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Elana is the associate editor of The Planning Report.

Solar Canopies Provide a Solution for New York Roofs
A design fix helps Brooklyn brownstones go green.

Map-Correcting App Shows 'The True Size Of' Places
Typical world maps badly misrepresent the size of countries; a new web app shows their true scale.

Oakland Gets a Department of Transportation
Oakland's new DOT will take a "complete streets" approach to transportation planning.

Photos: 60 Streets Called Martin Luther King
A photo series documents some of the many different U.S. streets named to honor MLK.

Inclusionary Zoning: The Good and the Bad
New research shows that affordable housing mandates usually don't raise housing costs, but often fail to benefit benefit the lowest-income families.