Infrastructure
Planners Influence Telecommunications
A regional planning agency expands its authority to telecommunications.
Integrated Policies Necessary For Sustainability
European research project underlines the importance of integrating land use and transportation policies.
New Light Makes Street Look Cleaner
The Trafalgar Pole cleans up cluttered streetscapes, consolidating utility boxes in the base of a street light.
How To Fix Smart Growth
Despite support from five consecutive governors, Maryland's progressive smart growth effort has seen only limited success. Here's how to fix it...
York's 'Big Pipe' Problem
York Region's 'Big Pipe' continues contruction despite inherent problems with gravity-fed system
Why Is This Sewage Plant A Tourist Attraction?
A plant that turns sewage into drinking water is Singapore's latest tourist attraction.
Old Sewer Smells New Green
Increasing rates will help Atlanta renovate its dilapidated sewer system.
Book Reviews: 'City Lights' And 'Architecture Of The Night'
Rediscover the magic of electric light, and its impact upon urbanization.
The World's Poshest Streets
A recent survey lists the world's highest rent districts for retailers.
Cities Facing Major Wastewater Challenges
Cities across the nation are collectively facing hundreds of billions of dollars in desperately needed repairs and upgrades to storm and wastewater systems.
China's Three Gorges Dam
The massive engineering project has permanently altered the country's landscape while forcing 700,000 people to relocate.
Tokyo Underground
How low will planners in Tokyo go to free up open space in one of the most populous and densely packed metropolises in the world?
Water Supply A Mirage In Phoenix
Phoenix, a desert city, is becoming infamous for its conspicuous consumption of water.
Montreal's Car-Free Day A 'Smashing Success'
Downtown Montreal is transformed into a pedestrian paradise on Car-Free Day.
Marginalized in the Hinterland
'Go West', China's billion dollar investment in infrastructural improvements that recall centralized planning in China over 25 years ago, is not meeting its intended goal to help Tibetans and others in the hinterland.
A Bright Idea to Help CHA Residents
A partnership between the ComEd and the Chicago Housing Authority assists public housing residents in arrears pay past-due electric bills.
Growth and Water Shortages
Some planners in Illinois are urging cities to think about water in advance of a crisis.
Anti-Poverty Program Promotes Recycling for Food
As part of an anti-poverty program in Caracas, food is given to residents in exchange for scrap metal, glass and other recyclable garbage.
Perverse Economics Of Water In The Desert
In a peverse twist of economics, the cost of water in Phoenix is so cheap that it's hard to believe the city is in the middle of a desert.
U.S. Power Grid Infrastructure Antiquated: Failure Is No Surprise
Energy experts have been warning for years that the US energy grid infrastructure is antiquated, and NIMBYism has prevented many new substations from being built.
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
