CommonDreams
Driving Species to Extinction
A new report highlights the threat posed to a wide range of species by the extraction of fossil fuels in the United States.
"My City is Burning"
As rioting spreads across England, journalist Laurie Penny argues that structural inequalities have been ignored for so long that Britain's disenfranchised youth feel they have no stake in society.
What Would a 50-Mile Evacuation Zone Mean for New York?
With the U.S. government urging a 50-mile evacuation zone around the Fukushima plant, Karl Grossman contemplates what a comparable emergency would mean for the Indian Point nuclear plant in New York state.
Farms Finding "New Roots" in Cities
On abandoned lots and in backyards across the country, urban land is being turned over to agriculture as a means of improving food security.
LA the "Meanest City"?
A new report on how cities criminalize the practices used by homeless people to get by on a daily basis names Los Angeles as the country's "meanest city" for its "Safer City Initiative."
"Recovery Bill" Goes off the Rails
Paul Loeb and Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director for the Natural Resource Defense Council, pan the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" Bill for failing to adequately fund rail and road repairs.
Putting a Furnace Under the Economy
If we're looking for a way to kick-start a green economy, we could do worse than investing in American-made, high-efficiency furnaces, argues Paul Loeb.
GM Killed Mass Transit: Now it Must Help Repair it
Now that General Motors is facing financial ruin and seeking a federal bailout, Harvey Wasserman argues that before it receives any help, GM must redress its participation in the conspiracy to destroy America's mass transit system.
Look to Toronto
A visit to Toronto -- Canada's largest city -- reveals what urban life can and should be, writes Olga Bonfiglio.
New Orleans 'Looking More and More like Baghdad'
With its neighborhoods filled with vacant buildings, its water utility leaking 85 million gallons a day, and no real federal assistance in evidence, some feel that New Orleans has been "gutted."
C'est Levee?
The Common Dreams website's quick visual reference guide to levee construction around the world -- and how woefully inadequate American levees were in New Orleans.
Towns: Small is Beautiful
Searching for a sense of community, sharing, and a connection with humanity? Move to a small town.
New Orleans Begins Demolition of the Lower 9th Ward
The City of New Orleans has started bulldozing buildings in the Lower 9th Ward -- many still containing unidentified remains -- without informing homeowners.
State of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward 'Shocking'
As residents are allowed back in to their flood-damaged neighborhoods, the world is beginning to learn the extent of the devastation in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward.
Planning for Post-Republican America
David W. Orr. believes that the Bush administration is about to self-destruct, and with it, its approach to science, environment, climate change and energy; it's time to start planning for what will replace it.
World Faces Housing Crisis
A new report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme warns that unless governments around the world take action the world faces a massive urban crisis as housing shortages could lead to mega-slums.
City of Costa Mesa
Licking County
Barrett Planning Group LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
