New York
Architectural Free For All On N.Y. East River
Five architect teams are competing to create a master plan for Queens West in New York.
Whose Downtown Is It Anyway?
A proposal to replace a public plaza with an office building in Lower Manhattan brings up the question: does the downtown belong to residents or to businesses?
The New Architecture Of Public Buildings
New York's new federal courthouse, designed by Richard Meier, is the largest public building since the New Deal.
Revival Of Harlem's Ravaged Heart
Plagued by poverty, drugs, and violence, 129th street is undergoing a dramatic transformation as a revival sweeps across Harlem.
Urban Cool Eclipsed By Country Living
According to New York fashion, clothing styles now favor country living over gritty urban reality.
When Billboards Go Too Far
A new electronic billboard in New York's Herald Square promoting a tech company causes audible gasps from New Yorkers.
Urban Planning Has Lessons For Business
The bustling urban streets of New York in the 1960s could be a template for the modern office and workplace.
From Dump To Wetlands In Jersey City
The National Geographic chronicles the conversion of a dump to a thriving wetlands just minutes from New York.
Industrial Ecology Of Manhattan
Manhattan has led the way in the shift from unused industrial facilities to multimedia and new media centers.
Retailer Drops Plans For Giant Store
Facing intense opposition from residents, retailer Ikea dropped plans for a giant store in a suburb of New York City.
Superfund Refinancing: How Clean is Clean?
Next month almost 800 sites across New York awaiting cleanup will be left without funding.
HUD Launches Affordable Housing Campaign
Hundreds of homes in New York City targeted byunscrupulous lenders and not-for-profits will be rehabilitated by HUD and sold to reputable community-based, not-for-profits and moderate-incomehomebuyers.
Group Embraces Arson To Oppose Sprawl
The radical Earth Liberation Front is evidently using arson to oppose sprawl.
Anti-sprawl Terrorists Take Action
Fighting sprawl with arson -- eco-terrorism takes on sprawl.
New York's Biotech Cluster
Governor Pataki has proposed funding three high-technology "Centers of Excellence," in upstate New York.
Views Of Utopia
The search for the perfect community -- Utopia --is chronicled in acomprehensive exhibit at the New York Public Library.
Using Landmarks To Control Development
Homeowners in the Queens borough of New York City want the neighborhood to be designated a historic district to control development.
Urban Sprawl Terrorists
A vigilante anti-urban sprawl group has claimed responsibility for vandalism of three luxury homes on Long Island.
Goodbye To Garden Apartments
Does the need for housing in New York spell the end of the gardens in garden apartments
Rust Belt's Clout Crumbles Further
The Rust Belt lost a crucial component of its political clout, as the Census Bureau released the first numbers from its 2000 census.
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
