Education & Careers

City and School District Collaborate On Joint-Use School

School districts and cities too often operate independently, as within silos, when making capitol investment in public facilities.

April 14, 2005 - New Schools, Better Neighborhoods

What Makes Outdoor Spaces Successful?

Governing profiles Fred Kent, president of the Project for Public Spaces.

April 12, 2005 - Governing

A Lesson In Planning

Honor students at the University of Utah use downtown Salt Lake City as a case study of public participation in the planning process.

April 7, 2005 - Salt Lake City Weekly

Boycott Divides ACSP

After an unusually divisive debate, ACSP leadership moves the annual 2005 conference out of Charleston to support the ongoing NAACP boycott of South Carolina.

March 29, 2005 - Global Planning Educators Interest Group

2005 APA Conference Begins In San Francisco

Approximately 6,000 urban planners arrive in San Francisco for the annual American Planning Association conference.

March 21, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Searches For New Planning Leadership

San Francisco's Planning Department is searching for a new planning director to fix the city's 'Dysfunctional unit'.

March 20, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Students Report Problems At ASU's Planning School

Twenty-one ASU planning students submit a grievance letter to the School's director.

March 11, 2005 - Arizona State University Web Devil

L.A.'s 'Secret Search' For A Planning Director?

Hardly anyone knows that the second largest city in the nation is seeking a new planning director.

March 5, 2005 - Los Angeles Downtown News

The Parkmaker

National Geographic Magazine publishes a feature-length profile of Frederick Law Olmsted's impact of America's urban plarks.

February 23, 2005 - National Geographic

In Memoriam: Is Stollman

Israel Stollman, FAICP, distinguished urban planner and key negotiator in the merger that created APA, died February 2 in New Zealand at the age of 81.

February 14, 2005 - American Planning Association

A Tragic Loss To The Planning Community

Innovative planning professor Gill-Chin Lim died as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

February 12, 2005 - State News

Planning Student Profile

The Voice of America profiles Junhan Tan, an urban planning and cinema student from Singapore studying at USC.

February 5, 2005 - Voice Of America

Watching Gentrification Happen

A high school student tracks the effects of gentrification in her Los Angeles neighborhood with digital pictures and a movie.

January 25, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

More Students Studying Real Estate

Like the market itself, real-estate education is hot. But some experts warn this industry is headed for a decline.

January 18, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

L.A. Planning Director's Parting Words

'Sometimes the best incentive you can give is to get out of the way.' -- Con Howe, Los Angeles Planning director, reflecting on his strategy for spurring more housing Downtown.

January 17, 2005 - Los Angeles Downtown News

The Spiderman Of Denver Planning

City planner Peter Park is making a name for himself and his profession.

January 11, 2005 - Denver Westword

Who Are The Best Urban Journalists?

Otis White offers his admittedly unscientific evaulation of the best urban journalists and newspapers in the U.S.

January 10, 2005 - Civic Strategies

NYC's Planning Director Profiled

Being New York City's planning director is a balancing act for Amanda M. Burden.

December 30, 2004 - The New York Times

L.A. Planning Director To Retire

Los Angeles Planning Director Con Howe announces his retirement after 12 years with the city.

December 25, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

What's The Big Idea?

The Metropolitan Policy Program reviews its 2004 research.

December 24, 2004 - The Brookings Institution

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.

Senior Manager Operations, Urban Planning

New York City School Construction Authority

Building Inspector

Village of Glen Ellyn

Manager of Model Development

Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.