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November 2012

Peter Gisolfi and Christopher Tramutola describe the evolution of a basic planning tool — in Planning Practice.
Four experts offer advice to the incoming administration.
Small, nimble projects are adding value to public spaces.
Places of worship have morphed into mixed use community centers — with designs to match. By Stanley Daniels with Nancy Reynolds.
Benjamin Chrisinger pedals across the country to work on affordable housing.
Ronald Lee Fleming argues that it's time to take another look at our federal standards for historic preservation. A Sustaining Places story.
Artisan economy, APA policy conference.
Short-term rentals, building efficiency measures.
Statistics in the news — compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: churches.
Tim Beatley sings the praises of Vandana Shiva, Indian scholar and activist.
Rachel Carson's legacy, smart growth.
Multifamily housing, money chase.
Rickshaws, genius grant.
Why scenarios count.
Cover: PHS Pops Up in Center City, Philadelphia; photo courtesy of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org.
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