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Drowsy And Distracted Drivers Cause 80% Of Crashes
A new government study sheds light on the cause of most crashes -- and the results are startling. Prior analysis of crashes showed "driver inattention" to be responsible for only 1 out of 4 crashes.
What Is The New Suburbanism?
Joel Kotkin, author of the November 2005 report "The New Suburbanism", introduces the new planning theory, clarifies what it means, and describes how it remains very much a work in progress.
What Bush Can Learn From California's Energy Strategy
California energy strategy is to create an economy that is less oil-dependent and one that will use technology to attract jobs to the state.
As Gas Prices Rise, Bush Promotes Hydrogen Technology
Expressing concern over rising gas prices, President Bush warned that nation would face a "tough summer" but offered no short term solution.
Paying Your Way Out Of Pollution
Marketing emotions about emissions, companies offer individual polluters the ability to pay for their exhaust.
Cartoon: Our Way Of Life
Editorial cartoonist Tom Toles comments on the way we live.
When Did Science Turn Into A Special Interest?
Politics and special interests are stifling what science has to tell us.
Vanity Fair Goes Green
May issue highlights the environmental crisis and people across a variety of professions committed to education and change.
Housing Costs Drive Migrants From Boston And San Francisco
Recently released Census data show that domestic migrants are fleeing the high housing costs of America's coasts in favor of more affordable environs. Will the tech regions start running out of techies?
Gentrification And Sprawl Describe U.S. Domestic Migration Pattern
Is the donut effect spreading to the suburbs? First it was older cities that lost population to their suburbs, but that flight now has spread to their greater metro areas. Paradoxically, gentrification occurs as the wealthy return to the cities.
When Good Cars Go Bad
Hybrid gas mileage decreases on the open road. Green consumers should purchase nonhybrid cars for better overall gas mileage.
Don Quixote's Impossible Energy Dream?
An op-ed column discusses benefits and costs of wind energy -- the newly developing industry behind it, the tax breaks it receives, and the logic or NIMBYism of opponents.
1906 Quake And Hurricane Katrina
Edward Epstein examines the federal response to two of the nation's worst natural disasters.
The Myth Of Solid Ground, Reviewed
In his recent book, The Myth of Solid Ground, David Ulin looks at what earthquakes might mean, from a cultural standpoint -- including what scientific, or pseudo-scientific, techniques now hope to predict future seismic catastrophe.
'Stealth' Budget Cuts For National Parks?
The Bush Administration is asking the National Park Service to undertake "Core Operations Analysis" in order to trim 20 to 30 percent from the NPS budget.
Toll Bros. Reports $92K Profit Per New Home In 2005
Toll Brothers, a publicly-listed housing construction firm, is one of the largest in the United States, and it specializes in using its financial and political clout to profitably and legally address zoning problems.
The Evangelical Climate Initiative
Group of evangelical Christian leaders sign a statement saying global warming is real.
Malls Struggling As 'Lifestyle Centers' Get Hot
After a remarkable run of success, developers of the "Mills" malls now find themselves on financially shaky ground as the public's taste for suburban shopping shifts to "lifestyle" centers patterned after traditional Main Streets.
Can Architecture Help Housing?
Architects can no longer ignore housing issues.
College Grads Flocking To Urban America
In a trend that would make Richard Florida proud, well-educated college graduates are flocking to big cities in increasing numbers, drawn by good jobs, cultural amenities and an "urban" lifestyle.
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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