Planning July 2010
Planning July 2010
Back to the Good Life
James Krohe Jr. visits tourist towns that are learning to reposition themselves. With sidebars on second homes (Warren Miller) and upscale development (Sureva Towler).
Sidebar: Looking Ahead
Sidebar: Top-End Tourism
God and the Mall
Churches are setting up shop where commerce once ruled. By Marc Hequet.
Soccer as Savior
New stadiums may be a better-than-usual deal for cities. JoAnn Greco kicks around the concept.
The World Beyond GIS
GeoDesign integrates technologies — and allied professions, in Planning Practice. By Paul Zwick; sidebar by Ruth Knack.
Sidebar: Thought Leader
Thinking Beyond Political Boundaries
Regionalism is on the upswing in rural western Kansas, says Max Lu.
Sign World
Jeff Soule discovers what other nations can teach us about sign control. Lora Lucero explains the U.S. law in a sidebar.
Sidebar: Digital Distress
The Road to Recovery
Web Extra — Expanded Version
Two years after a devastating flood, Cedar Rapids is making a comeback. Jill Schultz reports.
Putting the Water to Work
Dutch and American planners discuss how to move forward in New Orleans. Meghan Stromberg is on the scene. A Sustaining Places story.
News
Seattle's highway lids, bike sharing.
Legal News
Megachurch, billboards.
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news — compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: tourism.
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing argues for the value of peer review.
Letters
A role for states, defending CEQA.
Planners Library
Metro-style equity, GIS-based decisions.
Media
News reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off.
Cover: The river trail at Marabou — near Steamboat Springs, Colorado; photo by Larry Pierce, Marabou.