United States

Calming Traffic With Chokers And Skinny Streets

Can the latest techniques of traffic engineering for slowing down traffic in order to create more pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods calm traffic and slow down sprawl?

December 25, 2002 - The New York Times

Creative Housing Solutions

As housing prices reach hit "crisis" levels, many cities are launching innovative initiatives to provide affordable housing.

December 24, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Michigan Looks For Ideas To Curb Runaway Growth

In its final installment of the series "Grappling with Growth," The Detroit News weighs the costs and benefits of land reforms adopted in Baltimore and Lacaster County.

December 24, 2002 - The Detroit News

Kuntsler Critiques New WTC Reconstruction Proposals

The latest round of World Trade Center reconstruction designs heighten fear and anxiety.

December 23, 2002 - Planetizen

Wilting Greens

The World Summit on Sustainable Development disappointed environmentalists -- and heartened the poor.

December 23, 2002 - Reason Online

International Study Of Bus Rapid Transit

The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report "Bus Systems for the Future: Achieving Sustainable Transport Worldwide."

December 22, 2002 - Mass Transit

In Defense Of The Forests

Former Atlantic Monthly columnist John Muir would have had a few choice words for President Bush's loosening of commercial restrictions in America's national forests.

December 22, 2002 - The Atlantic Monthly

The Return Of The Civic Square

From San Francisco to Vienna, squares are rebounding to become centers of civic life once more.

December 21, 2002 - Project For Public Spaces

Friday Funny: Inman News' 2002 Funniest Stories

Real estate news service Inman News recaps their funniest stories from 2003.

December 20, 2002 - Inman News

Report: Solving The Air Travel Crisis

Air travel service nationwide declined since 9/11 with many large airports experiencing a decrease in the double digits -- nearly twice the reduction in demand -- according to a new report.

December 20, 2002 - Reconnecting America

Remembering Manzanar

The National Park Service is painstakingly re-creating and restoring the Manzanar camp used for Japanese internment during WWII.

December 19, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Best Practices For Historic Preservation

The National Trust for Historic Preservation releases A Best Practices Toolkit for Historic Preservationand Redevelopment.

December 19, 2002 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Radical Approach Results In A Conservation Success Story

Award-winning ecologist pioneered a radically different model for conservation that includes humans as part of the ecological equation of wildlife preserves.

December 19, 2002 - National Geographic

Holiday Book Round-up

From pleasures to patterns, and waterfronts to wonders (and even something for dummies), ArchNewsNow.com reports on holiday book buys.

December 18, 2002 - ArchNewsNow.com

Report: Are SUVs Safer Than Cars?

To find out whether SUVs are really safer than cars, scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory analyzed highway traffic fatality data. The findings were surprising.

December 18, 2002 - University Of California Transportation Center

Politics And Congestion In Britain

The Economist reviews Tony Blair's new road-building program.

December 17, 2002 - The Economist

Regional Growth And Personal Girth

The worriers over growth propose to fund 25 regions for demonstration projects.

December 17, 2002 - Citistates Group

Newest Model City Charter

The National Civic League has approved the 8th Edition of the Model City Charter for publication, available to the public in January 2003.

December 17, 2002 - National Civic League

The Death Of New Urbanism

Richard Carson proclaims that New Urbanism is dead. He says that New Urbanism hasn't caught on because it is "essentially anti-American."

December 17, 2002 - Archis

A Realistic Approach To Urban Planning

Alexander Garvin offers the first of an eight-part series addressing realistic approaches to urban planning.

December 17, 2002 - The New York Sun

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.