Eliot Allen

Green

The Greening of Planning Credentials

As sustainability initiatives gain momentum, planners have a growing number of options for credentialing their green skills.

November 9, 2015 - Eliot Allen

Sprinkler Sprawl

It's Time to Talk About National Minimum Urban Density Standards

What would a policy that requires development to make more efficient use of land and resources (like water, for instance) look like?

May 20, 2015 - Eliot Allen

Toronto Little Italy 2

How Green is My Neighborhood? Let Me Count the Ways

Neighborhood-scale sustainable development is flourishing, as are tools for assessing and certifying the triple bottom line of projects. Ten neighborhood rating tools are reviewed for their best fit for planners, developers, and communities.

May 29, 2014 - Eliot Allen

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

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.