Social / Demographics
Lower Quality Of Life For College Neighbors
Residents within one mile of college campuses report lower quality of life in a Harvard University study.
Smart Growth Advocated At NAACP Convention
Sociologist Robert Bullard advocated Smart Growth at National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's national convention.
Census Factoids: 2001 Statistical Abstract
Every day, the U.S. Census Bureau offers a factoid culled from the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Demographic Change In Medium-Sized Cities
This survey looks at 2000 Census data for 100 medium-sized U.S. cities and reveals that they experienced demographic changes similar to their big city peers.
Planning For California's Population Explosion
California and other western states are growing faster in population than several third-world countries. How can planning keep up?
Talking Park Benches
Park benches in a northern England town have been fitted with MP3 players to provide stories relevant to the benches' locations.
Neighborhoods Get More Crowded
USA Today reports that with increases in immigration, many neighborhoods are becoming more dense, causing a clash of cultures.
Sprawl And Health: The Debate Continues
Is it true that suburban living ecourages residents to drive more and exercise less?
The Ultimate In 'Island Cities'
One city that protects itself from the "others".
Profile Of Cape Code: Paradise?
The Boston Globe features a series of in-depth profiles of beautiful Cape Code -- where everyone is an armchair planner.
Importance Of Place In Welfare Reform
This paper presents new evidence that individuals living in central cities and remote rural areas face common challenges in moving from welfare to work.
Study Finds Americans Troubled By Lack Of Affordable Housing
Working families consider the lack of affordable homes as big a problem as the lack of affordable health care.
Confessions Of A Suburbanite
A former writer for the Philadelphia Daily News has spent the last three years living in the 'other Philadelphia': the suburbs.
The Population Vs. Conservation Race
By 2100, there will be 10 billion people on Earth. The only way we will live comfortably is with energy-saving technology.
Bohemians, Gays, And The 'Creative Class'
To prosper, British cities should attract the "creative class" says Richard Florida.
New Immigrants Head For The Suburbs
New immigrants to Northeast Ohio bypass the city and move directly into the suburbs.
One Of America's Most Segregated Suburbs
A new study finds that racial segregation on Long Island, NY, with its 109 towns, villages, and cities, is beaten only by a few large, Midwestern cities.
New Studies On Race And Housing
Four new studies on housing in Chicago, Boston, and San Diego examine the changing racial landscape based on 2000 Census data.
Who Are We Planning For Anyway?
Do planners need to give more consideration to public opinion and community interests?
Attracting The 'Creative Class'
A city's ability to attract the "creative class" may be the best indicator of whether a city will thrive.
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.
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
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
