Infrastructure
The Future Of Water Privatization
Atlanta's water privatization was the largest privatization of infrastructure in the United States. Now that the contract is cancelled, what does this say for the future of water privatization?
New 'Desal' Plants Make Growth Easier
New desalination technology is bringing down the cost of converting salty water to freshwater.
The End Of Cheap Water?
Arizona has some of the lowest residential water rates in the nation but that could change soon.
China's Infrastructure Spending Rivals Interstate Highway System
Chinese government spending is changing Chongqing, an inland city slated to receive $200 billion in investment over the next decade.
2003: The Year Of Water Policy
California policymakers have long been obsessed with water, and 2003will be no different.
L.A. Loses Half Its Colorado Water
L.A.'s mammoth water agency appears to have played chicken with the federal government and lost. Southern California's water allocation from the Colorado River is halved.
Farmers Vs. Sprawl
The Christian Science Monitor tells the story of what may become the largest farm-to-city water transfer in US history.
London's Levitating Lavatories
While New York struggles with new toilet proposals, London's City of Westminster is using a novel solution
The Roots Of Growth
A region's sewer mains provide a rough map of future development. In Sacramento, CA, this map is heating up.
Who's Got the Energy?
Local communities are taking the lead in energy conservation and innovation.
Four Million Holes In Britain's Roads
A 1991 law makes it easy for utilities to dig up roads causing traffic congestion. Britain lags behind other countries in the use of modern techniques for roadwork that minimize disruption.
Moscow Faces Parking Crunch
In the past 10 years, the city's cars tripled in number from 800,000 to 2.2 million.
Plan To Store Water Under Desert Is Rejected
The Metropolitan Water Districted of Southern California rejected a plan to store water under the Mojave Desert.
The Disappearing Seas
The Aral Sea in Central Asia and Middle East's Dead Sea are dying due to pollution and over-extraction of water.
Selling The Colorado River's Water
Is this good water policy, or the government conceeding to powerful water interests?
Thirsty Cities Negotiate A Water Deal
Southern California cities in need of water and farmers in position of power are negotiating a water transfer deal.
Who Owns The Water?
"Water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century: the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations."
Book Review: 'Neon Metropolis'
'Neon Metropolis' by Hal Rothman is an 'accessible' history of Las Vegas.
Lots Of Progress In Rebuilding Downtown
Just a week before the first anniversary of 9/11, New York City has made impressive progress in restoring vital infrastructure in Lower Manhattan.
Flood Protection For London's Development Areas Will Cost
The fight to stop the Thames flooding -- blamed on rising sea levels -- will cost London £4bn($6bn/E6.3bn).
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
