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Form-Based Codes: A Solutions For Cluttered Roadways?
Traditional zoning and parking requirements have contributed to the cluttering of the nation's commercial roadways. Neal Peirce comments on an alternative called "form-based codes."
The World's First Free Wireless Nation
The Polynesian Island of Niue has launched the world's first free nation-wide WiFi Internet access service, available to residents and tourists.
The Anti-Tax, Smart Growth Connection
It would be ironic if anti-tax conservatives were in fact unknowingly creating strong incentives for smart growth. This may be what's happening in California.
Experts Link Obesity To Sprawl
Health experts believe that suburban sprawl is responsible for American's bulging waistlines.
Supply Chain Access
A logistics airport is being built in southern California to address the nation's import and export needs.
Urban Revitalization: Differences Between U.K. And U.S.
An interview with U.K. deputy prime minister John Prescott; he talks about the urban policy differences between the U.S. and U.K. as well as London's bold congestion charging experiment.
The New Sport: Urban Exploring
For the new breed of 'urban explorer', the thrill is finding history in abandoned buildings and underground tunnels.
Cities For Sale
In an effort to raise money, cities are turning over their public spaces to advertisers
The Car Is King
Despite the billions spent on public transit, 75% drive to work, and only 4.7% use public transit.
Does Sprawl Really Make You Fat? It's Not That Simple...
While New Urbanists suggest that urban sprawl may be responsible for expanding waistlines, detractors think otherwise.
The Eleventh Smart Growth Principle
Among sprawl's many negatives you can add that it can also be unpatriotic, writes Joel Hirschhorn in a PLANetizen Op-Ed.
School Transportation: Back To The Past
Communities around the country are working to take school transportation back to the way it was.
Selling Car Pool Lane Access On eBay
Washington State officials may use eBay to auction single-driver access to HOT lanes to find out their true value.
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The Eleventh Smart Growth Principle
Sprawl is reaching military installations and threatening the nation's defense capabilities.
Interests Groups Push For Changes To Houston Light Rail
Metro's board considering modifications to its 2025 mass-transit plan
In West, Recreation Parks Claim Scarce Water
Should recreation be on par with "traditional" water uses in agriculture, homes, and industry?
Home Prices Soar In Southern California
Median value hits a new record in Ventura County. Biggest gains are seen in north Thousand Oaks, while Oak Park loses ground.
Nevada Land Development: Corruption Or Politics?
The Los Angeles Times runs a two-part expose on Nevada Senator Harry Reid's corruption in trading money for development opportunities.
Edgeless Cities: Everywhere But Overlooked
Is hyper-low density development inevitable? A review of the book "Edgeless Cities: Exploring the Elusive Metropolis."
Planning Miami's Greatest Street
"Every city needs at least one great street." For Miami, that great street should be Biscayne Boulevard.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
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
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