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NYC's Planning Director Profiled
Being New York City's planning director is a balancing act for Amanda M. Burden.
The Eventual Atlantic Mega-Tsunami
Scientists have long predicted an eventual "mega-tsunami" that will sweep across the Atlantic and be 60 to 150-feet high when it hits the U.S. Eastern seaboard.
Experiments In Cutting Port Pollution
Faced with massive pollution, the Los Angeles Port is experimenting with innovative pollution-cutting strategies -- at a cost of billions.
Ecological Suicide
Societies don't die by accident - they commit ecological suicide. David Shi reviews a new book: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by Jared Diamond.
Wal-Mart Is Moving Downtown
A new era in American retailing has arrived: Wal-Mart stores are now desired mall tenants along with specialty shops and department stores.
Buying Your Way Into HOV Lanes
Allowing drivers to buy their way into carpool lanes without the requisite number of passengers has become one of the hottest trends in transportation.
The Future Of Transport Planning Isn't What It Used To Be
A new paper by VTPI examines various demographic, economic and market trends that affect travel demand, and their implications for transport planning during the next century.
The Microneighborhood
How do the hip decide where to go now that Manhattan and Brooklyn have gentrified? By creating zones of hipness as small as a single block.
Downtowners Still Love Their Cars
Residents are moving into downtown Los Angeles -- but this LA, after all, and only 7% of these transplants are using public transit.
Linking Smart Growth To Funding
Massachusetts' strategy to support afforable housing by linking smart growth with state financial aid is greeted cooly.
Las Vegas Monorail Reopens After 107 Days
The four-mile monorail reopens Christmas Eve, ending a 107-day shutdown because of mechanical problems.
Rebuilding After The Tsunami
Rebuilding popular resorts will take months, but analysts expect only short-term losses.
Los Angeles: A Ruined Paradise?
D.J. Waldie explains why he loves the "Lethal, Stinkin' Town" called Los Angeles.
Are Farm Subsidies Good Economic Development?
Farmers had a record year for sales and profits in 2004. Yet government subsidies are up 40%. Is this good policy?
Portland Planners Migrate To Sacramento
Sacramento insiders report an influx of Portland planners Portland who see the Saramento region as a young Portland.
Did Baltimore's Empowerment Zone Work?
Now a decade old, Baltimore's Empowerment Zone program is shutting down. Was it successful?
Tsunamis Can Change Geography
Sunday's devastating and tragic 9.0 earthquake created the Indian Ocean's first wave of its kind in more than a century, and it moved the entire island of Sumatra 100 feet.
Japanese Architects Make Their Mark On Cities
A pair of architects -- Sejima & Nishizawa -- are about to make their mark on cities across the globe.
Economic Development, Fresh Food, and Charity
A new program provide better nutrition and increases profits for farms.
When A Casino Comes To Town
The formerly impoverished Chumas Indian tribe now inspires fear for the region's wealthy homeowners over casino resport plans.
Ada County Highway District
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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.
