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Kansas City: Three Strategies For Success
Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.
The Mighty Mississippi: A Tourist Destination?
The Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating how to turn the Mississippi riverfront in Missouri and Illinois into tourist destinations.
St. Louis' Ballpark Village
A new proposed 49,000-seat Cardinals baseball stadium would give downtown St. Louis a huge mixed-use redevelopment project.
Kansas City: Unheralded High-tech Success
Kansas City has been one of the most notable, if largely unheralded, high-tech success stories in the United States.
Kansas City Improves Its Downtown
Lofts, trails and other improvements will tie downtown together.
Kansas City Rethinks Future Light-Rail Plans
Should the Northland, Kansas City, MO north of the Missouri River, be left out of light-rail planning?
Voters Reject Kansas City Light-rail Plan
Will light-rail be on the ballot again in Kansas City?
Redevelopment Gone Bad
A St. Louis suburb mayor sues the city council claiming libel and slandor. The issue? A redevelopment project gone bad.
Reviving An Urban Prairie
The challenges of bringing back a patch of native prairie in Missouri.
Parking Issues 'Sap Life' From Urban Areas
Large parking lots and parking garages can destroy the health of urban areas. This is just one of the issues that a light rail system can address in Kansas City.
Why Kansas City Needs A Light Rail System
Charles B. Wheeler writes about the benefits that a light rail system will bring to Kansas City and encourages residents to take a "bold action."
Light Rail: 'The Castor Oil Of Urban Development'
Greg Allen argues that Kansas City's light rail plan, influenced by "trendy" ideas such as "Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" won't work.
St. Louis Needs A New Monument
The striking St. Louis Arch is an icon of the city's past, and sends the wrong symbolic message. Is it time for a new monument?
Preserving Civil War Battlefields
Recently named one of the Civil War's 25 most endangered battlefields, Newtonia, Mo is facing the development pressures of more housing and wider roads. Local efforts are underway to preserve the area.
Tale Of Two Census Tracts
St. Louis is yet another city following the national trend of suburbanization, with blighted inner city areas and booming fringe communities.
Kansas City Planners Bet On A Greener Future
Several ongoing developments aim to make Kansas City more livable by revitalizing the city with open space strategies, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, and a new land-use plan for downtown.
Restricting Chain Store Development
The New Rules publishes two sample ordinances from Kansas City restricting chain store development.
What's Wrong With Kansas City?
If you are unhappy with a city's services, is deannexation worth considering, or is it going too far?
Varied History Of Historic Preservation
Challenges of historic preservation in the Kansas City area.
A Strategy For Conservation Success
The Missouri Department of Conservation explains its new strategic plan.
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.
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
