Social / Demographics
Cameras Will Track Gunshots In L.A.
A new surveillance system can recognize the sound of a nearby gunshot -- and identify the shooter.
Fewer Kids Are Driving
Are automobiles are becoming less important to young people?
Women Dislike Commuting, Study Finds
National study of quality of life among women finds that quality of life measurements need to look beyond income.
Gentrification In West Berkeley
Gentrification changes a once-vibrant black neighborhood in Berkeley.
Understanding Homelessness
Students learn about the causes of homelessness.
The New Annual American Community Survey
The Census Bureau receives funding to replace the 'long form' census with an annual 'American Community Survey'.
Germany's 'Slow-motion Calamity'
Commentators conjure up a sort of reverse Malthusian nightmare: Germany as a land of predominantly geriatric towns and cities set in a deserted, creeping countryside.
The 'Meanest' City In The Nation?
A national organization has named the nation's "meanest" city toward the homeless.
Finding A Lesson In A Town's Vision
Columbia: Can the town founded by James W. Rouse on utopian principles survive the next generation?
Get Ready for the Brain Drain
In the wake of last week's presidential election, thousands of Americans are preparing to vote with their feet -- and move to Canada.
Starbucks Goes Eco
Starbucks chief pushes for fair-trade and eco-friendly coffee.
The Greying Of Latin America
Within a decade, Latin American and developing countries will begin to experience their own baby boomer generation.
Is Wal-Mart Expansion A 'Moral' Issue?
Some parishioners in Southern California complain that priests should not be involved in fight Wal-Mart's expansion in their communities.
A Metropolitan Time Bomb?
60 million new Americans will need new schools, new roads, new water systems, just as states and cities have hit hard times.
America's Demographic Destiny: 550 Million People by 2050?
If "demography is destiny" then the United States in the 21st Century will become larger, richer and more powerful than ever.
A 'Killer Commute': Traffic Linked To Heart Attacks
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine's finds that one in 12 heart attacks is tied to traffic.
Ten Best And Worst Cities For Good Sleep
Study finds unemployment rates and commute times are among factors that affect sleep quality.
Wealth Gap Between Whites, Blacks And Hispanics Widens
Hispanics and blacks lost nearly 27 percent of net worth between 1999 and 2001
The Location Of Homelessness
Shelter downsizing, closure and relocation, as well as the creation of smaller facilities for specialized groups, appear to have spread sheltered homelessness to different locations throughout the metropolis over the 1990s.
Danger Of A Population Implosion
Concerned about projected population decline, some nations are encouraging citizens to have more children.
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
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
