North America

Rising energy prices and falling home values are bringing many exurban dwellers closer to the city core. In this commentary, Keith Schneider argues that central cities and inner-ring suburbs need to work with each other to stay afloat.

Philip Langdon comments on the the economy of oil and its effects on urban design in the July/August issue of New Urban News.

Next American City nails NIMBYs for their vacation choices.

The Wall St. Journal's David Patton tries a new hybrid-electric bicycle to see if it makes sense as a commute vehicle.

In this column, Richard Florida argues the decline in the popularity of suburbs is not just a product of rising oil prices, but a result of a new "spatial fix" that is reorganizing how and where people live their lives.

A new report for a Canadian bank examining the economic impact of rising oil prices predicts that millions of Americans will be forced to give up driving as gas reaches $7.00 a gallon.

By moving out to areas where planning approvals are faster, rapidly-expanding churches are creating suburban sprawl, according to a recent study from researchers at Ryerson University.

Though there is some resistance to change, many cities in North America have their sights on undoing the damage of the last 50 years of suburban development.

Houston tops the list, which includes Des Moines, Boise and Omaha. Yeah, we want to see their criteria too...

New schools are consistently built far from community centers, while historic school buildings near where people live are demolished, The Blue Ridge Press reports.