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Officials: Process for code falls short
"Hutchinson News, The (KS)"May 23--When the Hutchinson City Council adopted the International Property Maintenance Code two ye...
Legislative panel OKs state's first set of 'fracking' regulations
Knoxville News-Sentinel (TN)May 23--NASHVILLE -- A legislative committee Wednesday approved Tennessee's first regulations for t...
No dough for roads: Lack of funds for transportation is a worldwide problem
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)May 23--LEIPZIG, Germany -- Facing tight budgets and political pressure, the United States and many...
Senators warm to transportation nominee
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U.S. Strategy on Water, Development a "Major Advance"
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Community college winds down wind program amid declining student interest
Daily Gazette (Sterling, IL)May 22--DIXON -- Gone is the wind energy program at Sauk Valley Community College....
Upcoming Events
L'Enfant Lecture — May 28 in Rotterdam: Renée Jones-Bos, Former Ambassador to the United States from the Netherlands. CM
Planners Training Workshops — June 11-14: Four two-day workshops in Seattle; July 17: One-day workshop on census.gov in Chicago. CM
Audio/web conferences — June 5: "Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning"; June 26: "2013 Planning and Law Review" CM
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New Publications from APA
Planning Chicago
Urban planning might have been born in Chicago, but that was more than a century ago, in a very different city. In Planning Chicago, read the real stories of the planners, politicians, and everyday people who shaped contemporary Chicago, starting in 1958. Over the ensuing decades, planning did much to develop the Loop, protect Chicago's famous lakefront, and encourage industrial growth and neighborhood development in the face of national trends that savaged other cities. But planning also failed some of Chicago's communities and did too little for others. The Second City is no longer defined by its past and its myths but by the nature of its emerging postindustrial future.
Planning for the Deceased
Can better cemeteries make better communities? As the baby boom generation ages, demand for interment is inevitably rising. The way planners respond will have lasting impact on cities and towns. This sensible yet sensitive guide addresses questions planners everywhere are facing. The authors look at public health implications, private versus public interests, planning and zoning concerns, and the complex web of state and federal oversight. The discussion also explores emerging alternatives to traditional interment, from cremation to burial at sea.