Planning November 2015
Planning November 2015
The Slow Death of Public Housing
HUD's latest approach keeps it alive — barely — but makes it much less "public," writes Jake Blumgart. Sidebar by Woo Kim.
When Arts and Culture Take Center Stage
Each city may need a slightly different approach. A Planning Practice story by Christine Kreyling. Erick Mertz and Jim Sellen contribute sidebars.
Toward a Healthy Nation
How does the ACA affect the relationship between hospitals and communities? Tom Sieniewicz, Keith Walzak, and Donald G. Bellefeuille answer. Sidebar by C.J. Eisenbarth Hager.
Preserving Large Landscapes
Eastern and western styles differ but align in important ways, report Tom Daniels and Jack Wright.
From Machine to Green
Lessons from the industrial landscape parks of Germany's Ruhr Valley. Katharine Burgess is on the scene.
Baku at a Crossroads
The capital of Azerbaijan bridges past and future. A personal account from Alan P. Mammoser.
Design Ideas for Strengthening Downtowns
An excerpt from Randall Arendt's new book, Rural by Design.
Perspectives
A regular column by Executive Director James M. Drinan.
News
Resiliency in NOLA, urban wetlands.
Legal Lessons
Group home zoning.
Ever Green
Neighborhood crowdfunding.
Letters
Wrong church, CEQA.
Planners Library
Parking, public housing myths.
Viewpoint
The nerve of traffic modeling.
Cover: Healthy communities. Illustration by Felix Sockwell, felixsockwell.com.