Top Planning Issues of 2010

From Tim Halbur at planetizen

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A Boom in Bicycle Sharing and Infrastructure
Smart Systems for Cities
Landscape Urbanism vs. New Urbanism
The High Cost of No-Longer-Free Parking
Smaller Homes, Renting and Generation Y
China Ascendant

American Planning Association 2011 Award Winners

APA announced yesterday the winners of the 2011 National Planning Excellence Awards, honoring individuals and planning efforts that exemplify how to create communities of lasting value.

The 11 recipients of this year’s National Planning Excellence Awards include communities of varying sizes from Iowa to Rwanda, with fascinating stops in between.

1.- DANIEL BURNHAM AWARD FOR A COMPREHESNIVE PLAN: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR TYSONS CORNER, THE EDGE CITY (FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA)

2.- NATIONAL PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR BEST PRACTICE: MIAMI 21. CREATING A BLUEPRINT FOR THE MIAMI OF THE 21ST CENTURY

3.- NATIONAL PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION: SPRING CREEK GREENWAY MASTER PLAN (JOLIET, ILLINOIS)

4.- NATIONAL PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH: SURVEY LA PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM (LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA)

5.- NATIONAL PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN SUSTAINING PLACES: NORTH SHORE PLAN. PA’ALA’A TO KAPAELOA (HONOLULU, HAWAII)

6.- NATIONAL PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN SUSTAINING PLACES: NORTH TEXAS 2050. FOR A FUTURE THAT IS BETTER THAN ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL (DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX, TEXAS)

7.- BEST PRACTICES IN HAZARD MITIGATION AND DISASTER PLANNING: THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS RIVER CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN (CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA)

8.- PLANNING FIRM: WALLACE ROBERTS & TODD (PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA)

Philadelphia

Baltimore

9.- NATIONAL PLANNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR A HARD-WON VICTORY: PLAN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. NEW ORLEANS 2030 (NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA)

10.- ADVANCING DIVERSITY & SOCIAL CHANGE IN HONOR OF PAUL DAVIDOFF: ALVARO HUERTA (LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA)

11.- THE PIERRE L’ENFANT INTERNATIONAL PLANNING AWARD: KIGALI SUB AREA PLANS (KIGALI, RWANDA, AFRICA)

Too much to learn
Aún queda tanto que aprender (modif. de Francisco de Goya)