United States
The Promise Of Bus Rapid Transit And 'HOT' Lanes
Neal Peirce discusses the potential and problems of "high-occupancy/toll" and "bus rapid transit" schemes.
Context-Sensitive Signage Design
APA's releases a study on the aesthetic and economic benefits and impacts of on-premises commercial signs.
Getting Transportation Right For Metropolitan America
This brief details the importance of TEA-21 reauthorization for the nation's metro areas and offers a comprehensive policy agenda for Congress' work on the bill.
College Towns Act To Discourage Student Slums
Local governments try to make college student be better neighbors in residential neighborhoods.
Trials Of The World's First Driverless Taxi
The Urban Light Transport system, known as Ultra, is set to become fully operational in the Welsh capital in 2005.
E-Government And Planning: ENotify
In our rush to adopt the newest technologies we overlook the impact that everyday technologies — like e-mail — can have on government's ability to engage citizens.
Tel Aviv Permitting: The Seven Circles Of Hell
Is your city's permitting process difficult? The Tel Aviv Municipality (Israel) permitting system is much, much worse.
Smart Growth Survives
If you thought the recession would make smart growth policies disappear, look again. Neal Peirce reports from the National Governors Association.
Don't Abandon HOPE
New Urbanists make a plea for saving HOPE -- a program for converting failed public housing projects to mixed-income developments.
The Secret Of Healthy Ecosystems?
A landmark map reveals a link between indigenous peoples and healthy ecosystems.
A New Beat: Ethnic Retailing
Is ethnic retailing a phenomenon that lasts for only one generation?
Water Wars Hit East Coast
Water wars, common in the western U.S., have hit the East Coast.
Behind Enemy Lines At The Anti-Smart Growth Conference
Joel Hirschhorn offers tips for smart growthers on how to stand your ground against the fine-tuned rhetoric of conservative libertarians.
Experts Strongly Criticize Bush's Climate Change Plan
A panel of experts have criticized the Bush administration's proposed plan to research global warming saying it is unlikely to achieve President Bush's stated goals.
Computers Could Help Clear Traffic Jams
Computer software written by a professor at Ohio State University can help ease traffic congestion.
Carbon Fiber: Will It Transform Architecture?
Carbon fiber is five times stronger than steel. It could be used to create safer "woven" skycrapers. Is it the material of the future?
How To Ease Congestion: An Ambitious National Plan Proposed
Traffic planners release a proposal to ease traffic congestion in Atlanta, Dallas-Forth Worth, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington.
HOT Congestion Insurance
Imagine if you had guaranteed access to a free-flowing lane of traffic--regardless of the time of day.
Downtown Living: A Green Choice?
Living in a downtown condominium is an environmentally-friendly choice.
Ten Imperiled American Landscapes
Scenic America's publishes it's annual list of the 10 most threatened scenic landscapes.
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
