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Are Our Cities Making Us Fat?
Smart City Radio investigates why a growing number of researchers are blaming the design of our cities for the trend toward obesity.
Finding The Next Real Estate Boom
A real estate boom is expected in North America's Midsize Cities. Large cities are expected to fair better in China and India.
Keeping Amtrak On Track
Like it or not, Amtrak is here to stay.
Buffalo's Empire Zones: A Failure
New York's most potent economic development program appears to be a failure, according to this four-part series in the Buffalo News.
Should Congestion Charge Be Extended To Entire Nation?
Should London's controversial congestion charging scheme be extended to rest of the UK to reduce traffic congestion nation-wide. Readers respond.
13 Myths Of Urban Sprawl
Wendell Cox offers his review of the 13 myths of urban sprawl to coincide with the myth of Friday the 13th.
Freeway Building Won't Solve Congestion Problem
Studies have shown that building freeways only makes the traffic congestion problem worse.
The Blight Guide: What Ammenities Are Worth
The Times offes a rundown of the most important criteria in deciding the value of real estate in the UK.
Land Use Contributing To Climate Change
A study links land use and climate change; in the U.S. land use is a local issue while climate is handled at the national and international level.
Indiana Highway Promoted To Interstate
Congestion on US 31 will be eased by eliminating stoplights that brings traffic to a grinding halt.
Resettling The Three Gorges
The most difficult challenge of building the new Chinese dam is the resettlement of some 1.2 million people by 2009.
US-style College Town Architecture Opposed Down Under
A proposed 11-story complex at Melbourne University is criticized for repeating the mistakes of inexpensively built U.S. private student housing.
CA Redevelopment Agencies Brace For Severe Budget Cuts
The California Redevelopment Association's John Shirey discusses the dire immediate future facing the state's redevelopment agencies.
Water Quality Threatened In Major U.S. Cities
NRDC studies 19 municipal water systems and finds that pollution, old pipes and outdated treatment threaten tap water quality.
The Future Of The Florida Panhandle
Florida's largest private landowner has many developments planned for an environmentally sensitive area.
Is WTC Design Being Undermined?
Civic and planning groups charge that business interests are attempting to undermine Libeskind's design concepts.
Selling Smart Growth To Skeptical Americans
Is it possible to convince Americans to embrace mixed-use walkable communities?
A New Look For San Antonio's 'Undiscovered' South Side
A new San Antonio land use plan aims to balance development between north and south.
America 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
National Trust for Historic Preservation announces its 2003 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Federal Funding For Historic Preservation Of Churches
The Bush administration recently eliminated the exclusion against using federal funds for historic preservation of churches.
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
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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.
