Social / Demographics
CA Revises Population Projection: 'Only' 51 Million By 2040
Due to declining fertility rates, estimates are 7 million residents lower than projected a few years back.
The Most Pro-suburban Sprawl Article Ever Published?
Sprawl critic Joel Hirschhorn takes aim at "The Autonomist Manifesto" that appeared in the New York Times Magazine.
Report: Sprawl Kills?
A new study by Rand Corporation claims that living in the suburbs takes four years all of your life.
When Cities Get Married?
An academic journal article explores how urban space became "sexually coded through municipal consolidation."
Critical Shortage of Critical Mass
As birthrates continue to drop, especially in aging countries, planners are being asked to consider how to plan for shrinking cities.
Friday Funny: Map Of Homer Simpson's Hometown
A detailed map of Springfield, USA, the hometown of animated TV series family "The Simpsons."
Walking In Los Angeles
Los Angeles resident Neil Hopper decides to explore L.A. on foot, and chronicles his weekly adventures.
Jane Jacobs' Dark Age Ahead
Mary Newsom reviews Jane Jacobs' book "Dark Age Ahead"
How Sprawl Has Changed Lifestyles
Sprawling suburbs have changed the lifestyle of Americans.
Obesity And The Built Environment
Medscape presents a conference report on how planners and medical practitioners work together to improve public health through community design.
Urban Markup Language
If you know the lingo, you can visualize the dense architecture that sprawls beneath our streets.
Micro-geography Of The Inner City
An innovative project funded by the National Science Foundation attempts to discover the micro-geography of the inner city.
Cell Phone Pedestrian Traffic Nightmare
Many say that pedestrian cellphone use contributes to unsafe conditions, as well as the privatization of public space.
Evaluation Of Officer And Teacher Next Door Programs
If a police officer or teacher lives in the neighborhood where theywork, will there be a reduction in crime in that neighborhood?
Obesity And The Sprawl Index
Andrew Ferguson ridicules the Smart Growth America study that claims a link between obesity and urban sprawl.
What's Parked In The Street Can Change The Value Of Your House
What your neighbor drives can increase or decrease the value of your house.
Gentrification: Comparing D.C. And Milwaukee
How does gentrification in MIlwaukee differ from that in Washington D.C.?
Add A Library To Your Mall
Libraries are beginning to pop-up in malls. While they are not 'full-service libraries', they are typically open 80 or more hours per week.
Looking For Quality: Mapping People's Feelings In A Neighborhood
Surveying and mapping people's emotional response to their environment as they walk through the streets of their urban area.
Developing Nations Grow Faster
99 percent of the world's population growth through 2050 will take place in developing countries.
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
