United States
The Social Goals Of New Urbanism
Emily Talen presents the results of an evaluation of the link between physical planning and New Urbanism's social goals.
WTC Site Offers A Lesson For City Planners
Though clearly a tragedy, the destruction of the Twin Towers offers a chance to fix one of city planning's blunders.
The Power Of Place
Have you ever fallen in love with a place but you weren't quite sure why?
6 WTC Plans Are Similar
The six redevelopment plans for the World Trade Center site share similarities but none include housing.
Liquid Architecture: A Building Made Of Water
The Blur Building in Switzerland, designed by MacArthur "Genius" award-winners, is built using water.
A New Low For Transit Ridership
In an editorial, Wendell Cox charges that transit ridership has set a new record -- an all time low.
Friday Funny: A Career In City Planning
A comic look at city planning from Foxtrot.
Urban Regeneration Series
The UK's most popular newspaper features a series of fascinating articles about urban regeneration with plenty of lessons for American cities.
Segway Sales Are Anemic
Sales of $8,500 Segway Human Transporter, have been very slow, but could skyrocket when the device becomes available to the general public next year.
Smart Growth Strategies And Housing Affordability
Smart growth strategies undermine President Bush's homeownership initiative.
Lower Quality Of Life For College Neighbors
Residents within one mile of college campuses report lower quality of life in a Harvard University study.
Do Traffic Calming Measures Work?
Opponents of traffic calming measure offer up a host of complaints. Many neighborhood residents have "buyer's remorse."
Etiquette For Boarding A Japanese Train
The differences between how rail commuters in Tokyo and Osaka board the train.
Debate Rages Over America's Largest Mall
Readers debate a recent Atlantic Monthly article on The Mall of America. Is the scale of development troubling?
Clean Coal And A Hydrogen Future
Can "clean coal" slow down global climate change? The Economist review the latest technologies.
The World's Largest Man-made Island
A consortium in Kuwaiti is planning to construct two distinct palm-shaped islands with residential, commercial and tourism elements.
Amtrak To Lose $1 Billion...Again
For the second year, Amtrak is expected to report an annual loss of $1 billion.
Sustainable Growth And The Environment
How sustainable development and the environment can co-exist.
Census Factoids: 2001 Statistical Abstract
Every day, the U.S. Census Bureau offers a factoid culled from the Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Web Site Gives Easy Access To Land Data
New BLM Web site offers legal and GPS information about land, a valuable tool for GIS projects.
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.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
