October 2009
Planning
Special Sections: Transportation and Sustainability
Jeffrey Spivak hops the train to examine potential high-speed routes.
Sidebar: Station Spin-offs
Sidebar: On Track in Salt Lake City
Sidebar: Alternative Fuel, More Sprawl
Chris Swope visits one of the nation's earliest edge cities — now becoming transit friendly.
Sidebar: Wait and See
Sidebar: Maximizing the Minimum
New Orleans makes the most of federal stimulus funds. Coleman Warner reports.
When it comes to hurricanes, planning really can keep people out of harm's way. Story by Jim Schwab; sidebar by Steve Anlian.
Sidebar: Tornadoes — What to Do?
Sidebar: Learning from Disasters Abroad
Allen Best describes the compromises involved in energy extraction.
Sidebar: Water versus Gas
An excerpt from a new APA Planners Press book explains how energy sources shape our communities.
Bill Smith explains how to get the most from your public relations dollar.
A bimonthly column by Paul Farmer, FAICP, APA's Executive Director and CEO.
World Habitat Day, FY 2010 spending bills.
Georgia water, housing discrimination.
A monthly column on statistics in the news — compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: sustainability.
Reid Ewing on the need for solid evaluation of LEED certification.
Parks, the American dream.
Jacobs versus Moses, indigenous Manhattan.
News reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Overcoming the odds.
Cover: Conceptual view of high-speed rail over the Altamont Pass near Tracy, California. Art courtesy NC3D.
