Urban Development

What's So Bad About The Suburbs?

A review of a book on New Urbanism -- "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream."

January 15, 2001 - Reason Online

Urban Sprawl Terrorists

A vigilante anti-urban sprawl group has claimed responsibility for vandalism of three luxury homes on Long Island.

January 4, 2001 - The New York Times

Cisneros Presents Housing Webcast

Henry Cisneros, former HUD Secretary and CEO of American CityVista, will be the keynote speaker at the Rouse Forum, broadcast on the Web Sept. 25.

September 25, 2000 - The Brookings Institution

Largest Regional APA Conference

Over 850 land-use professionals have signed up for the APA 2000 Region VI Conference in Long Beach, from September 16-19, 2000.

September 15, 2000 - Los Angeles APA

Urban Affairs White Paper Released

The Brookings Institute releases a new white paper series on urban sprawl, crime, taxes, education, poverty, and related subjects.

August 15, 2000 - The Brookings Institution

Balancing Environment, Sprawl

In this column series about the future of the San Diegoregion, Richard Louv highlights the work of Duncan McFetridge, founderof Save Our Forest and Ranchlands.

August 3, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

APA Issues Call for Presentations

The American Planning Association has issued a call for presentations for the 2001 National Planning Conference. Proposals are due August 1, 2000.

July 2, 2000 - Planning Magazine

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.