New York

Maya Lin Discusses Ground Zero

Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Memorial, reluctantly offer her thoughts about Ground Zero.

July 29, 2002 - The New Yorker

A Change Of Cultures On Main St.

The "heart of Korean America" in New York moves on.

July 29, 2002 - The New York Times

WTC: Ideas And Alternatives

The political, aesthetic and commercial interests involved complicate the project to rebuild at the World Trade Center site.

July 28, 2002 - The New York Times

WTC Plans: A Conversation

Reactions by architects to a petition about the future of Ground Zero.

July 27, 2002 - MetropolisMag.com

Bold Vision Needed For WTC Redevelopment

Readers respond to the plans for redevelopment at World Trade Center site.

July 27, 2002 - The New York Times

WTC: Thinking Outside The Box

Herbert Muschamp highlights a plan that he says is better than the six official plans for redevelopment at the site of the World Trade Center.

July 26, 2002 - The New York Times

Keeping Businesses In Downtown

Incentive won't keep businesses in downtown. Quality of life and transportation are more important.

July 26, 2002 - The New York Times

WTC: The Memorial And The Mall

Will Disney-style Urbanism infect the World Trade Center site?

July 24, 2002 - Slate

It's Okay If WTC Plans Are Too 'Greedy'

The WTC plans may be too commercial but why is that so bad? Isn't New York the "most commercial of all cities?"

July 24, 2002 - The New York Times

WTC Designs Aren't So Bad

While the six plans for redevelopment at the World Trade Center site were widely criticized, some design elements have been received favorably.

July 23, 2002 - The New York Times

To Save Manhattan, Dump The Building Code

There is only one way to revive and rebuild Downtown Manhattan successfully: New York's building code has got to go.

July 22, 2002 - Wall St. Journal

The Nation's Biggest Urban Design Meeting

The six WTC designs encourage over 5,000 people to debate urban design -- and what makes a design inspiring.

July 22, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Thousands Scorn WTC Proposals

New Yorkers, architects, conservatives, and liberals criticize the plans for rebuilding at the site of the World Trade Center.

July 22, 2002 - The Washington Post

Up In Harlem

The future looks golden for New York City’s famous quarter, but what role will the past play?

July 21, 2002 - Preservation Online

Where's The Imagination For Ground Zero?

The six proposed WTC design lack an understanding of the site's importance. A Flash gallery allows comparisons of the designs.

July 20, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Readers Respond To WTC Plans

New York Times readers respond to the recently released plans for the World Trade Center site.

July 20, 2002 - The New York Times

WTC Plans Are Underwhelming

The designs make clear that the 'money men'-- and not the designers -- are in charge.

July 19, 2002 - The Chicago Tribune

Six New Plans, Same Old Stuff?

There are six differing plans for the WTC site. Are they really that different?

July 19, 2002 - The Washington Post

Hot Zones: Buffalo's Booming Housing Market

Houses in Buffalo's middle-class neighborhoods are selling fast.

July 17, 2002 - The Buffalo News

New York Times Slams WTC Proposals

In an editorial, the New York Times calls the proposals for the WTC site "dreary" and "leaden", falling far short of what New York deserves.

July 17, 2002 - The New York Times

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.