United States

Low-Income Homeownership: Examining The Goal

A new book gathers the observations of housing experts on low-income homeownership and its effects on households and communities.

September 7, 2002 - The Brookings Institution

Dense, Denser, Denser Still

Perceptions can mislead when it comes to units per acre.

September 6, 2002 - Planning Magazine

HUD Program Helps Tenants Become Homeowners

A new program allows low-income families to realize the American Dream.

September 6, 2002 - The New York Times

Sprawl Can Lead To Water Shortages

Fast-growing cities are taking water away from farmers.

September 5, 2002 - The New York Times

Housing Affordability: Is Smart Growth The Problem, Or The Solution?

David Goldberg examines whether smart growth become an anti-growth tool to ban multi-family housing construction.

September 5, 2002 - Planetizen

How To Builld A Creative City

Newsweek examines the common features of international cultural meccas. How does your city shape up?

September 5, 2002 - Newsweek

Seattle Monorail Under Debate

Officials dispute ridership estimates for Seattle's proposed Green Line.

September 4, 2002 - The Seattle Times

Is New Urbanism Social Engineering?

Criticism of planned communities as social engineering is unjustified, says UIUC professor Emily Talen.

September 4, 2002 - University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Book Review: 'A Modern Arcadia'

A study of Forest Hills Gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. as a "suburban town built on business principles."

September 4, 2002 - The New York Times

Top International Cultural Meccas

Newsweek builds a list of the most vibrant international cultural meccas.

September 4, 2002 - Newsweek

TNDs Going Electric

Considering the characteristics of the TND, what could be better for transportation than Light Electric Vehicles (LEV's)?

September 4, 2002 - The Town Paper

Suburban Slums In Central Ohio?

Residents say that many central Ohio subdivisions are turning into "brand-new suburban slums."

September 4, 2002 - The Columbus Dispatch

The Role Of Design In The Next Century

What design trends for the next century can be interpreted from current biological and planetary innovations?

September 4, 2002 - MetropolisMag.com

Recreation Vs. Environmentalism: The Future Of America's Parkland

Who gains in the fundamental land battles over democratic values and commercial pursuits?

September 3, 2002 - The American Prospect

Learning From Copenhagen

Author and architect Jan Gehl talks about the best cities and the quality of city life in Copenhagen and around the world.

September 3, 2002 - MetropolisMag.com

Profile Of Paris' Best Public Spaces

The Project for Public Spaces profiles Paris in their September newsletter: Paris' best public spaces keep getting better.

September 2, 2002 - Project For Public Spaces

Ecotourism Principles

Ecotourism principles are an important guide to developing and maintaining the increasingly popular ecotourist resort destinations.

September 2, 2002 - Urban Land Magazine

Designing Bus Lines For New Urban Communities

To achieve the full benefits of life in a new urban community, residents need travel alternatives in order to be free from full-time automobile dependency.

September 2, 2002 - The Town Paper

Advances In Signals Operation Research

Researchers have been hampered by existing computer simulation applications could not emulate the latest traffic signal controllers.

September 2, 2002 - University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

New Research On HOT Lanes

Robert W. Poole, Jr. finds a brilliant PhD dissertation from UCLA on HOT lanes that may revolutionize our thinking about how to best manage congested urban freeways.

September 1, 2002 - Reason Public Policy Institute

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.