United States

The Most Radical Highway Experiment Since Traffic Lights

In London, motorists began paying an $8-a-day fee to drive downtown.

February 18, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

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.

February 18, 2003 - BBC News

Shanghai Sours On Skyscrapers

Civic leaders sweeten up to more human-scale urban form.

February 17, 2003 - The Globe and Mail

Public Transit Gains In Calgary

In Canada, an increasing number of Calgary-area residents are choosing public transit.

February 17, 2003 - Calgary Herald

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.

February 17, 2003 - The New York Times

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.

February 16, 2003 - American Planning Association

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.

February 15, 2003 - British Medical Journal

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.

February 15, 2003 - The Public Purpose

Smart Growth Efforts Slow Down But Survive

Despite shrinking budgets, some states haven't abandoned smart growth.

February 15, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

President Bush's Environmental Vision Deserves Praise

Environmental groups shouldn't be sceptical of President Bush's environmental vision.

February 14, 2003 - The Economist

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.

February 14, 2003 - Community & Environmental Defense Services

The New Urbanism Icons

New urbanism, mixed-use, transit-oriented development -- are becoming the new college buzzwords.

February 14, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

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'.

February 14, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

New Policies Threaten National Forests

New policies would allow more logging of large tracts of national forests by timber companies.

February 13, 2003 - The New York Times

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.

February 13, 2003 - The New York Times

Predicting The Top Regional Issues Of 2003

The Citistates Group predicts the dominating regional issues for 2003.

February 13, 2003 - Citistates Group

Living Without Oil

As war looms, the search for new energy alternatives is all the more urgent.

February 12, 2003 - U.S. News And World Report

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.

February 12, 2003 - National Geographic

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.

February 12, 2003 - National Round Table On The Environment And Econom

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.

February 11, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

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.

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.