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A virtual second life for Edmonton

July 14, 2010

Edmonton (AB) is going virtual. The city is replicating itself — geography, terrain, and major landmarks — on the Second Life platform.

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Idaho launches mobility website

September 2, 2009

Mobility Idaho is a new website designed to encourage visitors to participate in the state’s “evolving efforts to move people from place to place by using a mix of transportation modes.”

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San Jose uses web to guide city’s future

August 17, 2009

The City of San Jose (CA) launched a wiki planning effort to obtain community input for 2040 general plan.

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UTA’s smart cards: A look back

July 6, 2009

A story in Government Technology highlights the Utah Transit Authority’s contactless smart-card system, from planning to implementation.

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Community planning with Second Life

June 16, 2009

Metropolis interviews Emerson College professor Eric Gordon about the use of Second Life, the three-dimensional online virtual world, as a community planning tool.

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Say hello to Mapumental

June 2, 2009

Mapumental is an interactive application that shows the relationship between UK transit travel times, real estate values, and scenic communities.

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Top 10 free web applications for planners

May 29, 2009

Recapping his presentation at the American Planning Association, Chris Steins lists 10 free web-based applications that planners may find helpful.

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A new futurama

May 6, 2009

At Lincoln House, the blog of the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, reports on a recent meeting of engineers, architects, planners, and creative thinkers to consider a new Futurama — ” a vision of what life might be like in 2050…”

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Tampa Bay lets residents comment on transit plan by phone

May 4, 2009

Planners at the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (FL) have found a new way to reach out to the community. To solicit comments on a new regional plan, TBARTA is conducting a series of iTown Hall meetings by telephone.

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Megacommunities: The next big idea

April 17, 2009

In Federal Computer Week, Mark Gerencser and Christopher Kelly write about the concept of megacommunities — a new way of thinking about addressing the complex issues facing society like climate change, terrorism, and cybersecurity.

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