Social / Demographics
Urban Ecology Advocate Discusses Land Use
Diana Williams, executive director of Urban Ecology, fields readers' questions on everything from gentrification to bike lockers.
The War At Home
Baltimore will launch a regional network of 24-hour surveillance cameras to monitor public spaces.
A Network Of Networks In San Diego
The Envision San Diego initiative hopes to shape a vision for the future of San Diego.
An Overhaul Of New York's Noise Code
Mayor Bloomberg pushes an initiative to quiet blaring stereos, noisy construction sites, and honking cars.
Strong Competition For 'Homeless' Seat On Neighborhood Council
Four candidates are competing for an unusual seat designated for a homeless representative on the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council.
Growing The Middle Class
Miami's split personality points to an underlying problem.
Does Where We Live And Work Make Us Fat?
Experts are eyeing city planning as the next front in the war on obesity.
Transforming A Landmark Urban Park
A campaign to refurbish Los Angeles' notoriously violent MacArthur Park may be working.
Friday Funny: Which American City Are You?
Take this quiz and find out which city suits your personality.
Gay Retirement Communities Sprout In The Sun Belt
Observers say it is part of a larger pateern of "atomization of America".
Statistics Canada Improves Planners' Access to Data
New partnership initiative makes demographic data available to planners at considerably lower cost.
Is Suburbia Killing Us?
After tracing U.S. health problems to Ssrawl, researchers look to planning for health solutions.
Blacks Now Returning To South From All Other Regions
The New Great Migration: Black Americans' Return to the South, 1965-2000.
Reverse Migration
In a "full sacle reversal" Black Americans are leaving major cities and moving to the South.
Latino Minority To Become New Majority
Latinos are expected to be a majority of Los Angeles County residents by 2014 and of Californians by 2040.
China's Fatal Attraction With Cars
A whole generation of new, novice drivers in China is hitting the streets. They are called benbenzu, but nicknamed 'road killers.'
The Clothesline and the Multi-Million Dollar Home
Home owner who prefers to breeze-dry her laundry and a developer of multi-million dollar homes clash.
The Other Bay Area Is Not Hot With The Creative Class
A recent study shows that Tampa, FL is struggling to attract and retain young workers.
The Kids Aren't Alright
Richmond VA malls joins other malls in setting curfew for teens.
The World's Biggest Migration Study
A new United Nations commission is formed to examine the remarkably complex issue of migration worldwide.
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
