-year decline since 1970. Home builders reduce prices to clear inventory.
Red And Blue States Cough Up For Land Conservation
Voters are routinely taxing themselves to preserve land and quality of life - no matter their political persuasion.
Friday Funny: Tacoma Asks Portland For Annexation
A recent unanimous decision by the Tacoma, Washington, City Council has launched a proposal to not-so-nearby Portland, Oregon, to consider annexation. If accepted, the proposal would create a multi-state city separated by more than 100 miles.
Energy Efficient Building Methods Offset By Huge Home Sizes
Despite the wave of green building techniques that have appeared over recent years, the energy efficiency of new houses is being offset by a rising average size of single family homes, which has increased by almost 1,500 square feet since 1950.
Can U.S. Handle 400 Million?
America's population recently reached 300 million, and is on a track to increase by another 100 million within 30 to 40 years. Based on the increasing use of resources, many fear that 400 million may be too much to handle.
Good Advice On Writing and Tenure for Aspiring Academics
Ann Forsyth, the Dayton Hudson Chair of Urban Design and director of the Metropolitan Design Center at the University of Minnesota, offers advice to academics aspiring for tenure on the importance and process of publishing.
Housing Bubble: Who's Paying Attention?
Millions of middle-class homeowners may lose their life savings if the economy slides into a severe recession, so why aren't more politicians, bankers, economists and policy analysts taking the threat of a housing market collapse seriously?
Seven Reasons For A $1 Gas Tax Increase
Harvard Professor Gregory Mankiw lists seven reasons why he would like to see Congress incrementally increase the gas tax by $1 per gallon over the next decade.
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.
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Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
