Social / Demographics
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.
Poverty Rate Plummets
For the third consecutive year the nation's poverty rate dropped reaching the lowest level in two decades.
Virginia Wants Raw Census Numbers
In a case being watched across the country, the State of Virginia asks a federal court to approve its new law requiring use of raw census numbers for redistricting instead of numbers statistically adjusted by the Census Bureau.
States, Cities, Ranked by Census Response
For the first time in history, the Census response rate improved over the immediately prior census with 67 percent of households returning Census forms. The Census Bureau presents lists of cities, counties, and states ranked by census response.
Public Input On Homelessness Sought
Contra Costa County officials are asking for public input on solving the growing problem of homelessness.
Minorities Help Achieve Census Turnaround
U.S. Census Bureau says 67 percent of households returned Census forms and the declining trend of census response has been turned around helped by an improved response from minority communities.
Old Urbanism?
Bocce ball in the inner city? Sacramento Bee writer Bob Sylvia looks at new urbanism on an embattled street in a longtime Hispanic neighborhood.
Day Laborer Ban Voided by Court
The 1994 LA County ordinance was enacted to in response to complaints about day laborerscongregating around a building supplies store.
Down And Out In Dot-Com
San Francisco, the dot.com capital of the world, is not just for greedy yuppies. The homeless have their dreams too.
The Gateway City
With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.
LA Suburb Deals With Ethnic Change
Monterey Park's experience with ethnic change holds lessons for minorities are now the majority.
Analysis: Many Tribes Lost Casino Gamble
Analysis of federal data indicates that explosion of Native American gambling revenues in the 1990s has not benefitted most tribes with casinos.
Minorities Now Majority
California's marks historic milestone as non-hispanic white population -- a majority since 1860 -- falls to 49.8 percent.
Hispanic and Asian Populations Expand
Hispanic and Asian populations are the nation's fastest growing minorities.
Census Releases Population Estimates
These are the last estimates to be released before detailed Census 2000 results come out in 2001.
The Tragedy Of The Commons Revisited
Private property rights may be the key to conservation.
California Prison Plan Criticized
A plan for a new $335 million prison in Delano, CA, is raising questions whether the country is building too many prisons.
Demographics At Warp Speed
Technology and global markets are about to reshape America's metropolitan landscapes.
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
