We're looking forward to another stimulating year of news, commentary, and professional development. But before the calendar turns to 2014, we wanted to take a look back at our most popular blog posts, exclusive articles, and news items from 2013.
As Planetizen enters its 15th year, we're looking forward to bringing you another stimulating year of news, commentary, and professional development. But before the calendar turns to 2014, we wanted to take a look back at our most popular blog posts, exclusive articles, and news items from 2013.
It's an exciting time for those of us in the planning, design, and development community and we hope we've been able to help inspire your work, introduce you to new ideas, teach you a new skill or tickle your funny bone over the past twelve months. Thanks, as always, to our esteemed contributors, partners, and readers for another great year!
In case you missed them, here are Planetizen's most popular pieces of 2013:
Blog Posts
- Density Done Well, and Not Just Downtown
- The Most Important Urban Design Decision Vancouver Ever Made
- Good Urban Parks and Our Wellbeing
- Yes You Can (Get Groceries Without A Car)
- There's a Planning App for That
- Who Should Pay for Transportation Infrastructure? What is Fair?
- Mythbusting: Exposing Half-Truths That Support Automobile Dependency
- Density Reduces Driving (Even At Pretty High Densities)
- Critiquing the "Urban Mobility Report"
- Writing a Statement of Purpose for Graduate Education
Exclusive Articles
- Top 10 Websites - 2013
- The 100 "Best" Books on City-Making Ever Written?
- Top 10 Books - 2014
- Why Do Certain Retail Stores Cluster Together?
- Top Trends 2012-2013
- A Plan To Shrink Detroit (Well)
- Who Teaches Planning?
- BRT: Cities Get on Board with Better, Reliable Transportation
- Taking the Guesswork out of Designing for Walkability
- Graduating Into the Workplace: Perspectives from Recent Planning Grads
- 30 Must-See Architecture Documentaries
- Using Geodesign to Model the Complex Intersection of Land Use and Climate Change
- The Next Reality TV Stars: 'The Planners'
- Replacing the Gas Tax: Two States Choose Different Strategies
- New Tool Facilitates Stunning City Comparisons
- Is This the World's Most Beautiful Urban Street?
- Why Your Solar Panels Are Likely Facing the Wrong Direction
- New Jersey Drops VMT Fee for EV Fee
- Gas Tax Debate: USA Today vs. Rep. Earl Blumenauer
- Gas Tax or VMT Fee? Experts Debate How to Fund Transportation
Planetizen’s Top Posts of 2024
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The Top Schools For Urban Planners
The 7th Edition of the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs, now available, includes an updated ranking of the Top 25 master’s programs in urban planning, city planning, regional planning, and community planning.
Introducing the New Planetizen Website
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Florida Considers Legalizing ADUs
Current state law allows — but doesn’t require — cities to permit accessory dwelling units in single-family residential neighborhoods.
Manufactured Crisis: Losing the Nation’s Largest Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing
Manufactured housing communities have long been an affordable housing option for millions of people living in the U.S., but that affordability is disappearing rapidly. How did we get here?
Research Shows More Roads = More Driving
A national study shows, once again, that increasing road supply induces additional vehicle travel, particularly over the long run.
EV Chargers Now Outnumber Gas Pumps by Nearly 50% in California
Fast chargers still lag behind amidst rapid growth.
Affordable Housing Renovations Halt Mid-Air Amidst DOGE Clawbacks
HUD may rescind over a billion dollars earmarked for green building upgrades.
Has Anyone at USDOT Read Donald Shoup?
USDOT employees, who are required to go back to the office, will receive free parking at the agency’s D.C. offices — flying in the face of a growing research body that calls for pricing parking at its real value.
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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City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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Newport County Development Council: Connect Greater Newport
