Planning August/September 2014
Issue Contents
Special Issue on Energy
U.S. Energy: Where We're Heading
Introduction to special issue on energy.
What to Do When the Drillers Come to Town
Fracking lessons from Santa Fe County. Kim Sorvig leans in — in Planning Practice.
Sunny Side Up
Allen Best reports that solar power is finally coming into its own. A Sustaining Places story.
Boomtown USA
North Dakota has lots of oil — and lots of issues. Eric Killelea offers a close-up view.
Flow Chart
It's no small task getting oil from here to there. Jon Davis traces the routes.
Waste Hugger
Carlsbad, New Mexico, wants all the nuclear waste it can get. Tania Soussan makes a visit.
Coal's Uncertain Future
Public power hedges its bets. Bridget Mintz Testa explains the current scenario — and the proposed shift in federal regulation.
Perspectives
A regular column by Executive Director James M. Drinan.
News
Inner Harbor, plus web-extra feature; regulating Airbnb.
Legal News
Greenhouse gas regulations.
The Commissioner
A bimonthly department aimed at planning commissioners, edited by Carolyn Torma.
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing explores the journal world.
Letters
Landslides, Savannah.
Planners Library
Informal city, retail streets.
Media
New reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
Planning 24/7.
Cover: Natural gas flame. Getty.