Social / Demographics
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.
Does Sprawl Cause Obesity?
Is there a link between community design and health?
Population Growth In The 21st Century
A report by the Population Reference Bureau concludes that growth in industrialized nations has essentially stopped, and has shifted to the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Shrinking U.S. Cities Seek Immigrants
U.S. cities with declining populations are trying to attract immigrants to revitalize neighborhoods and businesses.
FBI: Serious Crime Drop Trend Flattens
Statistics revealed by the FBI show that serious crime has dropped steeply during the 1990s and flatttened during 2000. Experts warn of violent crime increase in coming years.
Black And White: The Segregated City
U.S. cities are still highly segregated and this isolation is aggravating social problems. According to census figures, the Buffalo Niagara community is one of the most segregated regions in the nation.
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
