United States
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?
Designing The Century's First Digital City
ZDNet interviews research scientist Anthony Townsend about Seoul's new digital city.
Housing America's Poor
Rental housing for America's poor families is farther out of reach than ever.
Top 10 Applications For E-Government In Planning
PLANetizen editor Chris Steins writes in Planning Magazine about the top 10 ways e-government can be applied to the field of planning and development.
Big Boxes Invade Urban Neighborhoods
After saturating the suburbs with stores, "big box" retailers, are moving into dense city neighborhoods.
Ten Projects To Watch
A list of 10 new architecture and planning projects to watch for.
Skyscrapers Flourish Despite 9-11
Delegates at the 8th Venice International Architecture Exhibition say the skyscraper is flourishing around the world despite 9-11 and security concerns.
'Historic' Means Higher Home Values
Studies have shown that the 'historic' designation increases property values in a neighborhood. Why?
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
