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An Ivy League university converts its entire fleet to biodiesel and starts its own filling station.

March 14, 2004 - Harvard University

The planning profession makes "The Onion".

March 10, 2004 - The Onion

An Oregon City developer provides affordable housing option in new housing project -- despite his own market preference.

February 14, 2004 - The Oregonian

Media villages, branding, adding smell to improve a "gritty urban housing development" are among the topics covered in the latest installment of this advice column.

November 21, 2003 - Small Practice Architects UK Network

What made the train late and left evening commuters in NYC feeling pooped.

October 31, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

A lesson to be learned on the sensitive nature of street identity, and the effect it can have on residents.

October 24, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Excitement comes to a planning office in a sleepy town in Illinois, as a couple is arrested after trying to bribe the zoning coordinator.

September 26, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

An "opinion" piece by Wal-Mart Store #3297.

September 19, 2003 - The Onion

When someone tells you to go to Hell, it apparently means Michigan.

September 12, 2003 - The Morning Call

A woman in Alexandria, VA uses an essay contest to dispose of her properties.

August 29, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

An Op-Ed by Paul Newman

August 22, 2003 - The New York Times

Ottawa County, Michigan officials develop a manure scented brochure to alert home buyers to some unadvertised aspects of country living.

August 15, 2003 - Wisconsin Ag Connection

Using digital imaging, geographic information systems, and mathematical techniques, experts compare the topography of Kansas with the flatness of a pancake.

August 8, 2003 - Annals Of Improbable Research

As part of their marketing efforts, towns adopt unusual slogans for highway signs.

August 1, 2003 - National Public Radio

"Flash mobs" are a hit in New York and this unusual urban activity is now spreading around the world.

July 25, 2003 - The Orlando Sentinel

A retail marketing analyst advised Sam that he needed anchor stores, which are major retailers that bring in busines...

June 6, 2003 - The White House

A columnist goes off the deep end in reporting on the San Luis Obispo's planning department: "City planning is an oxymoron." [Link corrected.]

May 30, 2003 - San Luis Obispo New Times

Wal-Mart opens a company-designed and managed subdivision on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio.

March 28, 2003 - Future Feed Foward

This tongue-in-cheek "How-to" guide offers a ten-step program to navigate the world of urban design and become a famous architect.

March 21, 2003 - Fat Channel

Real estate news service Inman News recaps their funniest stories from 2003.

December 20, 2002 - Inman News