New York
The Case For Public Transit In Buffalo
Ed Deutschman can tell you why public transit makes sense in Buffalo. But is anyone listening?
Underground Rumblings
The life and message of Roger Toussaint and how he plans to revive an ailing transit union.
What Drivers See in Signs Examined
Are sign ordinances too strict?
Toontown Is Warning Your Town
While Los Angeles is trying to be more mass-transit-friendly, New York seems to be headed in the other direction....and "paying the price in worsening traffic and congestion."
Support For New Guggenheim
City will donate land and money for the proposed new Guggenheim museum in lower Manhattan expected to cost $678 million and to be designed by Frank O. Gehry.
Buffalo's High-Tech Strategy
Buffalo's newest challenge is keeping dozens of high-tech companies that have started up in Buffalo.
Technology Gains A Foothold In Development
The construction industry has been slow to embrace technology. Now architects, urban designers and developers are making the transition in leaps and bounds.
Churches Preserving Harlem's Character
With crime decreasing, the newest challenge for Harlem is maintaining the neighborhood's character in the face of gentrification.
Environmental Group Files Complaint Against M.T.A.
West Harlem Environmental Group says New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority is guilty of environmental racism.
Landmark Legal Settlement For Air Polluters
Power company agrees to a landmark settlement that may set a precedent for further reductions in air pollution.
Designing A Home For Digital Arts
Architectural firms are competing to design a museaum for digital arts in New York...and the list of fifteen semi-finalists has some surprises.
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.
Freight in the City
Discussion of a two-phase study of urban freight mobility.
Urbanfetch Surrenders
Delivery Dot-com to shed jobs and become courier.
Amherst Plans for a Huge Office Park
Residents worry the huge development on an environmentally sensitive site will mean loss of green space.
From the Earth, A Rare Mineral and Controversy
Proposed expansion of the Adirondack quarry operations worries opponents who fear loss of quality of life.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
