New York
Historic Preservation Faces Tough New Questions
As more modern buildings are seen to have historic value, historic preservation flashpoints erupt with tough new questions.
The Stoop: A Room With A View Of The City
Sitting on stoops -- the entrance strairways to buildings -- is still popular in New York. The New York Times visits stoops around the city.
Turning Communities Around
It takes not only retail but plausible scenarios and committed leadership to revive suburbia and the center city.
Sprawl Is A Tangled Issue In the Hudson Valley
In the Hudson Valley, people cannot agree on what sprawl is and whether it needs to be controlled.
Bicyclists Have Trouble Reaching Bike-friendly Bridge
New York City cyclists wonder why the newly-accessible East River bridges were not made easier to reach by bike.
Traffic Scares Pedestrians On Main Street
Traffic problems have grown so bad in one Buffalo suburb that some people are afraid to walk across Main Street.
EPA Orders Largest Environmental Cleanup In U.S. History
EPA orders General Electric Co. to pay $480 million to dredge the Upper Hudson River.
Study: Home Ownership Lifts Distressed Neighborhoods
A study by the Fannie Mae Foundation, New York University professors, and a researcher U. S. Census Bureau finds that city programs promoting home ownership increases property values in the neighborhood.
Wider Sidewalks For World-Famous Public Space
Wider sidewalks in New York's Times Square are welcome but more needs to be done.
The Transformation Of Madison Square
The Madison Square is now a historic district and buzzing with economic investment.
Book Review: 'The Ungovernable City'
'The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York' by Vincent J. Cannato is about the 103rd mayor of New York, John Vliet Lindsay.
The Price of New Homes: Lost Jobs
A Brooklyn neighborhood gets beautifully renovated lofts, but it pays a price.
The Irresistible Call Of The Suburbs
Cameron Stracher writes about living in New York City...and being unable to resist the call of the suburbs.
Western New York: It's The Economy!
New developments have not jump-started the region. Improving the business climate is now the most important priority for Buffalo Niagra region.
Huge Arch Proposed As Pro-life Shrine In Buffalo
The waterfront arch would top the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis -- currently the world's tallest monument.
Putting Parks On The Political Agenda
An editorial in The New York Times cites the recent neglect of the city's parks, and calls for parks to be positioned higher on the political agenda for the coming mayoral election.
Neighborhood Public Schools Returning To Manhattan
A new neighborhood high school is planned for Manhattan's Upper East Side, highlight a trend back toward public schools by middle class New Yorkers.
Group Fights Gentrification In Manhattan Neighborhood
A historic preservation group is organizing to prevent the gentrification of an industrial Manhattan neighborhood.
Preserving Farmland In The Hudson Valley
Farmland preservation groups are buying development rights to agricultural land.
New York Readies Tough New Emissions Rules
While the smog situation worsens in New York, the state is preparing tough new emissions rules.
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
