A group of eighteen urban planners traveled to India in October 2009 on a twenty-day tour, combining meetings and discussions with local planners and architects in concert with a sampling of the cultural highlights of the country. The tour began in Delhi and ended in Mumbai, including stops in Chandigargh, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Ahmedabad. Meetings […]
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In May and June of 2007, two groups of nineteen urban planners completed a comprehensive urban planning tour of China. Lasting seventeen (17) days, the tour began in Hong Kong and included stops in the cities of Macau, Guilin / Yangshuo, Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, and Xi’an, before ending in Beijing. Attendees met with local urban
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In October 2003, ten urban planners attended the first international tour sponsored by the Northern Section. To comply with the Treasury Department’s people-to-people educational exchange rules for travels to Cuba, our group had personal encounters with Cuban planners, architects, artists, and other locals.
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Feature Article: Why Ethics Are Important for Planners, Part II by Carol Barrett, FAICP This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP northern-news-May-2002
Feature Article: Why Ethics Are Important for Planners by Carol Barrett, FAICP This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP
Feature Article: Cities Must Change To Survive by Joel Kotkin This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP northern-news-February-2002
Feature Article: ABAG Projections: Long Distance Commuting Will Double by Eric Parfrey This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP northern-news-January-2002
Feature Article: Main Street: A Key Component in Quality of Life Planning by Jeff Eichenfield This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP northern-news-November-2001
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Feature Article: Innovations in Planning and Design Work: Mission Bay Project by Laura Worthington-Forbes This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP northern-news-October-2001
Feature Article: Sittin’ In a Park by the Bay (or planning the future Eastshore State Park) by Larry Tong This issue of the Northern News is available thanks to a generous donation by Douglas Duncan, AICP
