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A New Era For Zoning And Preservation
A ballot measure requiring governments to pay landowners for value lost due to development restrictions passes in Oregon.
Pitting Architects Against Planners
Should town planners limit their role to physical planning?
Results Of 2004 Election Transit Ballot Measures
A summary of results of over 60 transit-related ballot measures in several states.
Track Your Bus Online
A global positioning system called NextBus enables riders to check the moment-by-moment progress of busses.
Austin Rail Referendum Passes
Voters approved a scaled-back version of commuter rail proposal that was rejected in 2000.
Creating Economic Superclusters
Powerful urban universities are reshaping metropolitan culture and character.
Duany, Development, And Destiny
Andres Duany talks about how cities rise and fall.
L.A.'s New Architecture Critic
The Planning Report lays out the challenges and opportunities for the Los Angeles Times' new architecture critic.
Sustainability's Cutting Edge
Design and architecture schools can be at the forefront of practicing environmental sustainability and social equity, says Metropolis's Susan S. Szenasy.
The Los Alamos Leadership Vacuum
What do you do when your county administrator, transportation director, police chief, community development director, and human resources manager positions are all vacant?
Mass Transit And Govt. Subsidies
In the metropolitan New York area mass transit needs public subsidies to survive.
Wal-Mart Begins Adapting To Communities
Large retailers -- and notably Wal-Mart -- are increasingly adapting to the design sensibilities in local communities.
EPA Undermined Enforcement
Bush appointee charges that EPA tried to thwart lawsuits against polluting power plants.
Reinventing A Beleaguered Mill Town
How Kannapolis, N.C., is adjusting to the loss of thousands of textile jobs abroad.
List of Endangered Species Growing
The World Conservation Union urges governments and businesses worldwide to take action.
Postmodern Deconstructionism
Building recycling is on the rise.
BLOG POST
Blue Cities, Red States part 2
Liveblogging this on election night: I <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2004/10/08/149/">told</a> you so. CNN now explaining that the islands of blue in Ohio, in a sea of red, are the counties containing Cleveland and Dayton. Islands of blue in Florida are Miami. I'm just sayin'...if Kerry wins tonight (or tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow) it'll be the urban areas that do it.
Can Mill Towns In The U.S. South Be Saved?
Small factory towns across the South are threatened by globalization.
Take My Island, Please
An oil company, a redevelopment plan and a couple of eagles add up to trouble.
Rising Gas Prices Don't Curtail Gas-Hog Sales
This Washington Times commentary argues that consumers continue to purchase fuel inefficient vehicles despite rising gas prices.
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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.
