United States
Ten New National Parks For Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced the formation of 10 new national parks which would increase the total area of Canada's national parks by almost 50 percent.
Transit Solutions Come At A Price
If transit ballot measures pass, Seattle-area residents will have to pay the price.
A 'Temporary' Future Being Rebuilt At WTC
While the public debate over what happens to the WTC site continues, the site is already being rebuilt. Though the redevelopment is supposed to be "temporary" no one knows for how long.
A Battle For Public Spaces
Efforts to clean up "one of the most important places in all the Americas" could sweep away the city's history too.
Plan To Store Water Under Desert Is Rejected
The Metropolitan Water Districted of Southern California rejected a plan to store water under the Mojave Desert.
Nonprofit Turns Empty Lots Into Affordable Housing
A Detroit-based nonprofit recently invested an additional $18-million in one of the city's most run-down areas.
Homes Architects Design For Themselves
Why do people want to visit architects' homes?
Bus Or Rail?
The Charlotte, North Carolina transit provider proposes light rail, not busways, for its southeast transit corridor.
Electric Cars Bite The Dust ... Again?
Why have electric cars failed?
Lack Of Federal Money Stalls Environmental Cleanup
A newly completed $8.4 million cleanup plant in Ridgefield, Oregon stands idle due to a lack of operational funds.
Legendary Architect Thinks Big
A legend of modern architecture, 94-years-old Oscar Niemeyer is working on an ambitious project.
A Sustainable Solution For Monster Homes And Teardowns
Neighborhoods are threatened by monster homes, teardowns, and lawn-paving. Neal Peirce suggests a sustainable solution.
Forceful Growth Management
Apartments constructed in violation of growth rules are demolished under court order.
A Landscape Lost
A pathogen threatens the nation's forest ecosystems.
Mayors Urge Congress To Fund Amtrak
The U.S. Conference of Mayors criticize a plan to cut Amtrak's federal funding.
An Antidote To Sprawl?
Can Smart Growth limit urban sprawl?
Race And Urban Sprawl
Robert Bullard's book looks at the social impact of sprawl.
50 Miles By Train Is Equal To 15 Miles By Car
Mass transit enables workers in D.C. to buy homes 50 miles away in Baltimore and still spend less time commuting than they would if they lived in D.C suburbs and travelled by car.
Fighting Noise Pollution In New York
New York Mayor is tough Michael R. Bloomberg announced an initiative to address quality-of-life issues in the city.
Sprawl Spreads Two Acres Per Minute
Development consumes two acres of prime farmland each minute in the U.S.
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
