Overview

Table of Contents

Is Congestion Pricing Ready for Prime Time?

Leadership in London

Stockholm Experiment

Singapore Transformed

The Truth About Sustainability

For 2009, Nothing's Sure But Change

On Track With Maps

Share-a-Bike

The Price Is Right

Parking Pays for Itself in Downtown Ann Arbor

For Good Results, Plug in Good Data

Breaking With the Past

Good Fences?

Thinking — and Acting — Outside the Box

Embedded in Iraq

Perspectives

News

Legal Briefs

Letters

Planners Library

Viewpoint

2008 Editorial Calendar

Advertising in 'Planning'

Circulation Audit

Editorial Contacts


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ADIDAS
ADULT USES
APA/AICP AWARDS
APA PLANNING ADVISORY SERVICE
ARIZONA
ATLANTA
BASE REUSE
BOOK REVIEWS
BROWNFIELDS
CENSUS
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
CHESAPEAKE BAY
CLEVELAND
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY GARDENS
COMPUTERS
DEMOGRAPHICS
DOWNTOWNS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT
FARMLAND PRESERVATION
FIRST PERSON
FISCAL ISSUES
FROM THE BOARD
GAMBLING
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
HERITAGE AREAS
HOME OCCUPATIONS
HOUSING
HOUSTON
IN THE WORKS
KANSAS CITY
LAKE TAHOE
LEGAL DECISIONS
LIBRARIES
LIGHTING
LOS ANGELES
MILLENNIUM
MINE SUBSIDENCE

NATIONAL PARKS
NEW JERSEY
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
OBITUARIES
ORLANDO
PLANNING PROFESSION
RAILROADS
REGIONAL PLANNING
RENT CONTROL
RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
SEATTLE
SHOPPING CENTERS
SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
SMART GROWTH
ST. LOUIS
TEA-21
TECH
TECHNOLOGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TIFs
TRANSPORTATION
UP CLOSE
VIEWPOINT
WELFARE REFORM
WETLANDS
ZONING

ADIDAS
See COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

ADULT USES
Zoned Out (Planning Practice), John Gilmore, Feb., p. 15; Out of Business in Boston, George Homsy, p. 18

APA
Candidates for 2000 Nominated, Oct., p. 35

APA/AICP AWARDS
1999 Planning Awards, April
1000 Friends of Washington (Daniel Burnham Award), Ruth Knack, p. 15
APA Community Planning Team (Distinguished Contribution), p. 19
ARCH [A Regional Coalition for Housing] (HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award), James Andrews, p. 16
Chester County, Pennsylvania (Outstanding Planning—Project, Program, or Tool), Marya Morris, p. 8
FOCUS [Forging Our Comprehensive Urban Strategy] Kansas City (Outstanding Planning—A Plan), Gordon Heft, p. 6
Gov. Thomas Carper, Delaware (Distinguished Leadership—Elected Official), James Andrews, p. 17
Hector MacPherson (Distinguished Leadership—Citizen Planner), James Krohe Jr., p. 16
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey (Current Topic—Information Technology), Roshi Pelaseyed, p. 12
Kids Neighborhood Workshop (Public Education ), Carolyn Torma, p. 13
Marisol Apartments [Oceanside, Calif.] (Paul Davidoff Advocacy Planning), Morris Newman, p. 14
Port Towns Revitalization Initiative (Outstanding Planning—Special Community Initiative), Karen Finucan, p. 10
Richard Stephens (Distinguished Contribution), p. 19
State Sen. Robert Rochelle, Tennessee (Distinguished Leadership—Elected Official), James Andrews, p. 18
Tierra Contenta [Santa Fe, N.M.] (Outstanding Planning—Implementation), Barry Bain, p. 11
Vice President Al Gore (Legislator of the Year), George Colyer, p. 18
William W. Bowdy, AICP (Distinguished Service), Chloe Weil, p. 19

APA PLANNING ADVISORY SERVICE
See PLANNING PROFESSION

ARIZONA
See GROWTH MANAGEMENT

ATLANTA
Atlanta Airs Its Options [GRTA], Leon Eplan, Nov., p. 14

BASE REUSE
City, State Lobbyists Work to Head Off Base Closings (News), Louis Jacobson, Aug., p. 26
On Hold in Orlando, Dan Tracy, Jan., p. 4

BOOK REVIEWS
Alternate Route: Toward Efficient Urban Transportation, Clifford Winston and Chad Shirley, March, p. 34
Better Not Bigger: How to Take Control of Urban Growth and Improve Your Community, Eben Fodor, July, p. 31
Driving Forces: The Automobile, Its Enemies, and the Politics of Mobility, James Dunn Jr., March, p. 34
Evaluative Image of the City, The, Jack L. Nasar, June, p. 28
Fantasy City: Pleasure and Profit in the Postmodern Metropolis, John Hannigan, June, p. 28
Healing Gardens: Therapeutic Benefits and Design Recommendations, ed., Marni Barnes and Clare Cooper Marcus, Oct., p. 29
High Technology and Low-Income Communities: Prospects for the Positive Use of Advanced Information Technology, ed. Donald Schon, Bish Sanyal, and William J. Mitchell, Feb., p. 27
Inside Game Outside Game: Winning Strategies for Saving Urban America, David Rusk, Aug., p. 31
Laws of the Landscape: How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America, Pietro Nivola, Sept., p. 35
Natural Hazard Mitigation: Recasting Disaster Policy and Planning, David Godschalk, et al., Nov., p. 25
Once There Were Greenfields: How Urban Sprawl is Undermining America's Environment, Economy and Social Fabrics, by F. Kaid Benfield, Matthew D. Raimi, and Donald D. T. Chen, July, p. 30
Parking Spaces: A Design, Implementation, and Use Manual for Architects, Planners, and Engineers, Mark Childs, Sept., p. 33
Planning Classics, Dec., p. 28
Representation of Places: Reality and Realism in City Design, Peter Bosselmann, June, p. 27
Restorative Gardens: The Healing Landscape, Nancy Gerlach-Spriggs, Richard Kaufman, and Sam Bass Warner, Jr., Oct., p. 28
Takings Issue: Constitutional Limits on Land Use Control and Environmental Regulation The, Robert Meltz, Dwight Merriam, and Richard Frank, May, p. 30
Toward Sustainable Communities: Resources for Citizens and their Governments, Mark Roseland, March, p. 31
Urban Design Downtown: Poetics and Politics of Form, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Jan., p. 23
Who Owns America? Social Conflict Over Property Rights, ed. Harvey Jacobs, May, p. 28

BROWNFIELDS
Dallas Turns Brownfield Into Luxury Housing (News), Linda Mastaglio, July, p. 26

CENSUS
Census Bureau Rolls Out 2000 Campaign (News), Nov., p. 22
Seven Months 'Til Showtime (Planning Practice), Christopher Williamson, Aug., p. 20

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte's 2025 plan (News), Feb., p. 24

CHESAPEAKE BAY
See ENVIRONMENT

CLEVELAND
Cleveland: The Morning After, Ruth Eckdish Knack, Jan., p. 12

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
California Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Superstores (News), Aaron Glantz, Oct., p. 22
Foot Traffic [Adidas builds a village], Diane Dulken, June, p. 16
Tyson's Corner May Edge Its Way into a Center (News), April, p. 26

COMMUNITY GARDENS
New York Gardens Saved (News), Sept., p. 29
New York Sells Community Gardens, Gardeners Object (News), Laurie Joan Aron, May, p. 25

COMPUTERS
'X' Marks the Spot, Adam Rogers and Chris Steins, Feb., p. 21

DEMOGRAPHICS
Las Vegas Plans Expansion As Nevada Keeps Growing (News), Feb., p. 25

DOWNTOWNS
Baton Rouge Presses Ahead to Implement Downtown Plan (News), Alexander Garvin, Sept., p. 28
Many Projects Help Revive Downtown Oklahoma City (News), Louis Jacobson, March, p. 22

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Catching on to Clusters, Ted K. Bradshaw, James R. King, and Stephen Wahlstrom, June, p. 18
To Market, To Market [pro-business mayors], Samuel Staley, Sept., p. 23

ENVIRONMENT
Chesapeake Challenge, Lori Shirley, Aug., p. 24
Environmental Groups Buy Timber Lands in Northeast (News), Jan., p. 19
Feds Tell Portland [Ore.]: "Clean Up Your Act" (News), Louis Jacobson, Jan., p. 20
Government Acts to Protect Fish in Pacific Northwest (News), Louis Jacobson, May, p. 25
Iowans Press for Federal Help in Saving Loess Hills (News), Louis Jacobson, Nov., p. 22
Shifting Sands, Sliding Land, James H. Andrews, June, p. 4; Buy Them If You Can, John Tibbetts, p. 7

FARMLAND PRESERVATION
Small Is Fruitful (Planning Practice), Ruth Eckdish Knack, June, p. 10
Suburban Madison Town Uses PDR to Protect Farmland, Dec., p. 22

FIRST PERSON
What Your Planning Professors Forgot to Tell You, Paul Zucker, Oct., p. 16

FISCAL ISSUES
TIFs Go On, The, (Planning Practice), James H. Andrews, Jan., p. 8; Coming in From the Cold, Frank Jossi, p. 10

FROM THE BOARD
Guiding principles, Joanne Garnett, June, p. 32
Heroes, Joanne Garnett, Oct., p. 34
Love those chapters, Joanne Garnett, Dec., p. 31
Naming names [appointing committees], Joanne Garnett, Aug., p. 35
Time to take stock, Sept., p. 38
What planners need, Joanne Garnett, July, p. 33

GAMBLING
Luck Be a Lady in Gary (Planning Practice), Harold Henderson, Nov., p. 8

GROWTH MANAGEMENT
Arizona Gets Religion, Arlan M. Colton and John D. DiTullio, Feb., p. 4; Catch It While You Can, Catharine Gilliam and Dan Carol, p. 8

HERITAGE AREAS
Happy Trails, Mary Means, Aug., p. 4

HOME OCCUPATIONS
Home Bodies (Planning Practice), Julie Bennett, May, p. 10

HOUSING
Affluent West Marin Votes for Affordable Housing (News), Aaron Glantz, Aug., p. 27
Cutting Monster Houses Down to Size, Ruth Eckdish Knack, Oct., p. 4; 'Look Before You Leap,' Terry Szold, p. 8; When Small Is Better, Frank Jossi, p. 9
Hands-on Housing in St. Louis, Gordon L. Heft, Jan., p. 16
New Jersey Reviews Up Its Rehabs, Ben Forest, Aug., p. 10

HOUSTON
Going Green [freeways], Charles Lockwood, May, p. 16

IN THE WORKS
Agnes Scott College, June, p. 42
Anaheim Resort, Aug., p. 46
Clayton County [Ga.] Justice Complex, Feb., p. 42
Coffee Creek Center, Apr., p. 46
Gloucester Court House, Dec., p. 46
Manhattan's West Side, Oct., p. 50

KANSAS CITY
Kansas City Suburbs Seek Control of Development (News), Louis Jacobson, Oct., p. 23

LAKE TAHOE
Tahoe Untangled, Kim Pryor, Aug., p. 14

LEGAL DECISIONS
Supreme Court Upholds Jury in Federal Land-Use Case (News), July, p. 26

LIBRARIES
Let's Meet at the Library, William Fulton and Chris Jackson, May, p. 4; Planning Libraries Depend on the Kindness of Donors, Ruth Knack, p. 8

LIGHTING
City Ordinance Directs Outdoor Lighting Downward (News), Barbara Marquand, March, p. 23

LOS ANGELES
New L.A. Charter Spreads Authority over Land Use (News), Paul Shigley and William Fulton, Aug., p. 26

MILLENNIUM [DECEMBER SPECIAL ISSUE]
Visions: Comprehensive Planning, Ruth Eckdish Knack, p. 4; Legalities, Donald Elliott, p. 7; Prophets Wanted, Jane Holtz Kay, p. 9; Green Giant, Stephen Kliment, p. 11
Housing: Two Extremes, Philip Langdon, p. 14; Wright Had It Right, James Krohe Jr., p. 16
Technology: Bright Ideas in Transportation, Reid Ewing, p. 18; Coming Soon to a Computer Near You, Todd Bressi, p. 19

MINE SUBSIDENCE
Watch Your Step!, Robert Eichenberg, Oct., p. 19

NATIONAL PARKS
Developer to Build Gateway Village at Grand Canyon (News), Sept., p. 28
Also see HERITAGE AREAS

NEW JERSEY
See HOUSING

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Downtown Jerry Brown, Gary Delsohn, Feb., p. 10

OBITUARIES
Barnarsi Kambo, AICP, May, p. 31
William Slayton, Sept., p. 38
William H. Whyte, Feb., p. 31

ORLANDO
See BASE REUSE

PLANNING PROFESSION
New Member Takes Planning Agenda to City Council, Dec., p. 22
Sacramento's Man to Call: The Planning Ombusdman (News), April, p. 27
Since You Asked . . . 50 Years of Good Advice, Megan Lewis, Feb., p. 12

RAILROADS
Heavy Freight (Planning Practice), James H. Andrews, Sept., p. 10

REGIONAL PLANNING
See LAKE TAHOE

RENT CONTROL
Rent Control Rollback Goes West to California (News), Aaron Glantz, Jan., p. 20

RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
Leisure Power, James H. Andrews, Nov., p. 4

SEATTLE
1999 Conference Issue, March
Seattle: Small Is Still Beautiful, Clair Enlow, March, p. 4
Hanging Out Along Puget Sound, Mark Hinshaw, March, p. 11
Microsoft Medicis, Brier Dudley, March, p. 14
Ring Around the Region (Planning Practice), William Fulton, March, p. 18

SHOPPING CENTERS
New Lives for Old Malls, George Homsy, May, p. 20
New Norfolk Mall Anchors Long-Term Downtown Revival (News), June, p. 22

SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
Way to Go, Karen Finucan, Nov., p. 18; What Makes a Good System, p. 20

SMART GROWTH
Clinton Budget Pushes Smart Growth, Open Land (News), Feb., p. 24

ST. LOUIS
See HOUSING

TEA-21
More Than Motoring [enhancements] (Planning Practice), Lisa Wormser, Oct., p. 10

TECH
Clean up, green up, May, p. 30
Crime fighters, Aug., p. 32
GIS, July, p. 32
Number crunchers, Sept., p. 37
Software, Oct., p. 32
Street and landscaping tools, Feb., p. 30
Streetwork, Nov., p. 29
Transportation tools, Jan., p. 27; June, p. 29

TECHNOLOGY [JULY SPECIAL ISSUE]
Ecology Moves Downtown, Mari N. Jensen, July, p. 4; A Different Look at the Land, Matt Stevenson, p. 8
Smart and Smarter [luring high-tech industries], Kathleen McMahon, July, p. 10
Virtual Tomorrows, Stewart McKenzie, July, p. 14
Don't Dream It, See It [desktop simulation] (Planning Practice), Matthew Dub and Russell Smith, July, p. 20
Leveling Those Mountains of Paper [digital imaging archiving], Jim Romeo, July, p. 23

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Act Two for Telecommunications, James Lawlor, Sept., p. 16; Wrongs in the Right-of-Way, Bridget Mintz Testa, p. 19

TIFs
See FISCAL ISSUES

TRANSPORTATION
Charlotte Unites Land-Use, Transportation Planning (News), Feb., p. 24
Colorado Speeds Road Work, Approves Light-rail Bonds, Dec., p. 23
Funding, Route Hold Up Border-to-Border Highway (News), Louis Jacobson, May, p. 24
GAO Flags High-Speed Rail: Florida Train Never Starts (News), March, p. 23
Georgia Creates a New Agency to Plan for Atlanta Area (News), May, p. 24
Poll Public on Transportation, AAA Chapter Urges, Karen Finucan, July, p. 27
Tampa Area Eyes Light Rail To Help Meet Transit Needs (News), Louis Jacobson, June, p. 23
With All Hands on Board, Houston Project Under Way (News), April, p. 26
Also see ATLANTA, HOUSTON, RAILROADS, TEA-21, and WELFARE REFORM

UP CLOSE (APA TODAY)
Glenn Coyne, Jan., p. 28
Nancy Graham, Feb., p. 32
Randy Gross, May, p. 33
Peter Oberlander, July, p. 34
Paul Sedway, Sept., p. 39
Richard Stephens, April, p. 34
Ray Suarez, Nov., p. 31
Calvin Trillin, March, p. 40

VIEWPOINT
Does Littleton deserve the blame, Carole Bloom, July, p. 46
Earthquake disasters, Kathleen Pagan, Nov., p. 42
Organizing a "mega-PUD," Bruce Frankel, Sept., p. 50
Sprawl threatened cities, Dennis Gale, Jan., p. 46
Stop sprawl, Stuart Meck, May, p. 42
2002 Olympics Scandal, Myles Rademan, March, p. 50

WELFARE REFORM
On the Road Again, Eric Minton, Sept., p. 4

WETLANDS
Court Finds Wetlands Rule Doesn't Violate Rights (News), Nov., p. 23

ZONING
End 'Tower-in-Park' Zoning, Says NYC Planning Chairman (News), Todd W. Bressi, June, p. 22
Toronto to Cut Development Rules, Streamline Zoning (News), Albert Warson, Oct., p. 22
Also see ADULT USES, HOME OCCUPATIONS, and HOUSING