Infrastructure
Could Amtrak Soon Be Privatized?
Private investment in Amtrak is increasingly seen as part of the solution for the poorly performing national rail service.
This Pedestrian Bridge Is Brought To You By
Activists in Chicago are seeking private funding for a pedestrian bridge.
Will Tampa Be The Next New Orleans?
A University of South Florida professor predicts that a hurricane with similar intensity as Katrina would cause even greater devastation to Tampa Bay than was experienced by New Orleans in 2005.
California's Worst Highways
A Los Angeles Times special report looks at California's crumbling highway system and identifies the state's worst roads.
How To Make Melbourne The Most Livable Again
Architects, artists, urban planners, developers, designers and historians comment on the world's formerly most livable city, why it's lost the title and how to can reclaim it.
America's Cities 'Dying Slowly' As Infrastructure Decays
Decades of metropolitan growth have outstripped most American cities' ability to provide adequate infrastructure, leaving them extremely vulnerable to disruption.
One Town's Stand Against New Downtown Banks
Morristown, New Jersey, wants to ban any new bank branches from the town's business district to protect its lively pedestrian character.
'Bamboo Trains' -- Cambodia's Ride Of Choice
Cambodians frustrated with shoddy trains and inconsistent service have taken transportation into their own hands, constructing and operating trains made primarily out of bamboo. The trains run at nearly 25 mph and are largely meeting transit needs.
50 Years After The Birth Of The Interstate System
Half a century later, Interstate highways have transformed the face of modern America.
Colorado Mulls Privately-Funded Toll Road
A private developer's proposal to build a 33-mile toll road bypassing a heavy traffic area in Colorado Springs depends on a crucial city council vote. But even if approved, the mostly private public-private development may not be necessary.
Extreme Pressure Building Along California's San Andreas Fault
New research in Nature indicates that conditions are right for a 100-mile stretch of California's San Andreas Fault to release pressure that has been building.
North Carolina Wetlands Protected, For A Moment
A recent change in the method of calculating the size of developable land took the state's wetlands out of the acreage. The result could have been vastly expanded stormwater-runoff infrastructure requirements for developers. But it wasn't.
Atlanta The Latest City To Consider Municipal Wi-Fi
Joining cities like Austin and Philadelphia that are implementing city-wide wireless networks, Atlanta is seeking partners to help provide on-demand access in a 132-square-mile area.
U.S. City Seeks Chinese Labor & Expertise To Rebuild After Katrina
Frustrated with slow progress, a Mississippi Gulf Coast city is considering importing hundreds or thousands of Chinese laborers and materials to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina
Costs Drive Developer Away From Steel, Towards Concrete
Though more expensive than steel, a New England developer is finding more long term value in the use of concrete.
Paying For Less Parking
The City of Portland, Maine, might join other cities around the country by lowering its parking requirements in exchange for a fee from developers.
Radio Report Looks At Improving L.A. River
From increasing riverside parks to removing the concrete riverbed, many ideas for improving the Los Angeles River have been simmering for years. This radio report introduces many in the city who are calling on planners to revive the forgotten river.
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.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
