Infrastructure
Groundwater Reuse Reduces Need For Imports
In Southern California, Ventura County has begun a Groundwater Enhancement and Treatment Program to increase its supply of local, affordable water.
Respected Singer Voices Opposition To Mumbai 'Flyover' Project
Popular Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, in a rare public stance, threatened to leave Mumbai in support of those protesting against the city's decision to build an overpass in her neighborhood.
Third-World Metropolises: The New Face Of Cities
Recent popular literature and movies have focused on megacities in developing nations. Do they symbolize the international city of the 21st century?
Proposal To Tear Down Obsolete Viaduct Gains Momentum
While options for what to do with Seattle's obsolete waterfront Alaskan Way Viaduct may seem limited, another plan has been thrown into the mix.
Bay Area Brain Drain
The Bay Area Council has published "The Innovation Economy: Protecting the Talent Advantage" that portrays a stark future for the area, largely resulting from the "unaffordability" (second only to NYC) of the nine-county northern California region.
Three Questions About Nation's Infrastucture
Neal Peirce looks at what the nation can learn from California's response to its infrastructure problems.
Volunteers Take On New Orleans' 'Greatest Enemy'
As the city struggles with garbage collection, an all-volunteer force rises to the challenge.
California Mired In Its Own Levee Crisis
Officials, in a stalemate, struggle to find money for repairs - despite rising warnings of failing levees.
Google Maps And The Big Apple's Potty Finding Problem
Rutgers planning professor Wansoo Im uses powerful GIS tools and mapping software to track down public restrooms in New York City.
Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2005
From eminent domain to "condofication", Planetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2005.
Biowaste: A Serious Health Concern
In Philadelphia, 200,000 tons of dried human waste could be the cause of numerous health problems for area residents, from asthma to cancer.
Many California Bridges Not Reinforced For Quakes
Cities and counties across California have struggled to find money for reinforcing bridges to protect them during earthquakes.
China's 'New Socialist Countryside'
The Chinese government looks to develop rural infrastructure, but what about the political voice of millions of countryside peasants?
States Step Up On Infrastructure
Lagging in other sectors, public financing of state roads and other infrastructure services has increased.
Former CA Governors Speak On Urgent Infrastructure Needs
The four living former state governors call on policymakers to draft a bond initiative to pay for the state's critical infrastructure needs, including its trade transportation infrastructure, and levees in Northern California.
State Park Expansion Controversy Grows In Maine
Expanding Maine's majestic Baxter State Park has proved to be far more controversial than state officials expected.
Saving New Orleans
Newt Gingrich and John M. Barry comment on New Orleans' vulnerabilities and why the city should be rebuilt.
Leveraging Public Funds For Infrastructure
A report recently released by USC's Keston Institute for Infrastructure describes how the proceeds from state-issued General Obligation bonds for transportation and infrastructure could be leveraged to provide seven to eight times their face amount.
California's Levees: Gov. Declares State Of Emergency
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger acts to protect California's crumbling levee system for the Sacramento Delta. Emergency status allows work to progress without waiting for environmental review.
40 New Nuclear Plants Planned Worldwide
Approximately 25 new nuclear plants are planned or in development in Canada, China, the EU, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and South Africa. Companies in the US and UK may order an additional 15 new reactors.
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
