2016

Seattle Light Rail

Transit Ducks in a Row for 2017

2017 will be a big year for transit openings around North America. What will come in the years to follow has a lot to do with the Trump Administration.

January 16, 2017 - the transport politic

Columbus, Ohio skyline reflected in the Scioto River

Columbus Developers Revealed Big Plans in 2016

Columbus Underground takes a look back at the year that was in the real of real estate development.

January 5, 2017 - Columbus Underground

Streetsblog's Best Street Transformation of 2016

A day to look forward to every year: Streetsblog's Best Urban Street Transformation award. Congratulations to all nominated.

December 30, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

5 Positive Environmental News Developments from 2016

The idea that 2016 was an unequivocally and uniformly bad year is getting thrown around very casually these days. Here are a few reasons for why that narrative is overstated.

December 29, 2016 - The Washington Post

Protected Bike Lane

The Best New Bike Lanes of 2016

The annual list of the best new bike lanes from around the country is brought to us by PeopleForBikes.

December 24, 2016 - People for Bikes

Electoral College

The Most Popular Planetizen Posts of 2016

No Electoral College needed: these were the most popular Planetizen posts from the year 2016.

December 19, 2016 - James Brasuell

Brand New Subway

Top Websites - 2016

The annual list of the best planning, design, and development websites, representing some of the top online resources for news, information, and research on the built environment.

October 27, 2016 - James Brasuell

Bus Stop

CityLab's Plea for 2016: End These Buzzwords

Call it a wishlist for 2016—here are the words CityLab has had enough of in 2016.

January 4, 2016 - CityLab

Road Construction

Coming Attractions in Transportation Infrastructure

A look ahead at what is shaping up to be a very eventful year in the world of transportation.

January 1, 2016 - CityLab

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.