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In some American cities, the white population is growing while the black population is declining. Is this a result of gentrification or of black upward mobility?
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New Urbanism would do well distance itself from the smart growth agenda of restrictive land-use controls, and gain greater public acceptance by positioning itself as market-oriented with respect for personal freedoms.
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If the majority of America's parks aren't going to stagnate, they're going to need to learn from those parks that are getting it right.
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Is Anaheim the New Brooklyn? With no soaring skyline or grand public spaces, Anaheim and similar "Boomburbs" are the ubiquitous background noise of the greater metropolis.
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How government policies have inadvertently sabotaged public transit.
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Historic preservation of the built environment is an overlooked, but critical component in the 'rise of a creative class'.
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Freedom of choice in housing, transportation, and lifestyle should be controlled by monetary costs, not inefficient and coercive land use policies.
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How is Central London faring under its new and controversial congestion pricing scheme?
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Tips for smart growthers on how to stand your ground against the fine-tuned rhetoric of conservatives and libertarians.
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At the 2nd Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, participants discussed how to position smart growth for widespread adoption.
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PLANetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2002 -- from the best places to live to understanding the impact of 9/11 on our cities.
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Is it rational to try to improve the jobs-housing balance in urban areas or should people, not plans, decide where people live and work?
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Some members of the New Urbanist listserv Pro-urb recently criticized Richard Carson for his writings about the rise of Urban Realism and the demise of New Urbanism.
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Last month's World Trade Center reconstruction proposals reveal that the architecture profession's avant-garde is hopelessly mired in a failed past.
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"Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated." Architects, planners and consulting professionals respond to recent claims of New Urbanism's extinction.
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The latest round of World Trade Center reconstruction designs heighten fear and anxiety.
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Scholastic obligations, opportunities and pitfalls: Dos and don'ts for the tenure-aspiring academician.
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Do "innovative" transportation solutions such as MAGLEV monorail and personal rapid transit offer greater utility than conventional steel wheel and rail technology? Or are they simply clunky and expensive alternatives?
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Can sustainable development be achieved via a technology-oriented or human behavior-oriented path? Or should we be seeking a more integrated solution?
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Who wins and who loses after selfish development decisions are tallied?
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Most planners disdain playing politics. Yet political astuteness was, and continues to be, a predominant characteristic of the field's pioneers and a prerequisite for achieving change.
