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Rethinking Erie Canal
The $28.2 million state plan geared toward more active waterfront uses along Buffalo's Erie Canal has opponents bitterly devided.
The Continuing Playa Vista Saga
The LA Weekly continues its ongoing and heated commentary about the continuing saga that is Playa Vista.
Principles for Smart Growth
The League of California Cities has adopted 10 principles for smart growth.
Communities Must Fight For Internet Access
Rural consumers and inner city residents are being overlooked by Internet providers who are expanding their nationwide networks. What to do?
United States' Poisoned Places
Private companies pumped toxic waste into the environment while doing secret work for the US during the cold war. Now the secret is out.
Gentrificaton Meets South Austin, Houston-Style
What some see as a renaissance, others see as an unwelcome invasion.
Asking Questions About the Corps
Washington Post reporter Michael Grunwald will answer your questions about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its work, and its future.
The Corps' Controversial Projects
The Army Corps of Engineers is involved in some of the nation's most controversial projects .
Engineers of Power Inside the Army Corps
It is the 'largest and most unusual' Federal agency with the power to change the nation's landscape; a Washington Post series reviews the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Wetlands Restoration Near S.F. Airport
Governor Davis signed a bill to purchase 19,000 acres of salt flats south of the San Francisco Airport for $25 million.
Stop Building Forest Roads
The US Forest Service has endoresed President Clinton's call to ban road construction on 43 million acres of national forest land.
Cityhood For Centennial
The proposed city of Centennial would be the seventh-largest city in Colorado, and the effort has spawned new incorporation laws.
New Runways Into S.F. Bay Approved
Panel approves new runways into the San Francisco Bay; environmentalists oppose the decision.
Density At Issue In Riverside County
With population expected to double in 20 years, Riverside County officialsprepare blueprint for future.
San Bernardino Seeks Ideas For Downtown
"The downtown area should be the signature of a city," Mayor Judith Vallessaid. "We don't have a signature right now."
Vital Funds For Conservation
This Union Tribune editorial endorses the Conservation and Reinvestment Act up for consideration in the U.S. Senate.
A New Runway In The San Francisco Bay
Regional planners paved the way yesterday for San Francisco and Oakland airports to build new runways out into San Francisco Bay.
Twain's Frog Could Limit Development
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to designate 5.4 million acres as critical habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog could limit development in the state.
Smart Conservation Instead Of Sprawl?
Is "conservation development" a viable method to combat sprawl? If so, city planners will need to be flexible.
Cities Are Playing A Blight Game
Is the original purpose of redevelopment-- creating more jobs, and better housing -- being fulfilled in California?
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
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.
