Washington

Seattle's Homeless Tent City

Seattle has vowed to close Tent City; residents say they won't leave.

November 29, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Seattle's Light Rail Halted

After seven years and $25 million, progress on Seattle's 4.5-mile light rail tunnel have crashed to a halt.

November 21, 2000 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A Different World

Editorial discusses how the listing of the Puget Sound chinook salmon as an endangered species will affect land use and the economy in the Seattle area.

November 21, 2000 - The Seattle Times

Washington's Growth Management Scrutinized

Republicans in the state are looking to amend the 10-year-old act with the help of affordable housing advocates.

November 16, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

A Tale of Two Washington Cities

Downtown revitalization efforts achieve different degrees of success in two Washington State cities.

October 26, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

In Seattle, Traffic Is Good For Some

Having some of the worst traffic in the U.S. is actually good for something in Seattle -- dot-com advertising.

September 21, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

First Digital Housing Community?

A digital housing project is being builtnear Seattle. Some are calling it the first digital housing community.

September 4, 2000 - Inman News

Experiments in New Urbanism: Planning or Fantasy?

Oregon is experimenting with a new urban village in Orenco. Right now it's just a field of grass with a railway station. Is this planning, or fantasy?

July 9, 2000 - The New York Times

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.