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A City Plan Is Futile If It Is Not Implemented

As Nairobi, Kenya, prepares a new development plan for the next 30 years, experts say that the city should not ignore implementation issues.

January 11, 2002 - Africa News Service

Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Interstate Planning Issue

The Columbia River Gorge Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Washington state Court of Appeals decision that could threaten regional planning in the bi-state Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

January 11, 2002 - Vancouver Columbian

Lara Lookalike's Town Hall Job

A local authority in the UK is using a computer generated woman to guide residents through the planning process.

January 11, 2002 - BBC News

Report: State Of Housing In Metropolitan Philadelphia

A report by the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center identifies key factors that impact the real estate market in the region.

January 11, 2002 - Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center

Financing For Small Multifamily Properties

Small multifamily properties account for 88 percent of the unsubsidized, affordable rental housing stock.

January 11, 2002 - HUD News

Architecture Education: Balancing Theory And Practice

Grueling graduate programs in architecture demand intense dedication from students but leave them unprepared for the practice.

January 10, 2002 - The Chicago Tribune

Urban Sprawl Vs. Homeland Security

Urban sprawl almost certainly poses a far greater threat to your health than bioterrorism.

January 10, 2002 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Poking Holes In Pro-Sprawl 'Science'

Anti-New Urbanism has become a cottage industry, but this report stuffs its proponents back in their box.

January 10, 2002 - The Congress for the New Urbanism

Computer Game To Help Shape Environmental Choices

The University of British Columbia launches design-a-future computer game for public to play.

January 9, 2002 - The Vancouver Sun

Dreams On Hold At Lake Tahoe

For 17 years land owners have been banned from building on their own property at Lake Tahoe. Finally, an outcome is near.

January 9, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

An International Architectural Emergency

Neal Peirce writes that an 'international architectural emergency' should be declared in Cuba where great urban spaces with distinguished buildings are in danger of being lost.

January 9, 2002 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The End Of The Modern World

History may record that September 11 ended the modernist dream for cities.

January 9, 2002 - Planetizen

New Year Resolutions For Cities

This commentary by Bruce Katz outlines his New Year's resolutions for American cities.

January 9, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Architectural Trend: 'Swagger Buildings' On Hold

After the attack on the World Trade Center, monumental architecture and "swagger buildings" are no longer popular.

January 9, 2002 - The New York Times

Suburban Life May Be Killing You

Is it a case of bad urban planning, or a case of junk science? The CDC's study has struck a nerve.

January 8, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

A Builder's Vision: Tokyo's Future Is In Growing Upward

Tokyo's largest builder says Tokyo's future is in growing upward with office and residential high-rises.

January 8, 2002 - The New York Times

Has Suburbia Corrupted America?

Has America's affluence and comfort -- personified by the suburban dream -- left the country too weak to fight a war?

January 8, 2002 - The Atlantic Monthly

Industrial Designer To Add Style To New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit hired top industrial designer Cesar Vergara to transform locomotives, buses, passenger cars, signs, schedules, and transit villages in an ambitious effort to rival mass transit in Europe.

January 7, 2002 - The New York Times

Plane-Train Links Improving In The U.S.?

Joe Sharkey points out examples of "smart" transportation planning in the U.S. and how airport-train links are beginning to resemble those in Europe.

January 6, 2002 - The New York Times

Managing Sprawl: Greater Toronto's Challenge

The Greater Toronto region in Canada faces urban sprawl and a transportation crisis.

January 4, 2002 - The Toronto Star

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.