Social / Demographics
Interview With Census Director Prewitt
The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?
Census: Moving South And West
"It's as if the country has been picked up by the corner where Maine is and shaken, with people falling to the South and West."
Movers And Shakers
Joel Kotkin looks at "how immigrants are reviving neighborhoods given up for dead."
The First Measured Century
PBS presents a unique look at U.S. history "by the numbers" -- studying statistics to determine social change and broad trends of the last century.
A Sheltered Downtown?
Pontiac is "trying hard to reinvent itself" by turning its downtown into a "regional entertainment district"...so it is squeezing out a 60-year old shelter for at-risk women and children.
South America's Expanding Exodus
The "largest exodus from South America in a decade" is transforming the region and will impact the U.S. as well.
Appalachia's War: Life After Coal
Last part of three-part series on the "rebirth" of the region.
Seattle's Homeless Tent City
Seattle has vowed to close Tent City; residents say they won't leave.
Appalachia's War: Poorest Struggle Back
First part of a three-part series about the rebirth of Appalachia.
Appalachia: The Region's Status
Appalachia is 200,000-square-mile region that spans 13 states and is home to 22 million people.
Homeless Want To Be Homeless
Columnist Jill Stewart argues that the ugly secret about homelessness is that many homeless want to remain homeless.
Silicon Valley's Homeless
The homeless population of Silicon Valley has grown by 23 percent in the last five years with families making up a growing segment.
Is Your City Prepared For Disaster?
Western City discusses disaster planning for vunlerable populations.
Double Trouble
Can the U.S. sustain a population of 500 million -- or a even a billion -- by 2100?
Independence in California's Urban & Agricultural Regions
MIR presents an exceprt between two prominent Civic Entrepreneur Summit participants: Richard Hollingsworth and Carol Whiteside.
Families With Both Working Parents Now A Majority
New report by the Census Bureau based on 1998 data says families with both working parents are now a majority.
California Unprepared for Teen Boom
Study says California is unprepared for the implications of a predicted 22 percent increase in its teenage population.
Nation's Crime Rate Falling
"Nation's serious-crime rate fell to its lowestlevel in nearly 30 years in 1999.
Race Has Affected Growth In Atlanta
CNN's outstanding series on the urban growth issues facing Atlanta focuses on the impact race has had on the city's growth.
Denver Building Too Fast
A federal agency has warned Denver might find itself reliving the past if its rapid commercial growth doesn't slow down.
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)
