Social / Demographics
The Largest Cities In The U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by population size.
Nation's Fastest Growing Cities
The U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by the percentage change in population size.
America's Sweatiest Cities
Deodorant company publishes the results of a survey on the sweatiest cities in the U.S.
When Boomers Retire...
Baby Boomers' retirement expectations are redefining an industry.
City Journal's Attack On ACORN
A recent attack from the Right prompts an appreciation of the venerable grassroots organization, ACORN.
A New Kind Of Retirement Home
As the senior population grows, a niche market is thriving for a new kind of retirement facility.
Making Sidewalks Accesible At What Cost?
After a four-year battle, the City of Sacramento reached a agreement on a lawsuit over sidewalk accessibility.
The New Sport: Urban Exploring
For the new breed of 'urban explorer', the thrill is finding history in abandoned buildings and underground tunnels.
Selling The New Urbanism
The new urbanism has long been marked by confident assertions and bold rhetoric -- hyperbole or hype?
Sprawl Blamed For US Obesity
Compact forms of development are better for the environment and healthier, says a panel at the 11th annual CNU conference.
Micropolitans: Rural Amerca, Version 2.0
Small rural towns get a new name -- and new attention.
Latinos Are Largest Minority Group In U.S.
The Census Bureau announces that Latinos are now the largest minority group in the U.S., and accounted for half of the country's growth since 2000.
Public Housing Trespass Ban Upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to invalidate a Richmond housing authority policy to keep nonresidents out of city housing projects.
New 'Micropolitan' Cities
A new Census designation create 'micropolitan' areas for urbanized communities with 10,000 to 50,000 population.
Best Places To Retire
Retirees use the Web to find ideal communities without moving too far from friends and family. By Steven Savides
Innovations In Co-Housing
Colorado, which is home to one of the hottest co-housing markets in the country, seeks to add diversity to its projects.
New Immigrants Fuel Washington Metropolitan Growth
The heterogeneous nature of metropolitan Washington's immigrant population poses varied challenges to jurisdictions throughout the region.
Are Our Cities Making Us Fat?
Smart City Radio investigates why a growing number of researchers are blaming the design of our cities for the trend toward obesity.
Resettling The Three Gorges
The most difficult challenge of building the new Chinese dam is the resettlement of some 1.2 million people by 2009.
Cambridge: Where Bohemia Meets Big Bucks
Brainy Cambridge -- also called the People's Republic of Cambridge -- tops list of US cities with the highest percentages of million-dollar homes.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
One Hundred Miles
County of Mendocino
planning NEXT
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
