Technology
Will New Wireless Technology Encourage Sprawl?
Will the availability of wired broadband service in remote areas encourage urban sprawl?
Southern California Quake Date Predicted
UCLA scientists predict that a quake of magnitude 6.4 or larger will strike Southern California by September 5th.
Are Mag Lev Trains Too Loud?
A new study analyzes people's reactions produced by the surprisingly loud Maglev trains which make many feel 'insecure' and 'startling'.
How To Build Your Own Segway
Engineer and robotic enthusiast Trevor Blackwell details how to build your own Segway using off-the-shelf parts.
Mechanized Parking Garage takes the hassle out of storing your car
A new fully automated parking garage stores cars efficiently and effortlessly.
Tech And Science Index: How Does Your State Rank?
Massachusetts, California, and Colorado lead Milken's 2004 state technology and science index.
Observing Urbanization from Space
New technology allows decisionmakers to simulate future impacts of today's land use decisions through satellite imaging.
The Mapmakers
Welcome to the home of Thomas Bros. Maps, where 'map geeks aren't made. They're born.'
A Great Hype: The Truth About Hydrogen
Hydrogen is no greener than the energy sources use to produce it.
3-D Models Allow Visitors to See the Future
Advanced technology creates real-to-life representations of architecture before groundbreaking even starts.
First Regional Telecommunications Plan?
Regional planners in southeastern Wisconsin are undertaking what may be the first regional technology planning effort in the nation.
European High Speed Rail Gets A Boost
High speed rail receives an important vote of confidence from Spain and France.
Rural Areas And The Internet
Internet penetration has grown in rural communities, but the gap between them and suburban and urban communities has remained constant over time.
E-Government & Planning Profiles: Public Participation Tools
Web-based tools to facilitate communication, data sharing, analysis, and public input in the planning process will be pervasive in planning within the next several years.
GIS in the Public Spotlight
An 'introduction' to GIS, including its debatable limitations and benefits, from garbage pick-up to homeland security.
The Next Silicon Valley?
Portland's Linux geeks are digging in for a battle against Seattle's Microsoft.
CNN Looks At Lack Of Highway Funding
CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight features a segment on the lack of attention given to highway funding in the U.S.
Citywide Fiber-optic Ring To Aid Economic Development
Provo, UT City Council approves $39.5 million to build citywide fiber-optic system.
Wetlands Spy Cam
Massachusetts uses digitized arial photos to police wetlands encroachment.
Hydrogen Highways
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to speed California drivers to a future in which hydrogen, instead of petroleum, will power their cars.
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.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
