United States
Census Bureau: U.S. Poverty Increases
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that poverty in the nation increased and income went down.
Smoggiest Cities In The Nation
California, Pennsylvania and Texas were the smoggiest states based on the number of exceedances of the health standard.
What's Happening To Architecture?
Hugh Pearman write about what should win architecture's Stirling Prize, but probably won't.
Many New Skyscrapers Planned
Despite suggestions that 9/11 would see the end of the skyscraper as a building type, many new towers are planned.
Saving The Disappearing Coast
Every year, a part of the U.S. coastline the size of Manhattan, disappears into the sea. Will the efforts to save the coast trigger negative side-effects?
Toronto's Vision
The Globe and Mail calls Toronto's new official city plan "utterly sensible."
Toronto's New City Plan
Toronto city planners have distilled the official plans from seven municipal entitites to draft an abmitious new city plan.
The Great Unknown Environmental Disaster
It is one of the worst environmental disasters in the U.S. but it hardly receives any publicity.
Millennial Housing Commission Misses The Point
A longtime activist assesses the Millennial Housing Commission report's questionable assumptions and remedies, and the real solutions that were ignored.
A Lesson To Be Learnt From Boston's Big Dig
Jane Holtz Kay, author of "Asphalt Nation" comments about the uncertainty surrounding Boston's Big Dig.
Urban Sprawl And The Night Sky
As cities flood themselves with ever more light, scientists worry about losing the night sky and irrevocably disrupting nocturnal rhythms.
The Growing Weight Of Smart Growth Opposition
Smart growth still dominates public discussions, but the concerns of smart growth opponents are being given more weight than ever before.
Cities And Architects
Lucein Steil mounts a passionate defence of the traditional city in this, thesecond INTBAU Essay.
The Worst And Best Streets In The U.K
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment searches for the worst and best streets in the U.K.
Making The Most Of Cities
Minneapolis-based planner and architect Steve Belmont discusses his new book, Cities In Full, on Smart City Radio.
Seeking A Vision For Downtown Nashville
Public input is sought for "The Plan of Nashville," a plan to create design guidelines for development in downtown Nashville.
How To Make Cell Phone Antennas Disappear
A firm in the U.K. has developed clever disguises to hide the hated mobile network towers and antennas.
Who Owns The Water?
"Water promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th century: the precious commodity that determines the wealth of nations."
PBS Special Tonight: The Sinking Of New Orleans
A hurricane could drown New Orleans and the risk increases every year.
Online Maps: Pointing In The Wrong Direction?
Will online map services such as Mapquest replace paper maps?
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.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
