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Carlsbad City Council says no to developer's request to skip sidewalks
Carlsbad Current-Argus (NM)April 24--CARLSBAD -- Sidewalks are important. That was the message sent by the Carlsbad City Counc...
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Despite 'kill the bill' calls, mayor pushes passage of land bank bill
New Pittsburgh Courier (PA)Less than a week after Hill District residents crowded a meeting on pending land bank legislation a...
Unused city properties OK'd for surplus, sale
Daily News of Newburyport (MA)April 24--AMESBURY -- A pair of unused city properties and the DPW's salt shed were unanimously aut...
City-owned apartments face uncertain future
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo)April 24--TUPELO -- City Council members may have assumed too much when thinking an all-volunteer n...
Surveying the Megablocks of Mission Bay: A transformed area
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)With just 49 square miles, over 800,000 people and centuries of urban development, San Francisco do...
San Francisco Sues Landlords Involved With Airbnb Rentals
New York Times, TheScrutiny of the so-called sharing economy seems to increase every day. The San Francisco city attor...
2014 National Planning Conference
Online registration is closed but on-site registration will be available for the biggest event in planning: APA's 2014 National Planning Conference in Atlanta, April 26-30. It’s a can’t-miss opportunity to advance your skills ... advance your career ... advance the future the future of your community.
Upcoming Events
PTS Workshops — June 16-19 in Boston: "Planning in the Face of Conflict,""Comprehensive Planning for Sustainable Communities," "Resilient Communities Through Integrated Planning for Hazard Mitigation," and "Sustainable Zoning and Development Controls" CM
Bikeshare Workshops — June 9 in Chicago and Washington, D.C.: "Planning for New and Expanding Bikeshare Systems" CM
Tuesdays at APA — May 13 in DC: "The Community Streets Program in Hounslow, London"; May 20 in Chicago: "A Factory in Every Home? New Manufacturing Technologies and Metropolitan Spatial Development" CM
Audio/Web Conferences — April 28: "Open Government and Engaging the Public"; May 14: "Jane Jacobs's Legacy and New Urbanism" CM
National Planning Conference — April 26-30 in Atlanta. On-site registration will be available.
New Publications from APA
Reconsidering Ian McHarg
Ian McHarg's Design by Nature blazed the trail for sustainable urban development. But where did the trail lead? And where do we go from here? Reconsidering Ian McHarg offers a fresh assessment of McHarg's lessons and legacy. It applauds his call for environmental stewardship while acknowledging its unintended results: idyllic developments at the edge of nature that turned greenfield sites into suburban communities.
Planning and Drought
Most natural disasters hit hard and fast, but droughts are different. They steal in, one cloudless day after another, often catching communities unprepared. Planning and Drought helps planners, public agencies, and local officials see the crisis on the horizon and get ready to meet it, connecting the dots between drought and land-use planning, water management, public health, and the local economy.