New York

Brownfields Into Greenways

This 900-acre project converting an industrial waste dump to golf courses would be one of the largest reuses of brownfields in New York.

October 31, 2000 - The New York Times

Freight in the City

Discussion of a two-phase study of urban freight mobility.

October 23, 2000 - Traffic World

Urbanfetch Surrenders

Delivery Dot-com to shed jobs and become courier.

October 14, 2000 - The New York Times

Amherst Plans for a Huge Office Park

Residents worry the huge development on an environmentally sensitive site will mean loss of green space.

October 11, 2000 - The Buffalo News

From the Earth, A Rare Mineral and Controversy

Proposed expansion of the Adirondack quarry operations worries opponents who fear loss of quality of life.

October 2, 2000 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Niagra's Mall That Might Have Been

When a proven developer approached the downtrodden City of Niagara Falls with an impressive proposal, city leaders sent him packing.

October 1, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Study Finds Little Benefit From Bonus Plazas

A study finds that "privately owned public spaces created in a tradeoff that was meant to give pedestrians a little extra breathing room as developers got extra-large buildings, have failed in some way,large or small."

September 28, 2000 - The New York Times

New York's Wasted Wonder

As droves of tourists pass through Niagara Falls, NY -- many of them headed for Canada -- the city looks back on a torrent of costly mistakes.

September 25, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Buffalo's Costliest Housing Revitalization

Hope VI housing is the largest and costliest public housing revitalization project in Buffalo's history and will change the landscape of the Lower West Side.

September 19, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Amherst IDA Refuses Tax Breaks

A legal fight is looming over the Amherst Industrial Development Agency's refusal to consider tax breaks to two prominent developers.

September 17, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Life Inside The Information Revolution

For those who work in the offices behind NASDAQ's New Times Square Sign, the future is dark (and noisy).

September 14, 2000 - MetropolisMag.com

New York City #1 Among Telecom Hubs

New York City has been rated as the world's top telecom hub.

September 13, 2000 - America's Network

Remaking The Erie Canal As A Tourism Magnet

Buffalo, NY will use 'Heritage Development' to capitalize on the famous canal that propelled the city to greatness in the 19th century.

September 13, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Optical Fiber Is Gold To Upstate New York

An usual partnership between Corning Inc. and upstate New York government has transformed its Southern Tier hometown into a boom town.

September 11, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Rethinking Erie Canal

The $28.2 million state plan geared toward more active waterfront uses along Buffalo's Erie Canal has opponents bitterly devided.

September 11, 2000 - The Buffalo News

World's Largest Casino In Manhattan?

Donald Trump has proposed the world's largest casino for Manhattan.

September 8, 2000 - GlobeSt.com

Sprawl A Growing Problem For WNY

Buffalo and other upstate cities are suffering from perhaps the nation's only case of urban sprawl that can't be blamed on a population boom.

September 7, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Data Centers Migrate to NYC's Exurbs

There has been a lively trade in New York converting old industrial buildings to telecom hotels. Now they're moving far from the urban core.

September 7, 2000 - The New York Times

The Gateway City

With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.

September 6, 2000 - The New York Times

NY's Unlikely Housing Hot Spot

A trendy new neighborhood has risen at the most unlikely place: Main-LaSalle in Buffalo, New York

September 1, 2000 - The Buffalo News

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.

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.