Education & Careers

Access To 'Good Jobs' Promotes Wage Growth

Increasing access to employment at larger, high-wage firms can raise earnings prospects for low-wage workers, a new study shows.

October 7, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

An Interview With Jeff Speck

Metropolis interviews Jeff Speck, former Town Planning Director of DPZ and new Director of Design for the NEA.

September 26, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

Interest in Real Estate Academic Programs Growing

The experience of Chicago-area academia offering formal programs in real estate illustrates the growing trend and popularity of real estate and development studies.

September 24, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Santa Clarita Planning Director Steps Down

Santa Clarita, CA planning director Jeff Lambert steps down to start his own business.

September 23, 2003 - Santa Barbara News-Press

Vincent Scully Named ULI 2003 Laureate

Nationally renowned architectural historian Vincent Scully is recognized for "using the power of ideas to influence development."

September 4, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Odorama: A Smell Map

A team at the University of Minnesota develops innovative maps to stimulate conversation about urban planning.

September 4, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

How To Hire A Planning Director

The Charlotte Observer editorializes on the process of hiring a new planning directory for the city of Charlotte.

August 26, 2003 - The Charlotte Observer

The Next Generation Of New Urbanists

While the founders of New Urbanism are still going strong, a new organization is connecting the next generation of leaders of the movement.

August 25, 2003 - Planetizen

Saving University Of Arizona's Planning School

Planning School director Barbara Becker is fighting to save UA's planning program, which fuses environmental and urban planning.

August 18, 2003 - Tucson Citizen

A 'Privileged' View of Poverty

A pilot program at Johns Hopkins University that targets "privileged" high school students is designed to give "an up-close look at urban decay and poverty."

July 18, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

The Death Of Creative Spaces

Overplanning leads to sterile developments and subdivisions that lack creativity.

June 27, 2003 - American Planning Association

Computer Game Helps Students Learn Urban Planning

Students learn about urban planning by playing SimCity, a popular computer game that involves designing and managing your own city.

June 17, 2003 - Auburn Plainsman Online

The Unlikely Journey Of A Future Planner

The Los Angeles Times chronicles the story of a UC Berkeley honors student who spent a semester sleeping in parks.

June 9, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Colin Hubbell: Profile Of A Detroit Developer

Colin Hubbell is a successfulurban developer who's helped build 1,000 homes in his hometown of Detroit in the last six years.

June 2, 2003 - Michigan Land Use Institute

A New Field Of Planning: 'Replanning'

Planning for reconstruction and rebuilding in places like Iraq is neglected by the planning profession.

May 26, 2003 - Planetizen

City Beautiful + City Real

A Harvard University team wins ULI Hines Urban Design Competition for redesign of D.C.'s South Capitol Street Area.

May 5, 2003 - Urban Land Institute

Catching Up With Ed Blakely

The former planning dean for the University of Southern California, Ed Blakely is now a New Yorker.

April 26, 2003 - The Planning Report

Education: At What Cost Success?

Sylvia Lavin, chairwoman of UCLA's department of architecture and urban design, has dramatically boosted the school's reputation. But is the cost too high?

April 14, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

MIT's Media Lab In Trouble

MIT's storied Media Lab, which grew out of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, is on the brink of breakup.

April 11, 2003 - Wired

Update From APA's 2003 Conference

Sunday was the first day of the national American Planning Association conference in Denver, Colorado. 5,000 are expected.

March 31, 2003 - Planetizen

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.

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.