Infrastructure
C'est Levee?
The Common Dreams website's quick visual reference guide to levee construction around the world -- and how woefully inadequate American levees were in New Orleans.
An Inside Look At The Skyways Of Downtown Minneapolis
How and why Minneapolis built the nation's largest skyway system.
Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal Report Published
The Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal's final report to Governor Haley Barbour is published on the web.
San Francisco's Architecture Puts It At Risk
Nearly 100 years after the city's devastating 1906 earthquake, San Francisco's architecture still leaves it particularly vulnerable to another temblor.
Supply and the Land
Cities are spending millions on land to protect water supplies.
Is Schwarzenegger's Megabond The Right Way To Invest In Our Future?
California's Governor wants to borrow billions for infrastructure spending. Where's the plan, asks Rick Cole, city manager of Ventura, California.
Urban Planning In Its Most Primitive Form
The emerging and controversial Israeli barrier wall is in some ways a model of planning reduced to its most primitive goal: separation.
The Enormous US Dam Problem No One Is Talking About
While Congress quickly approved $3 billion to restore New Orleans' levees, a bill to help states repair aging dams has languished for a year.
The Transformation of the San Francisc's Transbay Terminal
Will San Francisco finally get its train station? Plans are underway to create the "Grand Central Terminal of the West" from the underused Transbay Terminal.
The Case For 'Passive Survivability' In Building Codes
The concept of 'passive survivability' includes measures that protect inhabitants during disasters. Should these measures be incorporated into building codes for civic buildings?
The New Orleans Levee Mess
The Los Angeles Times runs an in-depth investigation into the uneasy partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New Orleans levee commissions that led to the disastrous failure of several levees.
Stormy Transformations Along America's Battered Gulf Coast
The Orlando Sentienl presents a compelling multimedia presentation about "America's Battered Gulf," and a compilation of stories about the gulf.
Innovating Southern California's Goods Movement System
Former California governors, Jerry Brown, George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis team up to propose a better system for handling the environmental impacts of increased trade in Southern California's ports.
A Big Wave Of Mini-hydro Projects
Interest revives in hydropower on a small scale, sparked by the new energy bill and high fuel costs.
New Orleans Levees' Flaws Were Obvious
Concerns were raised decades ago about the design and stability of New Orelean's levees.
Recovery and Rebuilding In Louisiana
The Louisiana Recovery and Rebuilding conference covered a variety of topics, including goals and design principles for rebuilding, and community & economic development.
Tokyo's Unfolding Construction Scandal
A scandal is unfolding in Tokyo as 57 buildings are identified as likely to fail in a moderate earthquake.
Tidal Power In Canada
Built in the 1980s, a Canadian experimental station in the Bay of Fundy is one of the few operational tidal power plants in the world.
CA Mobility Infrastructure Investment Will Create 1 Million Jobs
Economist John Husing says that a $36 billion in the region's goods movement infrastructure will more than pay for itself.
New Orleans Still In State Of Emergency
Bruce Katz, Matt Fellowes, and Nigel Holmes ask questions about rebuilding in New Orleans.
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
