Water Conservation

Retiring Environmental Hero Shaped Water Policy

An exit interview with Tom Graff, who joined Environmental Defense Fund in 1971, when the environmental movement was just getting started.

April 3, 2009 - The Planning Report

Cities Team Up To Reuse Water

Cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are working together to save water and use reclaimed water for non-drinking purposes.

January 30, 2009 - Fort Worth Star Telegram

"Eco-Unfriendly" Manitoba?

New statistics show that the province of Manitoba throws out more, recycles less and conserves less water than any other province in Canada.

January 28, 2009 - The Globe and Mail

Lance Armstrong is #1 in Austin

Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong tops a list of heavy water users in a city trying hard to conserve while meeting rising demand during a drought and steady or rapid population growth.

August 26, 2008 - Austin American-Statesman

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.

Senior Planner

City of Thousand Oaks

Community Development Director

City of Wisconsin Rapids

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.