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What Makes A Good Town Square?
Author Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard offers an online excerpt and summary of her book, "Genius of the European Town Square."
Is It Time To End Amtrak Subsidies?
Columnist James K. Glassman wonders why it has taken so long to conclude that Amtrak subsidies should end.
Landmark Vancouver Market Under Pressure To Change
Vancouver's Granville Island Market, once the highest-grossing retail space per square foot in North America, faces a declining share of area food sales
You Say Tomato, I Say Hidden Costs Of Transportation
Locally grown food is greener than organic alternatives, according to a British study.
Architectural Photographer Julius Shulman Profiled
Shulman's stunning photographs of West Coast Modernist architecture introduced it to the rest of the world.
Global Cities Network To Fight Climate Change
Cities from around the world -- including the U.S. which rejected the Kyoto treaty -- will form a network to share information about climate change.
Historic Preservation In The Midst Of Skyscrapers
An unchecked building blitz in China's largest cities is destroying the landscape of historic cities.
A New Competitor To The American Dream
Neal Peirce compares the American Dream with Europe's achievements.
Bush Budget to Slash Renewable Energy
While China plans to increase its investments in renewable energy technology, the United States remains stuck in the oil age.
New Urban Investment Fund
A new fund unveils a new partnership for new investment in old cities.
Pattern Map: Building A Sustainable Economy
An interactive graphic maps the complex relationship between equity, ecology, and the economy.
An Interview With SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss
The LA Downtown News interviews the director fo the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Eric Owen Moss, on how the school fits into its new location in Downtown L.A.
China to Mandate Renewable Energy
A new law passed in China's Legislature promises to boost the percentage of renewable energy used by utility operators.
Why I Don't Love Richard Florida
In classifying a whole host of occupations as "creative," our leading pop economist overstates the influence of urban professionals.
Will Global Warming Lead to Global Warring?
Climate change appears to be the driving force behind conflicts in some parts of Africa. If the developing world wants to head off such conflicts, cutting emmissions must be a priority.
Kelo V. New London: The Insider's View
Slate offers a blow-by-blow account of the oral arguments and props offered in Kelo v. New London, the eminent domain case heard by the Supreme Court.
Designer Bus Shelters In Chicago, Sydney
With a potential market of $1 billion over 20 years, designer bus shelters are hot, and can be a good source of advertising revenue for cities.
Wal-Mart's Bad? You Asked For It
Wal-Mart's detractors should look at their own consumer choices.
The McLoft: A Faux Urban Loft For The Suburbs
Suburban single-family homes don industrial chicness inspired by the urban loft but delivered with the trappings of suburbia.
Can A Home Depot Ruin A Neighborhood?
Miami's quirky Coconut Grove doesn't need or want a Home Depot. Is that a good reason to stop Home Depot?
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
