Technology
Technology Transforms Taxis
Electronic screens with news and sport scores, wireless Internet connections, televisions, and surveillance cameras are transforming the taxi.
Airboard: Segway's Futuristic Cousin
Unlike the Segway Human Transporter, the Airboard, a "hovering scooter" is not being marketed as a utilitarian transportation device.
An Inside Look At Segway's Technology
While the world tries to figure out what do with Segway, Extreme Tech Magazine takes an inside look at the very cool technology.
Interview: How Architect Frank Gehry Uses Computers
An interview with renowned architect Frank Gehry.
New Smart Card Technologies
Metro Magazine reports on emerging public transit smart card systems.
Conservation Group Unveils New Planning Technology
Conservation group American Forests unveiled new technology that enables urban designers and planners to include trees in the decision-making process.
Expert Theories On Why WTC Collapsed
The head of the official inquiry explains his theories on why the World Trade Center Towers collapsed.
'Click Here' To Save The Environment
How to contribute to environmental causes without leaving your desk.
Ginger Will Cause Traffic Problems
Segway debuts to a collective yawn from planners. Traffic problems will have to be worked out.
Ginger Unveiled: Urban Planning Revolutionized
After months of hype, Ginger is unveiled -- a self-balancing, motorized scooter that costs less than 5 cents a day to operate.
Tech Companies Relocating To Atlanta
High-tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are moving to Atlanta, GA, attracted by the lower cost of living and better office space rates.
Profile Of L.A.'s New Transit Boss
Roger Snoble, 56, the new chief executive of L.A.'s Metrpolitan Transportation Authority, is committed to high-tech.
The New Town Hall: The Internet
For vast numbers of Americans, use of the Internet expands their social worlds and connects them more deeply to the place where they live.
GIS Aids Sustainable Land Use Efforts
Biodiversity conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest benefits from satellites and geographic information system (GIS) technology.
U.S. Buys Exclusive Rights To Afghanistan Satellite Images
The Pentagon buys exclusive rights to satellite images of Afghanistan taken by "he world's most powerful commercial imaging satellite."
Racing To Map Afghanistan
Cartographers at the National Geographic Society race to create new map of Afghanistan to meet intense demand.
Suburban 'Telco Hotels' May Increase In Popularity
In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks businesses are interested in suburban telecommunications hubs as data centers.
City Upgrades Computer Security
The city of Glendale, CA has replaced its employees' password protection system with fingerprint scanners that use biometrics, once considered a space-age technology.
Atlanta's Telecom And Planning Experiment
An experiment in urban planning is underway in Atlanta -- a massive plan to integrate transit and telecommunications.
Architects Need To Rethink Building Design
MIT faculty agree that the terrorists understood the structural weekness of the WTC buildings and exploited it.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
