United States
Private Collection of 150,000 Maps Now Online
David Rumsey, an ardent map collector, and president of Cartography Associates, has digitized and cataloged his private collection of 150,000 maps at www.davidrumsey.com.
Design-Build: The Future Of Construction?
Design-build, for years considered the 'Tinker Toy' division, is rapidly transforming the commercial construction industry.
Mossberg Reviews The Segway
The Wall Street Journal's respected technology curmudgeon, Walter Mossberg puts the Segway through real-world testing.
Kunstler Discusses Cities And Oil
The end of an era of cheap oil will change everything about the way we live, says James Howard Kunstler.
Death By Sprawl
Phillip Longman argues that we need radical measures to improve public health -- foremost among these is reducing sprawl.
City Fiscal Structures And Land
A new report examines the relationship between cities' decisions regardingland redevelopment and their underlying fiscal structures.
Interview With Leon Krier
Leon Kreier, inaugural recipient of the Richard Dreihaus Award for Classical Architecture is interviewed.
How The Internet Impacts Home Sales
The Internet is changing the way homes are bought and sold.
Three Colors To Fight Sprawl
New Jersey publishes a tri-color map to help fight sprawl.
The State Role In Urban Land Redevelopment
This new study reports on the results of an extensive survey of state legislative and program initiatives that can boost cities' to redevelop vacant and abandoned properties.
To Create Regional Change Think Young
Neal Peirce says that youth can help in the search for regional solutions.
Rome Hopes River Cleanup Brings Economic Benefits
Rome rekindles the economic potential of the river Tiber.
Pro-Public Transit Advertising Campaign Launched
A new transit partnership is now airing pro-public transit advertising spots on major television stations across the U.S.
Update On L.A.'s Neighborhood Councils
Approximately 1,000 members of Los Angeles' burgeoning system of neighborhood councils met for their twice-yearly congress.
Sydney Opera House Architect Wins Pritzker
The architect of the Sydney Opera House, Joern Utzon, has won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Is Global Warming A Hoax?
New research claims that the earth was warmer during the Middle Ages, weakening the argument by environmentalists that greenhouse gases are causing global climate change.
Boomburbs
Is Anaheim the New Brooklyn? With no soaring skyline or grand public spaces, "Boomburbs" are the ubiquitous background noise of the greater metropolis.
Local Movie Houses Face Extinction Due To Gentrification
Economics and gentrification is causing the extinction of local movies houses.
Bush Proposes Major Change For Section 8
The Bush administration wants states to manage the vast Section 8 housing programs.
Cheapening Value Of Human Life
A new Bush administration cost-benefit analysis tool could significantly change the way the government assesses and regulates environmental threats..
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
