United States

Designing Housing To Meet A Demographic Challenge

National Association of Home Builders organizes a competition for designing senior-friendly housing.

February 8, 2002 - The Washington Monthly

Amtrak Reform Council To Unveil Plan

The Amtrak Reform Council is expected to announce a plan to transform Amtrak.

February 8, 2002 - The Washington Post

Eco-tourism Has Its Own Costs

The Canadian coastal village of Tofino has turned to eco-tourism to save the village. But there are severe impacts as well.

February 8, 2002 - New Times-LA

Singles Make Up Larger Share Of Suburban Households

This new analysis of 2000 Census data shows that the types of households fueling growth in metropolitan America are challenging conventional notions of who lives in cities and suburbs.

February 7, 2002 - The Brookings Institution

Amtrak: Enron Of The Public Sector

Wendell Cox, a member of the Amtrak reform council, offers his perspective on Amtrak restructuring.

February 7, 2002 - National Review

Land Managers Discuss Fragmented Ecosystems

A seminar addresses the challenges of managing fragmented habitats.

February 7, 2002 - The Chicago Tribune

The Environmental Cost Of Meat

Growing meat consumption around the world has catastrophic environmental consequences.

February 6, 2002 - E-The Environmental Magazine

WTC In The Movies

Sarah Boxer examines the role of the World Trade Center towers in the movies.

February 6, 2002 - The New York Times

How To Solve The Problem Of Sprawl

Neal Peirce reviews various approaches to tackling the problem of urban sprawl.

February 5, 2002 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The Least Affordable Place To Buy A House

The National Association of Home Builders has released results of a survey of the least affordable places to buy a house.

February 5, 2002 - The New York Times

Klamath Water Wars: Federal Biologists' Efforts Unjustified

The National Academy of Sciences says federal scientists had "no substantial scientific foundation" to protect endangered fish by denying water to farmers in the drought-striken Klamath Basin under the Endangered Species Act.

February 5, 2002 - The Washington Post

World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets

Cushman & Wakefield researches the most expensive retail location in the world. Would you believe $700 per square foot?

February 5, 2002 - National Real Estate Investor

Myth Of Social Capital In Community Development

The traditional understanding of "social capital" is fundamentally flawed.

February 5, 2002 - Fannie Mae Foundation

The Fiasco Of Suburbia

Author James Howard Kunstler takes an incisive look at the dilemma of open space conservation as a means of salvaging community.

February 4, 2002 - Orion Online

A Medieval Model: The Future Of Urban Planning?

Steven Johnson discusses the challenges urban planners face in creating the cities of the future that offer protection from terrorism.

February 4, 2002 - Wired

A New Sprawl Index In The Making

"Sprawl" has become a common, everyday word, yet until now it had little definition other than "I know it when I see it."

February 4, 2002 - Fannie Mae Foundation

HUD's 2002 Income Limits Published

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development releases fiscal year 2002 income limits.

February 4, 2002 - HUD News

France's Most Advanced City

Issy-les-Moulineaux is the most advanced city in France.

February 2, 2002 - Wired

Mountain Ecosystems Threatened

A U.N. report warns that mountain ecosystems around the world are in danger of suffering long-term environmental damage.

February 2, 2002 - National Geographic

Saving Suburban Farms

Despite its proximity to Washington, D.C., fast-growing Montgomery County, Md., leads the nation in saving farmland.

February 2, 2002 - Preservation Online

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.

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.