Topic: planning
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George Lucas's Lesson to NIMBYs: Careful What You Wish For
The filmmaker lost a long-running zoning battle with his California neighbors. Now they may get something they want even less than a movie studio in their back yard: low-income housing.
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Study of the Day: Planners Miscalculate Benefits of New Roads
Researchers in Denmark found that municipalities underestimate the economic and environmental impact of new roads.
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Maps
A 3D Play for Citizen Planning
Gothenburg, Sweden, makes its public planning process interactive with an online map.
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Urban Wonk
Do Americans Really Want More Planning?
An APA poll says yes. But what do those numbers really mean?
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The Urban Health Desert
Without better planning, health disparities between rich and poor neighborhoods will continue to grow.
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Urban Wonk
Better Technology for Planners Also Means More Citizen Participation
Bringing the public into public policy decision-making is no longer a matter of “one-and-done.”
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Tumblr of the Day: 'Being a Planner'
A Tumblr that explains the life of a planner through, what else, GIFs.
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Urban Wonk
Is SoCal America's Next Environmental Success Story?
The region has a bad smart growth record. But a new sustainable communities strategy just might change all that.
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Unplanned L.A.? Think Again
A new book takes a thorough look at how urban planning has shaped the Southern California posterchild for sprawl.
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Can a Sustainable Town Be Built From Scratch in the Middle of Nowhere?
A controversial proposal seeks to help revive Southern California's troubled Salton Sea.
