New York
Who Decides What Happens At Ground Zero?
As downtown Manhattan is being reconfigured, there seems to be chorus of voices. But who is in charge of planning?
Affordable Housing For Artists
Artists have trouble finding suitable and affordable housing.
Study Recommends Shorter Buildings
A study by the Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers recommends that buildings should be designed for mass evacuations.
Drought Emergency In New York City
Mayor orders restrictions on water use.
Ground Zero: Underground Work Will Take Years
Years of underground rebuilding must be completed at the site of the World Trade Center before anything can be built above ground.
New York's New Mayor Puts Public Transit Above Cars
In contrast to Mayor Giuliani, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is favoring transit as an alternative to private cars.
New York: Transit By Example
New York's Mayor Bloomberg is making the battle against gridlock one of his administration's top priorities.
A 'New Deal' For Lower Manhattan?
Herbert Muschamp writes about the challenges architects, planners, and engineers face in rebuilding Lower Manhattan.
NYC Needs A Simple Plan...Soon
Witold Rybczynski, professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, presents his views about rebuilding at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.
Epicenter Challenges Traditional Store Concepts
Prada's new 'epicenter' is a converted New York City building designed by designer Miuccia Prada and architect Rem Koolhaas.
Ferries To Aid NYC Commute
Additonal ferry service to be added to help Hudson River commuters in New York City.
How New York Has Changed
In some ways New York hasn't changed much since September 11. But economic and emotional impacts are still clear.
Plans For Buffalo's Tallest Building
Plans submitted for mixed-use development in Buffalo, NY, include a 50-story residential structure.
Models For Harlem's Revitalization
Harlem has been heralded as the last great fontier of Manhattan real estate.
Car-sharing Picks Up Speed In U.S. Cities
Car-sharing, already successful in the Europe, is slowly gaining acceptance. The service is now being offered in the nation's "largest, densest city" -- New York.
NY Developer Silverstein Profiled
The Wall Street Journal profiles Larry Silverstein, the New York developer who owned the WTC, and is central in the rebuilding effort.
AIA Award-Winning Architect Presents 9-11 Memorial Design
American Institute of Architects Gold Medal winner Tadao Ando revealed his vision for 9-11 memorial at the site of the World Trade Center in New York.
Continuity And Architecture
Herbert Muschamp explains why some of the best new architecture in New York is created by foreign architects and not architects from the U.S.
New York Subway Cars Go High Tech
New York's next-generation L train is a technological marvel.
Do Skyscrapers Have A Future?
Experts ranging from Jane Jacobs to William Pedersen weigh in on tall buildings in the next millennium.
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 Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
