Planning November 2011
Planning November 2011
The Incredible Shrinking City
Places are trying to make smaller better, but it isn't easy. James Krohe Jr. reports; Kari Lydersen provides a sidebar. A Sustaining Places story.
Sidebar: Gary Gets a GRIP
Rooming House Redux
Mark Hinshaw and Brianna Holan visit super-small units built for young singles.
The Zoning Dispute Whisperer
Joshua Abrams explains how to add mediation to the planner's toolkit.
Why Schools Need Planners
Public schools could use some professional help, argues Kelley Carey in this month's Planning Practice. With a sidebar by Valerie Edwards.
Neighbors and Neighborhoods
An excerpt from Sidney Brower's new Planners Press book describes the elements of successful community design.
Hanoi on the Brink
A growing river city ponders its future. Susan K. Moffat reports from the scene.
Sidebar: Is Seoul a Model for Hanoi?
Perspectives
A regular column by CEO Paul Farmer.
News
Arizona land scheme, Philly high line.
Legal News
Mining, broadband.
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news, compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: city stresses.
Ever Green
A regular column by Timothy Beatley. This month: on the Massachusetts waterfront.
Letters
New towns, LEED.
Planners Library
Oregon saga, disaster recovery.
Media
New reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
A pitch for long-distance trains.
Cover: Volunteers at Lansing, Michigan's Urban Farm Project. Photo courtesy Lansing Urban Farm Project.