United States

What Californa's 1994 Earthquake Can Teach New Orleans

The former governor of California offers advice about rebuilding to politicians in New Orleans, based on his experience with Los Angeles' 1994 earthquake.

September 14, 2005 - The Wall Street Journal

HUD Role In Katrina Relief

The Poverty and Race Research Action Council uses relief efforts for the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake as a model for HUD action along the Gulf Coast.

September 14, 2005 - Poverty and Race Research Action Council

HOPE VI & Mixed-Finance Redevelopment

Report finds that HOPE VI funds can attract new investment into places where the market was previously absent, creating more viable economically-integrated neighborhoods with access to jobs and services.

September 13, 2005 - The Brookings Institution - Metropolitan Policy Program

National Measure For E-Waste?

Electronics companies urge Congress to adopt a uniform policy on electronic waste and recycling.

September 13, 2005 - CNET News

Living On The Coast...Dangerously

American love to live on the coast and they won't let nature stop them.

September 13, 2005 - The Washington Post

Forced Migration May Ultimately Help The Poor

Mark Alan Hughes predicts some of NOLA's poor will be better off in a couple years as a result of forced relocation to more prosperous places.

September 13, 2005 - The Philadelphia Daily News

No Sprawl-Obesity Link, Study Concludes

Researcher say that the overweight "tend to gravitate" to neighborhoods that are unsuitable for walking.

September 13, 2005 - AP

The Great Katrina Migration

In just 14 days, the hurricane caused the largest dislocation the US has seen in 150 years.

September 12, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Planning The Unthinkable: Three Factors Raise Stakes

In the aftermath of 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. has to face the realities of today. But three factors prevent us from planning for the unthinkable.

September 12, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community

APA publishes a workbook from the Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community AICP Workshop at the 2005 APA National Planning Conference.

September 11, 2005 - American Planning Association

On the Roadless Again

State leaders sue feds to bring back "roadless rule."

September 11, 2005 - The Oregonian

A Return To Big Government? A Bush New Deal?

For an administration that has sought to limit the reach of social welfare programs, the proposed reconstruction of New Orleans represents a massive new investment similar in size to the New Deal or Great Society programs.

September 11, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Orlando Recruits New Orleans Business HQ

After Hurricane Betsy in 1965, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse endeared itself to New Orleanians by feeding rescue workers a warehouse full of its prime beef. After Hurricane Katrina, the newly public company decamped for Orlando.

September 11, 2005 - The New York Times

The US Will Survive Katrina

An Australian editor theorizes about the United States' flexibility in bouncing back from even the worst tragedies, even in spite of governmental blunders.

September 9, 2005 - The Australian

New Trends In University Campus Planning and Design

Universities are revamping their college towns in an effort to stay competitive.

September 9, 2005 - Planning Magazine

The Big Easy vs. the Last Frontier

Reason's Tim Cavanaugh says it is time to remove the pork from the transportation bill to help rebuild New Orleans and other areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

September 7, 2005 - Reason Online

Two Storms: The Political Impact Of Hurricane Katrina

A look back at past disasters and the political turmoil that followed.

September 7, 2005 - The New York Times

Scientific American Predicted New Orleans Flood

Scientific American releases its prescient article from 2001, titled "Drowning New Orleans." The article predicts "a major hurricane could swamp New Orleans under 20 feet of water, killing thousands," as a result of land use policies.

September 7, 2005 - Scientific American

'Dirty Harry' Approach To Rebuilding

Most of California and the country would be unpopulated if we didn't rebuild on risky terrain. Instead, most communities use the 'Dirty Harry College of Urban Planning' motto, 'Do I feel lucky?'

September 7, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Metropolitan America in the New Century

A new analysis of Census data using new geographic definitions finds that the bulk of large central cities added population so far this decade.

September 6, 2005 - The Brookings Institution

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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