March 2012
Planning
A new federal program envisions new and improved parks, green spaces, and rural landscapes. A Sustaining Places story by Allen Best.
John McCarron describes the retail revolution that is hitting city plans and budgets.
The federal government takes the lead in net-zero building construction. Jeffrey Spivak reports in Planning Practice.
JoAnn Greco notes that a $1.5 billion donation is helping the Salvation Army to build state-of-the-art neighborhood facilities in hard-pressed cities around the nation.
Turning power plants into amenities? Adam Regn Arvidson says it can be done.
Norman Krumholz and Joy Roller tell a Cleveland success story.
A regular column by CEO Paul Farmer.
Stormwater ruling, Florida water.
Oregon's Measure 37, rail trails
Statistics in the news, compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: solar energy.
Timothy Beatley applauds Scottsdale's desert conservation efforts.
What is sustainability?
Urban ecology, economic development.
Don't give up on high-speed rail.
Cover: New landscaping at the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center in downtown Minneapolis. Photo by Paul Crosby.
