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The Making Of The PBS Documentary On New York

Part of PBS's "American Experience" series, "New York: A Documentary Film" traces the history of New York City.

October 5 - The Washington Post

A Local Ladder For The Working Poor

The impact Of the Earned Income Tax Credit In U.S. metropolitan areas.

October 5 - The Brookings Institution

Smart Growth Is Still Smart

How will the events of September 11 affect the national conversation about how and where we should grow?

October 5 - New Colonist

Sprawl And Waste Runoff Threatens Coasts

The Pew Oceans Commission is expected to report that sprawl and waste runoff are threatening the nation's East and West coasts.

October 5 - The Sacramento Bee

WTC Towers Were Not Built To Comply With City Codes

In a letter to the editor, a Washington Post reader says the World Trade Center towers did not have to comply with New York City building codes as they were part of a state agency-sponsored project.

October 4 - The Washington Post


Demand For Million-Dollar Homes In Slowing Economy

In Long Island, NY, the demand for high-end million-dollar homes continues in a slowing economy.

October 4 - The New York Times

GAO Report Supports Bus Rapid Transit

The Bus Rapid Transit systems generally had lower capital costs per milethan the Light Rail systems in the cities reviewed.

October 4 - U.S. General Accounting Office


How Cities Survive

How resistent are cities? Can a city's economy survive a severe blow such as the September 11th attacks on New York?

October 4 - The New York Times

Can Sustainable Design Survive?

If sustainable design is to survive, it needs media coverage, star architects, and a few early successes.

October 4 - MetropolisMag.com

Boston's Big Dig Turns Nasty

Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff rejected suggestions that they pay reparations for their mistakes on the project.

October 4 - The Boston Globe

Architects Asked To Report Suspicious Requests To FBI

American Institute of Architects plans to ask architects to alert the F.B.I of any suspicious requests for building plans.

October 4 - The New York Times

Shanghai To Build World's Tallest Tower

Despite the terrorist attacks in the U.S., Shanghai's financial center still shows interest in building the world's tallest building.

October 4 - People's Daily

Top Architects On Board To Rebuild WTC

The owner of the World Trade Centers has brought several prestigious architects and developers on board to discuss redevelopment.

October 4 - Grid Magazine

New York Real Estate Market Surges

After losing up to 20% of available office space in lower Manhattan, the NY real estate market surges back to life.

October 4 - Wall St. Journal

Convention Center Being Built While Demand Drops

A $756 million convention center and hotel is being constructed in Washington D.C. even as the hotel industry faces an uncertain future.

October 3 - The Washington Post

Car Sharing Takes Off

Car sharing -- where customers pay for the amount of time they use a car -- is taking off in San Francisco, Boston and Seattle.

October 3 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

North America's Threatened Rainforest

A Houston Chronicle special report on deforestation.

October 3 - The Houston Chronicle

Rumors Cause Sears Tower Evacuations

Sears Tower occupants evacuate the building several times due to bomb hoaxes.

October 3 - The New York Times

Kansas City: Unheralded High-tech Success

Kansas City has been one of the most notable, if largely unheralded, high-tech success stories in the United States.

October 3 - REIS

Amtrak Struggles With Its Future

Ridership is up, but the nation's rail system is still suffering.

October 3 - The Boston Globe

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.

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.