Social / Demographics
Smart Growth: A Solution To America's Weight Problem?
The link between health and sprawl makes 'smart' growth look even smarter.
Webcast: Whatever Happened To Equity Planning?
The Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies presents a free live webcast Monday, June 2, 2003, 10 a.m. to noon, PST.
Massachusetts' Poor Quality Of Life?
One in four Massachusetts residents report that they would move if they could.
UK's Most Creative City
Ethnic diversity, gay-friendliness, a rich architectural heritage, and a large and thriving student population with three universities ranks this city as U.K.'s most bohemian.
Latino Immigrants' Influence On Southern States
Police and others are learning Spanish to accommodate the growing population from Mexico and Central America.
Smart Growth Attack Is Confused
Dr. Howard Frumkin responds to last week's editorial by the Reason Foundation, "Smart growth types' dumb rhetoric."
Retirees Breathe New Life Into Fading Towns
Increasing numbers of cities and states are turning to retirees for economic growth.
Can Good Behavior Be Legislated?
City's morality effort aims to make the beach a little less coarse.
Families With Children Need Not Apply?
Of all the people moving into the new 80-unit Broadway condominium in Falls Church [Virginia], only one is expected to be a school-age child.
Smart Growth, Dumb Rhetoric
Suburban living is under attack because it doesn't mesh with new smart growth plans for dense cities.
New Home Site For Day Laborers
The Ventura County Grand Jury commended the city of Thousand Oaks for finding a place for day laborers to wait for work and offered some suggestions to improve the site.
An Exodus To Vegas
Las Vegas has become home to the fastest-growing Jewish population in the United States, but being observant can be tough.
CA Population Grew By 600,000
For the fourth year in a row, California experiences population growth that exceeds the half-million mark.
Urban Growth And SARS
Lyme disease is linked to suburban development. Rapid urban growth makes the world's cities more vulnerable to SARS and other pandemics.
Small Town Response In The Big Apple
A centralized call center utilizing GIS gives City residents the kind of access to local government services normally found only in small towns
Most Livable Cities For The Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind presents its first annual "Livable Community" award.
East Coast Vs. West Coast
It turns out that the New York-Los Angeles dichotomy is more opinion than fact. The two places are becoming more alike.
Death By Sprawl
Phillip Longman argues that we need radical measures to improve public health -- foremost among these is reducing sprawl.
New York City Counts Its Homeless
Homeless advocates say New York City's estimate of 1,780 homeless living in the streets of Manhattan is too low.
Friday Humor: Wal-Mart Opens First 'All You Can Live' Township
Wal-Mart opens a company-designed and managed subdivision on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio.
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.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
