United States
A New Era For Affordable Housing
Competition for tax credits and incentives are turning yesterday's gray, boxy apartment into eye-catching mixed-use facilities.
Small Towns Confront An Urban Problem
Homelessness is on the rise in America's rural areas.
White House Announces Historic Preservation Initiative
Text from First Lady Laura Bush's speech to the National Association of Counties.
Real Environmental Racism
That the world's poor cause environmental destruction is a disturbing tenet propounded by many environmentalists.
The SmartCode: A Weapon To Fight The Sprawl War
'The SmartCode', published by urban design firm DPZ is now available as an alternative to conventional zoning regulations.
Federal Programs Blamed For Segregated Neighborhoods
Government promotion of home ownership leads to segregated neighborhoods.
The World's Most Fortified Building
The soaring new U.S. Embassy in Nairobi -- built to replace the previous one bombed by terrorists -- could be a model for security.
Highway Spending Shortchanges Cities And Suburbs
This paper on Ohio's transportation spending places a disportionate fiscal burden on urban jurisdictions while supporting the spread of development into exurban and rural areas.
Intimate Anonymity
Israeli architect and academic Hillel Shocken, is an attempt to decode why cities have been so successful as human habitats for so long.
The Assault On Smart Growth
Even as Smart Growth garners new supporters, a smear campaign attempts to discredit the movement.
An Assessment Of State DOTs
Only 11 state departments of transportation (DOT) have bicycle and pedestrian plans, and routinely accommodate bicycles and pedestrians in state highway projects.
Cendant Corp. Is Running Scared
The nation's largest real estate franchise, is calling for the National Association of Realtors policing real estate listings on the Internet.
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.
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
