Planning October 2012
Planning October 2012
Making Room for Mom and Dad
Multigenerational families are seeking new housing types. Jeffrey Spivak reports.
Ins and Outs of Planning in India
Richard Wilson describes his experiences on the subcontinent. With a sidebar on Christopher Benninger's new book.
Rethinking LA's Arterials
Nathan Cherry says it's time to redesign Venice Boulevard and other roadways like it.
Hunting for Dollars
James Krohe Jr. follows the money trail to explain cities' new revenue sources.
Demographic Data for a Changing Nation
Jason Borah and Jonathan Schroeder describe a robust source of census data — in Planning Practice. With Kitty Fahey's sidebar about coastal software.
Navigating New Orleans
With perimeter work done, the city was turning to internal water management issues before Hurricane Isaac hit. By Meghan Stromberg.
Lessons from Celebration
Anne Wyatt takes a stab at reconciling the fantasy and the reality in Disney's Florida new town.
News
Detroit squatters, Texas mall.
Legal News
Oil and gas zoning, transportation loans.
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news — compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: obesity.
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing and Randy Crane duke it out over a recent JAPA article.
Letters
Madison update, thinking comprehensively.
Planners Library
Planned shrinkage, cultivating resilience.
Viewpoint
The tricky dilemma of smart growth.
Cover: Live oaks reflected in a temporary pool of collected rainfall, City Park, New Orleans. Photo by Andy Sternad, Waggonner & Ball Architects, www.wbarchitects.com.