Arizona
With Troops Gone, A Base Town Hibernates
Sierra Vista, Ariz., is leaning on its communal bonds as massive troop deployment saps the town's businesses.
University Of Arizona To Cut Planning, Architecture
University of Arizona cutbacks include a recommendation for elimination of the School of Landscape Architecture and School of Planning.
Phoenix's New Underground People Mover
A new underground people mover will ferry passengers from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport to the proposed light rail system.
Grocery Site Goes To Single-family Homes
Scottsdale, AZ bought the 13-acre grocery site in 2001 expressly to control its development.
Phoenix To Be Hispanic-Majority In Five Years
Phoenix, AZ is expected to be a Hispanic-majority city by 2007.
The End Of Cheap Water?
Arizona has some of the lowest residential water rates in the nation but that could change soon.
Transportation Plan Focuses On People, Not Cars
A new comprehensive transportation plan for Tempe, AZ, focusses on moving people, not cars.
Tucson To Impose Water Fees On New Development
The Tucson City Council will impose a fee to connect new homes to the water system to make new development to pay for excess capacity.
The Nation's Most Dangerous Park
Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is the most dangerous in the nation.
Taxing Gridlock In Arizona
An editorial in the Arizona Daily Star argues that Arizona needs to make sacrifices if it is to avoid an "environmental hell."
Arizona's Rural Lifestyle Is In Jeopardy
Lately, there have been more than a few ominous developments for those trying to maintain the wildness of the remote mountain lands of southern Apache County in Arizona.
Neighbors Fencing Themselves Up And Out
Tall fences are popping up all over Phoenix. The city's solution? Legalize it.
Phoenix: Grow Or Rot
"Annex or rot" is the cornerstone philosophy of Phoenix's urban policy.
$20 Million Affordable Housing Donation
Arizonia Philanthropist Jerry Bisgrove is proposing one of the states largest donations to fund affordable housing for the working poor.
Banking On Sports Stadia
Greater Phoenix's West Valley hopes its emerging network of sports facilities will become thriving hubs of activity.
Arizona Parks Suffering At Hands Of Looters
Trying to keep visitors and entrepreneurs from stealing from Arizona's understaffed national parks is a losing battle.
Businesses Fear LRT Construction
As Greater Phoenix moves toward its construction of the Valley Light Rail, local merchants are concerned that it will destroy their businesses.
AZ Tribal Development Plan Outlines Build-Out Of Prime Real Estate
The Salt River Reservation's plan phases growth along 9 square miles of land adjacent to Scottsdale.
E-Government And Planning
The APA website introduces a new monthly column exploring e-government solutions to urban planning and development challenges.
Statewide Effort Encourages Neighborhood Parties To Promote Safety And Unity
Hundreds of Arizona neighborhood groups will host parties this Saturday for GAIN (Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods).
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.
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
