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.
An Interview With Jeff Speck
Metropolis interviews Jeff Speck, former Town Planning Director of DPZ and new Director of Design for the NEA.
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.
Santa Clarita Planning Director Steps Down
Santa Clarita, CA planning director Jeff Lambert steps down to start his own business.
Vincent Scully Named ULI 2003 Laureate
Nationally renowned architectural historian Vincent Scully is recognized for "using the power of ideas to influence development."
Odorama: A Smell Map
A team at the University of Minnesota develops innovative maps to stimulate conversation about urban planning.
How To Hire A Planning Director
The Charlotte Observer editorializes on the process of hiring a new planning directory for the city of Charlotte.
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.
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.
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."
The Death Of Creative Spaces
Overplanning leads to sterile developments and subdivisions that lack creativity.
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.
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.
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.
A New Field Of Planning: 'Replanning'
Planning for reconstruction and rebuilding in places like Iraq is neglected by the planning profession.
City Beautiful + City Real
A Harvard University team wins ULI Hines Urban Design Competition for redesign of D.C.'s South Capitol Street Area.
Catching Up With Ed Blakely
The former planning dean for the University of Southern California, Ed Blakely is now a New Yorker.
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?
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.
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.
Pagination
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont