United States
Massive Sea Gates To Protect Venice
The project to build 78 massive sea gates to protect Venice from devastating high tides has been launched.
An Elected Official WIth An Urban Vision
Daniel Patrick Moynihan combined a rare mix of passion, politics and urban vision.
Finalists For Rebuilding Iraq
Mammoth construction management firms Bechtel and Parsons are the two finalists to be selected for a $600 million contract for rebuilding Iraq. [Link corrected.]
Examining Urban Growth From Space
NASA presents compelling images and movies from space showing the impacts of growth and sprawl.
Tributes With WTC Steel
Steel from the World Trade Center has been incorporated into the design of more than 250 tributes across the U.S.
Preserving Iraq's Heritage Sites
Iraq is one huge world heritage site, a unique storehouse of art and archaeology. Will the war destroy the 'cradle of civilization'?
A Naked Land Grab In Chicago
In democratic city design, the process is as important at the product. But Chicago doesn't work that way.
How Sustainable Is Development?
Do we really know enough to manage natural resources sustainably?
Top Ten Greenwashers
On April Fool's Day, Earthday Resources for Living Green released the eleventh annual "Don't Be Fooled" report. The report documents misleading advertising by companies polluting the planet.
Public Attitudes On Walking
Surface Transportation Policy Project measures the public's attitudes toward walking.
SUV Sales Slowing Down?
According to a survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book car information guide, consumer interest in gaz-guzzling sport utility vehicles is waning because of high fuel prices.
A City That Is Constantly Rebuilding Itself
Tokyo's architecture is unique and "defiantly Japanese."
Uncertain Future For The National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) could be weakened by recent government proposals and actions.
Campaign Of Sabotage
How government policies have inadvertently sabotaged public transit.
Garden Of Eden Threatened
The wetlands of Southern Iraq, the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle East and considered to be the Biblical location of the Garden of Eden, could disapper in five years.
Former Industrial Town Reinvents Itself
A former mill town, Post St. Joe, FL. is now a top beach destination.
Scotland Land Reform: Feudal Relic Or Communism?
Scotland has dramatically modified land ownership laws by entitling small-scale tenant farmers to buy the land they rent.The new law will probably change the way Scotland is farmed and hiked
Interactive Architecture: Buildings That Change Shape
The future of architecture includes interactive structures that change shape.
The Impact Of War On The Environment
War can be devastating to the environment but sometimes nature benefits from human conflict.
GM Pulls Ad That Labels Transit Riders 'Creeps And Weirdos'
General Motors Canada has pulled an ad campaign suggesting that transit buses are full of "creeps and weirdos."
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
