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Peter Almlie and Omar Nasser As the world population continues to increase, pressures on our natural resources have reached levels of demand never seen before. The very pillars upon which we depend for survival are quickly eroding before our eyes. As scholars and practitioners in community planning and regional development,… read more 

Zoned Out: Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land-Use Jonathan Levine – Reviewed by: Chang Yi Planet of Slums Mike Davis – Reviewed by: Martin K. Thomen Large Parks Julia Czerniak & George Hargreaves – Reviewed by: Erica Huddleston Road, River and Ol’ Boy Politics: A Texas County’s… read more 

Bloomingdale Trail: A Journey in Photographs Sarah Morton Scattered throughout Chicago are dozens of elevated train tracks, the legacy of a formerly vibrant form of transportation. One of these abandoned lines stretches for three miles across Chicago, through gentrified neighborhoods on the east, and communities that are struggling economically and… read more