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Humor: Sprawl Or Bust
Cox and Forkum features a humorous editorial cartoon, "Sprawl or Bust."
Can A City Ticket Its Homeless?
Nine homeless people have filed a class-action lawsuit in in San Diego federal court to fight tickets for illegal sleeping.
Understanding Sprawl
Is urban sprawl the most important issue of our time or a "half-baked liberal scare tactic?"
Yahoo! Maps To Support Realtime Traffic
The popular website Yahoo! is the first to launch a national service to display realtime traffic conditions on customized maps.
Self-Adapting Traffic Lights
Could a new generation of traffic lights respond to conditions to ease congestion?
The Sims
Will Wright developed the remarkably popular computer game, 'The Sims' -- a combination of divine architect and urban planner.
Secret Agency Man
Grist Magazine speculates on who may be the next to head up the Environmental Protection Agency.
Yet Another Plan For Les Halles In Paris
The Mayor of Paris chooses a cautious new vision for the redevelopment of the old market district.
360-degree Architectural 'Revolution'
Each 300,000-dollar apartment occupying an entire floor in this unusual 11-storey apartment bulding can turn independently offering 360-degree views.
'Green' Holiday Gifts
From wearable solar radios to clothes made of organic cotton, 'green' gifts are becoming popular.
Hyperurbanism?
When urbocentrism is combined with technological and economic power, it takes on the character of an unstoppable force.
Changing The Culture Of 'No.'
How traditional planning bureaucracies can reinvent themselves into customer service driven agencies that embrace continuous improvement.
How Birthrates Impact Demographics
An obscure demographic factor -- birthrates -- is strongly correlated with partisan splits in both the 2000 and 2004 elections.
Building Materials Of The Future
Urban Land asks eight architectural firms to discuss building materials and technologies the industry can expect to see more of in the future.
Plan A City Like A Pharaoh
'Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile' is a new SimCity-like computer game -- set in ancient Egypt.
State Of The Blog In Planning
Weblogs are helping the World Wide Web realize its potential, writes Planetizen editor Abhijeet Chavan.
Midwest High Speed Rail Report Revised For 2004
New version moves planning from the conceptual stage to the feasibility stage.
Rumblings In REITland
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are facing strong competition for investment dollars.
The World's Tallest Bridge Opens In France
The stunning Millau Bridge -- the world's new tallest road bridge -- opens in southern France.
Pentagon Exempts itself from Environmental Regulation
A new directive from the Department of Defense eliminates any need for the Pentagon to be responsible for public health or toxic site cleanups.
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
