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The End Of Tall Buildings
We are convinced that the age of skyscrapers is at an end. It must now be considered an experimental building typology that has failed. We predict that no new megatowers will be built, and existing ones are destined to be dismantled.
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The Death Of An Icon
The World Trade Center towers were an icon of the most powerful city in the world. Was it a mistake to build these grand towers? No. Architecture captures the strength and power of the American idea.
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Homeownership Causes Sprawl
As long as homeownership is a fundamental part of the American dream, we won't have livable cities. America's housing policy is dysfunctional -- homeownership is increasing, but community is disappearing.
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Does Centralized Planning Work?
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Why Urban Growth Boundaries Fail
Housing affordably drops in Portland, but increases in Atlanta. Are urban growth boundries are causing minorites to be locked out of the American dream?
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Who Sprawls The Most?
Contrary to conventional wisdom, cities in the East are sprawling faster than their West coast counterparts.
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Ten Keys To Walkable Communities
Walkable communities are celebrated destinations that create a sense of place and promote economic development. Dan Burden identifies the top ten strategies planners can use to craft a walkable community.
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Ethics In The Planning Workplace
When should planners speak up over objections of principle, and when should they simply follow orders? Richard Carson offers advice for three situations planners may face on the job.
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The Three Most Exciting Trends In Planning
Retiring AICP President Norman Krumholz outlines the three most exciting trends in urban planning today. But have they overshadowed the true purpose of planning?
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The Electronic Architecture Of Community
The challenge for most communities is how to create a digital architecture that addresses their community goals. Dr. Horan looks at how planners can ensure their city is part of a wired community.
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When Growth Management Fails, Build New Towns
Growth management is only slowing the eventual demise of the modern city. Richard Carson proposes starting over and offers his criteria for "New Towns."
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Sprawl = Injustice
The sprawling suburbanization of America has implications for both planning and social justice -- it penalizes the millions of Americans who are too poor to drive. Mr. Lewyn calls for a "no roads without transit" policy.
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The Worst Streets In North America
Members of the The New Urbanism movement have compiled a list of the most sprawling and pedestrian unfriendly strips of asphalt and concrete in the nation.
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Why Public Buildings Are Important To Planning
Our public buildings -- courthouses, post offices, town halls, libraries, schools -- are a reflection of who we are as a community and as a people.
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Krumholz Responds: The Case For Planning Certification
The president of AICP responds to the charge that planning certification can actually harm a planner's career. AICP represents the highest standard of the profession.
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AICP: Does Planning Certification Matter?
Architects, engineers and lawyers have professional certifications. Planners have the AICP. But does it matter? Richard Carson argues that it will hurt your planning career.
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The Argument Against Smart Growth
Will smart growth result in more traffic congestion and air pollution? Wendell Cox presents the argument for sprawl and against urban 'smart growth' development.
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Ecologically-based Municipal Land Use Planning
Current land use practices are doomed to failure because they rely on zoning that ignores the capacity and function of the community's natural resources.
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Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson
Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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