United States
Smart And Secure Highways
Progressive Engineer profiles Vince Pearce: A transportation engineer who pioneers smart and secure highways.
Most Congested Cities
The Texas Transportation Institute's annual congestion study ranks the cities with the worst congestion. Guess who leads the list?
Affordable Housing Remains A Critical Problem
Inadequate afordable housing remains a critical problem in urban America according to the Millennial Housing Commission report.
The Population Vs. Conservation Race
By 2100, there will be 10 billion people on Earth. The only way we will live comfortably is with energy-saving technology.
Amtrak Plan To Be Unveiled
The Bush administration is expected to announce its plan for Amtrak which may require cost-sharing by states.
Richard Meier: A Personal Perspective
The architect who designed L.A.'s landmark Getty Center describes the experience of designing buildings and raising children.
Gridlock Has Been Around Since Ancient History
A transit expert argues that people in every society throughout time have budgeted, on average, 30 minutes for travel.
Modernist Homes -- Cheap
Business Week interviews architect William Massie, who is pioneering the use of technology to build daring homes.
How To Become a 'Biotech Hotbed'
Cities and states compete for biotech industries.
Designing For Security
The American Planning Association, the American Institute of Architects and American Society of Landscape Architectshave formed a coalition to advocate the need to balance security and aesthetics.
Employers Begin Chasing Population Growth
Future growth and development patterns will turn the relationship between jobs and people on its head.
A 'Biobelt' In St. Louis
A St. Louis response to the Brookings Institution report that claims no new regions can develop biotechnology.
Town's Anti-Solicitation Policy Ruled Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court rules that the anti-solicitation ordinance in Stratton, OH, is too broad.
The Growing Parking Spot
Cities in California eliminate parking spaces for compact cars as parking spaces grow larger to accomodate sport utility vehicles, minivans and other light trucks.
Brookings Institution Report Misinterprets The Future Of Biotech
Response to the report recently released by the Brookings Institution that claims that no regions except existing leaders can succeed in developing biotechnology.
America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust's list identifies parts of American history that are threatened by neglect, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy.
Why Amtrak Deserves To Die
John Tierney, a "train buff", rides on Amtrak's Sunset Limited.
Rail Transit and The Future Of Growth
How rail transportation can play an important role in shaping growth in the future.
Why The Smart Growth Movement Will Fail
Proponents have a lot of work to do if they want smart growth to move from the margin into the mainstream.
EPA To Roll Back Clean Air Act
In a blow to environmentalists, the EPA proposes easing air quality restrictions on private industry.
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
