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ASLA Awards: Call For Entries

The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced a Call For Entries for its 2003 Awards in design, analysis and planning, research, and communications.

March 19 - Lawn And Landscape

Surveillance Nation

Say goodbye to unmonitored public spaces. The average person is filmed by more than 300 cameras each day.

March 19 - Technology Review

Digitally Recreating Ancient Buried Structures

A team from the University of Cincinnati is digitally recreating seventeen centuries old geometric structures.

March 19 - Wired

Edgeless Cities

A new book probes America's newest metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of office development in 13 large U.S. markets.

March 19 - The Brookings Institution

Living Longer In Green Valley

Residents of sunny Green Valley are living longer...and facing hard times.

March 19 - The New York Times


Rebuilding Iraq

A little-known, Pentagon-run civilian force will be responsible for spearheading the effort to rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure.

March 19 - The Los Angeles Times

'Memorial Mania' In Lower Manhattan

As memorials proliferate in crowded Lower Manhattan, planners and architects sound a note of caution.

March 19 - The New York Times


Sizing Up Economic Development

For years we’ve debated how big our local governments ought to be — without factoring in economic development.

March 19 - California Planning and Development Report

Alaska Wildlife Refuge Drilling Vote Nears

Republicans are having trouble getting enough votes for allowing drilling the the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

March 19 - Star Tribune

Using Technology To Tame Traffic

New technologies attempt to predict congestion and help drivers steer clear.

March 19 - Technology Review

Protecting Forests From Urban Sprawl

Anti-sprawl efforts in King County, WA, use an innovative financial model

March 18 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rebuilding California's Infrastructure

A new PPIC report analyzes the issues and opportunities confronting three of the state's major infrastructure responsibilities--education, water, and transportation.

March 18 - Public Policy Institute of California

What Will Happen To Historic Preservation Tax Credits?

The White House's economic plan compromises the Historic Preservation Tax Credit program, writes Richard Moe in a WSJ editorial.

March 18 - Wall St. Journal

Paying For Faster Commutes

Value-pricing a way out of traffic jams using special lanes.

March 18 - The Christian Science Monitor

Coping With The Commute

The average urban driver spends 62 hours sitting in traffic. Riders on the elevated Metrorail look on the congested traffic below as entertainment.

March 18 - The Miami Herald

Why Mass Transit Makes Sense

Building more freeways only promotes sprawl and worsens traffic. Here's why investing in public transportation makes sense...

March 18 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Sprawl And Density Limits: Readers Respond

Readers respond to article that claims some anti-sprawl measures only add to sprawl.

March 18 - The Washington Post

Tokyo's Secret Underground City

Seven riddles suggest that there is a secret city beneath Tokyo -- and a government plot to keep it secret.

March 18 - The Japan Times

Fearing Detroit From Afar

"You need Detroit. Detroit is your punching bag, your kicking post, your whipping boy."

March 18 - MetropolisMag.com

America's Most Dangerous Cities

CNN/Money offers their list of American cities with the most reported crimes per 1,000 citizens.

March 18 - CNN

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.

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.