United States
Federal Design Quality Improving
Roger K. Lewis reviews the General Services Administration 2002 national design awards for federal architecture, historic preservation, interior design, engineering, graphic design and construction excellence.
Questions To Ask About The State Of The Air
The Reason Public Policy Institute offers four questions reporters should ask about the ALA's "State of the Air" Report.
Evolution Of The City After Modernism
After the death of urban modernism, what kinds of city await us?
Corporate America And The Environment
As government funds to support environmental R&D dry up, corporate American is finding it worthwhile to pick up the bill.
Is There Rocket Fuel In Your Salad?
Study finds the water sources of major cities such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have been contaminated with a component of missile fuel and poses health risks to 20 million people.
Special Report: The World's Water Crisis
BBC World Service investigates the world's growing water shortage.
Surveillance Nation, Part Two
MIT's Technology Review continues its in-depth examination of the proliferation of public monitoring technologies.
Challenges Abound For Historic Preservation Efforts In Havana
Havana's chief preservationist discusses the challenges of preserving the past and avoiding the planning mistakes of wealthier nations.
London Underground's Tube Games
The London Underground offers a series of online games, including subway car racing.
Multi-Family Rental Market Alluring Traditional Home Builders
Randall Lewis discusses the forces that led to the redirection of the focus of his 50-year old family business from traditional home building to master planned apartment communities.
Rediscovering Our Place In Nature
David Suzuki examines how the move from small villages to big cities has estranged us from nature, and particularly from biotechnology.
One Type Of Market Answer To Traffic And Congestion
Informal ridesharing is cropping up in many places, such as Washington D.C.
Homes Plan Could Create 'Characterless Urban Sprawl'
A plan to build hundreds of thousands of new homes in south-east England is "unsustainable" and could promote sprawl.
Balancing Sustainable Development
Steven Hayward examines the notion of 'sensible environmentalism', and how it may become a guide for development.
It's Time To Take A Fresh Look At Highway Tolls
The largest unexplored revenue potential lies in a greater use of highway tolls.
Libertarians At The Gates Of New Urbanism
PLANetizen features a debate exploring the potential of using market-oriented approaches, rather than more public policy, to further the spread of New Urbanism.
A Surprising Trend In Architecture
Younger architects are adopting a collaborative approach to architecture rather than the solo brand-name career paths of star architects. How will this change architecture?
Improving Transportation Without Putting Nature Second
Mobility does not have to come at the expense of biodiversity.
Improving Efficiency And Equity In Transportation Finance
This Brookings policy brief by Martin Wachs outlines the complex series of relationships that define federal, state, and local roles in financing transportation systems.
The 'Smart Growth' Debate Continues
The debate about managing metropolitan growth shows no sign of subsiding. After years of listening to anti-sprawl rhetoric, critics of "smart growth" have passed on the offensive.
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
