Infrastructure
Washington Metropolitan Area Jobs Projected To Decentralize
Regional employment forecasts project trends opposing planners' visions, with jobs spiraling outward from the city to the suburbs.
Megacities, Mammoth Problems
Six of the world's fastest-growing megacities are examined in terms of their most pressing problems and what they are doing to address them.
Winner Announced For Iconic Pittsburgh Pedestrian Bridge
Endres Ware, a California architecture and engineering firm, has won the competition to design a pedestrian walkway for the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
India's Great Experiment
India's market-based approach to holds promise for long-term economic development but poor infrastructure could undermine economic growth.
New Orleans 'Death Traps' Sinking Faster Than Expected
Ground subsidence near levees is reported to be much more drastic than previously thought, according to a University of Miami study.
Server Farms: The Hot New Land Use
The Washington farmland town of Quincy has signed deals with Yahoo and Microsoft to house huge new Internet data centers -- server farms -- and land prices are spiking. Low power costs and high connectivity can create a 'technology gold rush'.
World's Fastest Growing City - A Photo Essay
Dubai is leading the pace as one of the world's fastest growing cities.
Army Corps Accepts 'Blame' For Katrina Levee Failures
In a 6,000-page report, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted responsibility for design defects in the levee system that failed during Hurricane Katrina and led to the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans.
The Selling Of A Failing State Toll Road
Indiana's governor explains how he solved his state's transportation budget gap using private capital rather than public funds -- by leasing the 157-mile Indiana Toll Road for $3.8 billion to a foreign consortium.
Problems With Water Privatization
Water privatization brings a flood of problems in U.S. cities. Is this a preview of a global issue?
Should Illinois Sell Its State Tollway?
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ralph Martire says that the project warrants careful analysis before the state decides to sell-off a profit-making asset to reduce deficit.
Public Infrastructure: A Good Real Estate Investment?
Experts speculate that as record amounts of investment continue to pour into the commercial real estate industry, infrastructure represents the next big frontier for real estate investors.
Study Finds Local Ordinances Create Sprawl
A new study shows that Adequate Public Finance Ordinances (APFOs)in the National Capital Region may counter state's efforts at managing growth effectively.
Detroit-Canada Bridge Could Link City To Profits
Although some community members oppose the laborious and expensive physical construction process, many realize that the economic development benefits will be important.
Reversing One Of World's Worst Man-made Eco-Disasters
One of the world's largest lakes, shrinking for half a century, is making a dramatic comeback.
A Utility Line Runs Through It
Federal agencies will approve thousands of miles of new corridors for power lines and pipelies across public lands in the West including national parks and forests. Scientists warns of ecological devastation.
Study Finds New Orleans' Repaired Levees May Fail Again
An independent study finds that 3.1 billion in repairs made to New Orleans' levee system won't protect the city from another Katrina-like hurricane.
Hillary Clinton Supports Ethanol Use
New York Senator Hillary Clinton has revealed her plans to make ethanol use widespread by 2015. Is it a coincidence that Iowa, site of the first presidential caucus, is a leading producer of the fuel?
New York City To Add Wi-Fi To Parks
In order to compete with other technologically advanced cities, New York City will add free wireless internet service by July, with other large City parks to receive the technology soon thereafter.
Baseball Inside the Beltway
If Washington, D.C. gets a new stadium, what will the city lose?
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
