Social / Demographics
Don't Build Big Homes
Americans should embrace houses that satisfy their real needs, and not mansion houses or castles designed to make a statement.
African-American Neighborhoods Changing
Historic African-American neighborhoods are transforming as a result of a Latino influx.
Natural Resource Wars
The Atlantic Monthly reviews Michael T. Klare's "Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict." Our future is the future of natural resources.
How Gentrification Works
Hoboken, New Jersey is the poster child for successful gentrification.
The County With The Highest Drug-mortality Rate
Rio Arriba County, N.M., lies along the drug-smuggling route from Mexico to Denver. This is not a particularly useful economic development strategy.
Brookings Responds To Demographia
The Brookings Institution responds to Demographia's concerns about the data used for it's analysis of sprawl across the U.S.
Profile Of A NIMBY
Do NIMBY residents prevent good planning, or serve as the last defense of traditional neighborhoods? A San Francisco Chronicle columnist investigates.
The Emerging Diversity Of The Rural West
The rural West is far more diverse that you might expect. It's no longer the old west, but the 'New West'.
Environmental Justice: A Civil Rights Issue?
The NAACP annouces its intention to sue the lead-paint industry, calling exposure to the paint a "civil rights issue."
Leaving The City Behind
Maggie Kirn writes about adapting after moving from New York City to Montana.
Study Suggests City Living Causes Psychotic Disorders
A research study found that people living in high-density urban areas are more likely to have psychotic disorders.
Hidden Costs Of Urban Living
Microsoft's Money Central looks at the hidden costs of living in a big city and asks, from an economic standpoint, is it worth it?
NORCs: Naturally Occuring Retirement Communities
A NORC describes a place in which half of the residents are over 60 and have decided to spend their last years in their home.
The Census Taker
This humorous online short movie from Atom Films is about a down-and-out census taker who decides to make falsify the census forms.
Melting Pot Suburbs And Metros
The Brookings Institution examines Racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. suburbs.
San Francisco's Dirty Secret: SROs
Some of San Francisco's Single Room Occupancy Hotels (SROs) are infested with vermin, yet still fetch upwards of $600 - $1200 per month. Will new ordinances help?
Why Playgrounds Are Important
It turns out that kids need space to play just as much as they need schools.
The Best Places To Retire
Money Magazine rates the best places to retire by looking at community qualities such as vitality, great quality of life and affordable housing.
Is San Francisco Too Good For Kids And Their Families?
With a severe shortage of affordable housing, the city, once considered an ideal spot to raise a family, has lost 4,100 children in the past decade.
Hispanic Immigration Fueled City Growth In The 1990s
The latest from the 2000 Census: Most cities owe their strong showing to Hispanic immigration. But the growth of new majority minority cities also brings new challenges.
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
