Planning March 2012
Planning March 2012
Fresh Air Funding
A new federal program envisions new and improved parks, green spaces, and rural landscapes. A Sustaining Places story by Allen Best.
On Sale
John McCarron describes the retail revolution that is hitting city plans and budgets.
Uncle Sam, the Energy Miser
The federal government takes the lead in net-zero building construction. Jeffrey Spivak reports in Planning Practice.
Body and Soul Centers
JoAnn Greco notes that a $1.5 billion donation is helping the Salvation Army to build state-of-the-art neighborhood facilities in hard-pressed cities around the nation.
Urban-Friendly Utilities
Turning power plants into amenities? Adam Regn Arvidson says it can be done.
Here Comes the Neighborhood
Norman Krumholz and Joy Roller tell a Cleveland success story.
Perspectives
A regular column by CEO Paul Farmer.
News
Stormwater ruling, Florida water.
Legal News
Oregon's Measure 37, rail trails
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news, compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: solar energy.
Ever Green
Timothy Beatley applauds Scottsdale's desert conservation efforts.
Letters
What is sustainability?
Planners Library
Urban ecology, economic development.
Viewpoint
Don't give up on high-speed rail.
Cover: New landscaping at the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center in downtown Minneapolis. Photo by Paul Crosby.