Planning October 2010
Planning October 2010
A Law Evolves
Legal battles over the Endangered Species Act continue, but new factors are coming into play. Story by Paul Shigley. Sidebars by Harold Henderson and Tory Foster. A Sustaining Places story.
Sidebar: Stop That Fish!
Sidebar: Beating Back the Buffelgrass
Winners and Losers in Canada
Isabelle Groc finds the weak points in Canada's Species at Risk Act.
Taking It Private
Beware of surprises in those contracts, says John McCarron in Planning Practice.
Fellow Travelers
Ruth Knack tells the stories of planners on the road.
Utah's Secret
Allen Best visits a state with a lot of contradictions — and a lot of progress.
Hope for Housing?
Greg Flisram explains why small houses — and city apartments — are doing a bit better than bigger, more expensive units. With Ruth Knack's not-so-big sidebar about Sarah Susanka.
News
Tysons Corner, Florida ballot measure.
Legal News
Michigan planners win, RLUIPA in New York.
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news — compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: housing.
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing's take on how to translate research into action.
Letters
Waste revisited, soccer stadiums.
Planners Library
Rx for planning, sustainable transportation.
Media
News reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
Mind your (civic) manners.
Cover: At the Utah Arts Festival, held every summer at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City; photo by Dana Sohm.