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Beachfront Threatened With Overdevelopment
Broward County officials are concerned about the overdevelopment along the county's 23-mile shoreline.
Traditional Byzantine & Islamic Building Codes Examined
Especially relevant in light of current world events, this essay examines Byzantine and Islamic building codes that have provided the legal andcultural foundations of Mediterranean urbanism.
Friday Humor: Wal-Mart Opens First 'All You Can Live' Township
Wal-Mart opens a company-designed and managed subdivision on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio.
Granholm Addresses First Smart Growth Council Meeting
Governor Jennifer Granholm's Michigan Land Use Leadership Council met for the first time in Lansing, MI.
Suburbs 2.0: The Scottsdale Story
What happens when an affluent suburb like Scottsdale, Arizona, runs out of land?
Expanding San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay has been shrinking. The effort to restore its health could be the largest wetlands restorating project in the West.
Proposed Environmental Rollbacks Sold As National Security Measures
Minnesotan Democratic Congressman Martin Olav Sabo argues that Bush Administration proposals framed as matters of military readiness and patriotism are just the latest efforts to roll back environmental laws.
Big Dig's Big Day
It's opening day for the core of Boston's massive Big Dig project.
Iraq War's 'Profound' Impact On U.S. States And Cities
The Iraq War and homeland security concerns are expected to strain the budgets of cash-strapped U.S. states and cities.
Moynihan Helped Shape America's Main Street
Remembering Pat Moynihan's interest in architecture and his contributions to U.S.cities.
Fear Factor: War And Real Estate
What is the impact of the Iraq War on U.S. real estate?
A Conspiracy Opposing Smart Growth?
Is there a vast right-wing conspiracy opposing smart growth policies? Reason explores the personal attacks leveled against critics of restrictive land-use policies.
Saving The Remains Of A Successful Urban Renewal Project
One of the nation's largest redevelopment efforts from the 1950s and 1960s is in danger of being destroyed.
Suburbia: An Endangered Species?
James Howard Kunstler discusses suburbia as an endangered species in the light of oil peak and human social needs. [Link corrected.]
Mass Transit Plans On 'Collision Course'
Should South Florida's Tri-Rail be transformed into a new regional transportation authority?
Rebuilding Afghanistan
Real estate in some parts of Kabul now is higher per square foot than in downtown Dallas.
Plateauing Gas Tax Needs Another Look
This survey, the lastest in the Brookings Transportation Reform Series, describes the history, yield, and sometimes slanted state use of taxes on motor fuels--the "gas tax." It urges reforming the tax before hiking it.
The Edgeless City
The Miami region epitomizes America's newest metropolitan form, the 'edgeless city.'
Safest U.S. Cities
CNN/Money's list of American cities with the fewest reported crimes per 1,000 citizens includes some surprises.
Environmental Justice Guidelines
New rules require extra environmental justice review for projects planned in low-income, minority areas.
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.
