United States
The Most Radical Highway Experiment Since Traffic Lights
In London, motorists began paying an $8-a-day fee to drive downtown.
World's Biggest Congestion Pricing Experiment
The first day of the world's most massive congestion pricing experiment saw traffic decrease by 25% in central London.
Shanghai Sours On Skyscrapers
Civic leaders sweeten up to more human-scale urban form.
Public Transit Gains In Calgary
In Canada, an increasing number of Calgary-area residents are choosing public transit.
What's Wrong With Architecture And Planning Education
Architecture and planning education in the U.S. is to blame for the nation's uninspiring buildings and cities.
APA's Smart Growth Reader
The Smart Growth Reader is APA's new online, members-only compilation of 60 articles exploring all facets of smart growth.
Congestion Pricing Plans Polarize London
Although unpopular now, London Mayor Ken Livingston's plan to alleviate central London's congestion is a public health issue.
London On The Eve Of Congestion Charging
Wendell Cox details his experience with public transit through London. Under congestion pricing, things will get worse, not better.
Smart Growth Efforts Slow Down But Survive
Despite shrinking budgets, some states haven't abandoned smart growth.
President Bush's Environmental Vision Deserves Praise
Environmental groups shouldn't be sceptical of President Bush's environmental vision.
How To Win Land Development Issues
A new book claims to be a 'citizen's guide for handling community problems arising from sprawl' and other development activities.
The New Urbanism Icons
New urbanism, mixed-use, transit-oriented development -- are becoming the new college buzzwords.
Un-plain Ways To Reinvent The Plains
In the search for a new vision for vanishing heartland, rural towns consider digital hubs, wind farms, and a 'buffalo commons'.
New Policies Threaten National Forests
New policies would allow more logging of large tracts of national forests by timber companies.
What Atlanta Learned About Privatizing Water
While many cities are looking at water privatization deals to counter enormous water infrastructure and maintenance costs, Atlanta is taking a step back.
Predicting The Top Regional Issues Of 2003
The Citistates Group predicts the dominating regional issues for 2003.
Living Without Oil
As war looms, the search for new energy alternatives is all the more urgent.
Pollution Cloud Could Travel To U.S.
A brown pollution cloud dubbed the "Asian Express" could cross the Pacific Ocean and reach the U.S. in 4 to 10 days.
Report Urges Canada Urban Land Cleanup
NRTEE is developing a national brownfield redevelopment strategy in order to ensure that Canada is a global leader in remediation.
ASLA Declares National Landscape Architecture Week
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced that April 19-27, 2003 will be National Landscape Architecture Week.
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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