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November 2006 Brazilian urban planning guru, Jaime Lerner, has cracked the problem of getting a city to run well. His idea - to put people before cars - has ... 
PhysOrg.comPreparing for the flood: Visualizations help communities plan for sea-level risePhysOrg.com"To me, the visualizations are the only way that you can tell the complete story of climate change and its impacts in a low-lying coastal community,"... Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy. 10 Feb. Read the full post from Good. Cities around the world may all be struggling with the same problems, from building affordable housing to boosting ... *Nicole Garnett (Notre Dame) discussed form-based codes. Ideally, form-based codes should give landowners more flexibility by accommodating mixed use. She said that in practice, FBCs don't always live up to their promise ... A Scientist Pushes Urban Planners to Put People First - Research - The Chronicle of Higher Education
RT @archdav: Putting People First in Urban Planning / Public Health: http://t.co/9YxlvBQl... 
Data mining of local print Media for contextual urban planning http://t.co/PBZl3BTh... 
Jaime Lerner talks about urban acupuncture, portable streets, and why cities hold the cures for climate change. 
Traffic, Transportation and Urban Planning: v. 1 & 2 (International forum series) (May 1981) book download Download Traffic, Transportation and Urban Planning: v. 1 & 2 (International forum series) (May 1981) World Transport Policy & Practice, Vol. 
This report is based on the work of these students in the Virginia Tech graduate-level Urban and Regional Planning program, Alexandria, Virginia, during the Fall 2011 semester: Natalie Borecki, Bradley Rawls, Darren Buck, ... 
Los Angeles TimesLong Beach joins the national 'parklets' trendLos Angeles TimesThree restaurants have won city approval to convert a few highly valued parking spaces into green space. 
Towns receive state planning grantsBrattleboro ReformerThese grants of up to $15000 cover a variety of planning initiatives and projects. 
Transportation NationMaryland To Offer Preferential Funding For Smart GrowthTransportation NationPlanMaryland asks local governments to make their growth strategies “smarter” –meaning denser, and less sprawling. 
Resources · News · Events · Why Smart Growth? Smart Growth Network · Contact Us · Smart Growth New Resources. Category: Publications. School Siting ... Get the Smart Growth Online Resource Feed · eNEWSLETTER ... |
RT @chloemaxmin: Smart growth in rural US http://t.co/Dh4rvSAa... 
al.com (blog)Plan for Birmingham-wide network of walking, biking trails to be unveiledal.com (blog)(The Birmingham News, Hal Yeager) A plan for linking communities throughout Jefferson County with a network of walking and bicycle trails will be... 
Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson raises the issue that there are not enough minorities representing the communities that planners and designers strive to make better. 
Better design is precisely what suburban America needs in the housing crisis. (Can design and urban planning solve the US housing crisis? 
A new report shows that U.S. cities can save billions in costs -- while cleaning waterways and green neighborhoods -- by leveraging private investment in green infrastructure. 
If you're interested in local community planning then look no further than www.edenproject.com/neighbourhood-planning #planningcamp... This Thursday, there is another speaker who I am sure will talk to many of the questions we all have about “why” we are talking about form based codes, block by block development and redevelopment and making our ... 
Walkability, mixed land-use and other Smart Growth principles are now officially part of Mobile's master plan, which is meant to guide development in the city. 
For cleaner water, cities should go greenWashington PostMany cities face expensive challenges in upgrading aging sewers, pipes and water mains to ensure clean water [“US water and sewer systems tapped out,” front page, Jan. 
Foreign Policy (blog)Can green cities save the global economy?SmartPlanet.com (blog)By Tyler Falk | January 3, 2012, 8:12 AM PST It's a bold statement: green cities can save the global economy. But Alex Steffen thinks it's possible. 
Capital: David Wessel writes that emerging economies face an uncertain future as Western-style capitalism has brought more questions than growth answers in recent years. 
The appellate court held that the challenged condition was within the Board's power to impose noting that Town Law §274-a(2)(a) authorizes the Board to review site plans based on certain land use elements, including ... |
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