District of Columbia
Design Contest To Improve Washington Mall Structure
Two architecture students win design competition to improve a temporary structure at the famous Washington monument.
Urban Transportation And American Cities
An exhibition highlights the history of urban transportation in U.S. cities.
Security Vs. Citizens' Right To Public Spaces
The Capitol steps are closed to the general public for security reasons. Citizens, planners, and historians, oppose the barring of public access to an important national public space and the best view of the Mall.
Retro Metro
D.C. officials are interested in a revival of the streetcar to tackle transportation problems.
Sprawl And SUVs Could Jeopardize Transit Funding
Analysis of traffic patterns indicates growing use of sport utility vehicles and sprawl. This trend is worsening air pollution in D.C. region and could jeopardize transportation funding.
Get Rid Of Jersey Barriers
Roger K. Lewis hopes "Jersey barriers" will slowly start disappearing in 2002.
GPS To Track Metro Buses
A $4 million project to install global positioning technology on buses to improve puntuality and safey will be the first of its kind.
Senate Passes New Brownfields Legislation
Congress passed the year's biggest environmental bill, giving states up to $200 million a year to clean up 500,000 polluted industrial sites.
Federal Efforts To Take Over Land Use Control?
A columnist raises a warning that a joint APA-HUD 'growth blueprint' is an effort to centralize land use control by the federal government. (Link corrected.)
D.C. Commercial Real Estate Market Rebounds
Commercial real estate market in Washington D.C. has low vacancy rates.
Plan For New 'Trendy' Neighborhood In D.C.
D.C. officials envision a new "trendy" neighborhood with housing, theatres, and supermarkets.
Landmark Housing Measure Approved
The Housing Act of 2001 for the first time would commit a percentage of tax revenue to D.C.'s Housing Production Trust Fund.
Fearful City
A hodge podge of security installations and congestion from street closures, are damaging the local economic and moral health of the nation's capitol.
Mass Transit: Fare Increase Should Be Last Resort
This editorial recommends that before considering a fare increase, Metro should try to generate more state and local support.
Waterfront Planned Along Anacostia River In D.C.
Washington D.C. official envision a waterfront and parks along the banks of the Anacostia River.
D.C. Real Estate Market One Of Nation's Strongest
The real estate market in Washington D.C. remains strong even during a national recession.
Planning News From Washington D.C.
APA's biweekly update on legislative and public policy issues.
America's Main Street
Moynihan's Trojan-horse proposal for Pennsylvania Avenue went far beyond recommendations for new office space.
Impact Of Terrorism On Real Estate
Experts say real estate in Washington D.C. faces a serious economic risk in the aftermath of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.
Balancing Security And Beauty
Roger K. Lewis writes about the importance of striking a balance between implementing security measures and "preserving an accessible and thriving urban community."
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.
Caltrans
Smith Gee Studio
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
