United States

Toronto's Vision

The Globe and Mail calls Toronto's new official city plan "utterly sensible."

September 24, 2002 - The Globe and Mail

Toronto's New City Plan

Toronto city planners have distilled the official plans from seven municipal entitites to draft an abmitious new city plan.

September 24, 2002 - The National Post

The Great Unknown Environmental Disaster

It is one of the worst environmental disasters in the U.S. but it hardly receives any publicity.

September 23, 2002 - American Radio Works

Millennial Housing Commission Misses The Point

A longtime activist assesses the Millennial Housing Commission report's questionable assumptions and remedies, and the real solutions that were ignored.

September 23, 2002 - Shelterforce Online

A Lesson To Be Learnt From Boston's Big Dig

Jane Holtz Kay, author of "Asphalt Nation" comments about the uncertainty surrounding Boston's Big Dig.

September 23, 2002 - The New York Times

Urban Sprawl And The Night Sky

As cities flood themselves with ever more light, scientists worry about losing the night sky and irrevocably disrupting nocturnal rhythms.

September 23, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Growing Weight Of Smart Growth Opposition

Smart growth still dominates public discussions, but the concerns of smart growth opponents are being given more weight than ever before.

September 22, 2002 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Cities And Architects

Lucein Steil mounts a passionate defence of the traditional city in this, thesecond INTBAU Essay.

September 22, 2002 - INTBAU

The Worst And Best Streets In The U.K

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment searches for the worst and best streets in the U.K.

September 21, 2002 - Commission For Architecture And The Built Environm

Making The Most Of Cities

Minneapolis-based planner and architect Steve Belmont discusses his new book, Cities In Full, on Smart City Radio.

September 21, 2002 - Smart City

Seeking A Vision For Downtown Nashville

Public input is sought for "The Plan of Nashville," a plan to create design guidelines for development in downtown Nashville.

September 21, 2002 - Nashville City Paper

How To Make Cell Phone Antennas Disappear

A firm in the U.K. has developed clever disguises to hide the hated mobile network towers and antennas.

September 21, 2002 - BBC News

Who Owns The Water?

"Water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century: the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations."

September 21, 2002 - The Nation

PBS Special Tonight: The Sinking Of New Orleans

A hurricane could drown New Orleans and the risk increases every year.

September 20, 2002 - PBS

Online Maps: Pointing In The Wrong Direction?

Will online map services such as Mapquest replace paper maps?

September 20, 2002 - Wired

Designing The Century's First Digital City

ZDNet interviews research scientist Anthony Townsend about Seoul's new digital city.

September 20, 2002 - ZDNet

Housing America's Poor

Rental housing for America's poor families is farther out of reach than ever.

September 20, 2002 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

Top 10 Applications For E-Government In Planning

PLANetizen editor Chris Steins writes in Planning Magazine about the top 10 ways e-government can be applied to the field of planning and development.

September 19, 2002 - Planning Magazine

Big Boxes Invade Urban Neighborhoods

After saturating the suburbs with stores, "big box" retailers, are moving into dense city neighborhoods.

September 19, 2002 - The Washington Post

Ten Projects To Watch

A list of 10 new architecture and planning projects to watch for.

September 19, 2002 - The Chicago Tribune

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.