North America
Planning For Border Zones
Architect Teddy Cruz shares his philosophy on architectural and urban planning solutions for the problems that proliferate in international border zones.
Smart Growth Planning Produces Paradoxical Results
Economist Randal O'Toole argues that the contemporary smart growth movement, like past planning trends, ignores the inherent complexity of cities and produces paradoxical outcomes.
Study Links Urban Universities To Global Change
In the context of the World Urban Forum, a Canadian columnist says that the "higher education industry" could be the most important industry in the world, and could have a dramatic impact on the relationships between cities worldwide.
Construction Of North American Superhighway May Begin Next Year
Despite serious environmental, immigration, and security concerns, plans for a limited-access superhighway four football fields wide, from Mexico to Canada, which would incorporate pipelines but bypass U.S. ports altogether, are nearing completion.
Cities Take Charge In Crisis Response Measures
Yes! Magazine reports on how cities in North America -- disillusioned with the U.S. federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina -- are seeking their own locally-based solutions to meeting crises and building resiliency.
Study Finds Local Ordinances Create Sprawl
A new study shows that Adequate Public Finance Ordinances (APFOs)in the National Capital Region may counter state's efforts at managing growth effectively.
How To Grow The Next Silicon Valley
Essayist and programmer Paul Graham writes about how cities can create great hi-tech communities that attract dynamic startups.
Neal Peirce: Illegal Immigration And Economic Potential
Neal Peirce looks at opportunities for economic growth and jobs in the new cross-border culture.
Advocating For Greater Fuel Economy
The Consumer Federation of America has released a report entitled "50 by 2030", calling on Congress to mandate greater fuel efficiency in the nation's cars, with an average of 50 mpg by 2030.
Got Plans For 2056? Announcing The 50-Year Mortgage
In the face of skyrocketing house prices, some lenders are offering unprecedented 50-year mortgages.
Modern Subdivisions Will Lack Tall Trees For 100 Years
Because of the methods used to build them, modern suburbs will not have tall trees anytime soon, as described in this article focusing on Toronto.
Jane Jacobs Asked The Right Questions
Whitney Gould reminds us why Jane Jacobs was a visionary.
Kunstler Responds To Ouroussoff's Article On Jane Jacobs
Commentator James Howard Kunstler responds to New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff's front page article, "Outgrowing Jane Jacobs," calling it "a load of vicious and stupid fashionista crap."
New Urbanists Turned Jacobs' Vision Into 'Superficial Formula'
New Urbanists have damaged Jane Jacobs' legacy writes Nicolai Ouroussoff.
How Jane Jacobs Challenged 'Olympian' Planners
Jane Jacobs had no college degree in architecture or urban planning. How did she defiantly challenge influential figures such as urban-renewal "czar" Robert Moses?
Jane Jacobs: Urban Theorist and Community Activist
Renowned urban theorist Jane Jacobs was also an energetic community activist. (Includes links to obituaries published by several news sources.)
Legendary Urbanist Jane Jacobs Dies
The revered writer, activist, and intellectual urban pundit, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, has died at the age of 89.
Americans Ready To Fight Global Warming
According to a recent poll, the vast majority of Americans believe global warming exists, and are prepared to take action.
Pricing Smart Growth
Smart growth and other land use restrictions cost U.S. homebuyers at least $275 billion in 2005, according to a new report by Randal O'Toole and the American Dream Coalition. O'Toole calls the additional costs 'The Planning Penalty.'
Childhood Obesity And The Built Environment
While research has yet to conclusively prove a link between neighborhood design and childhood obesity, studies do show that urban design considerations can facilitate healthy child outcomes.
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
