United States
Smart Growth Without New Urbanism: Recipe For Disaster?
A columnist profiles how smart growth can go horribly wrong.
Nationwide Housing Crisis Getting Worse
Rising home prises are pushing more people into the already tight rental market.
Vertical Urbanism
Mixed-use residential projects are experiencing success in America's downtowns.
From NIMBY To YIMBY
Are planners unfairly labeling all community opponents to their smart growth proposals NIMBYs?
Census 2000: Cities Rebound -- Somewhat
Results from the 2000 Census showed that many cities long left for dead actually registered population gains in the 1990s.
Macao: The Next Las Vegas -- Only Bigger
Macao is beginning development to become the East Asian equivalent of Las Vegas or Atlantic City.
Magic Of New Urban Ballparks Fading Faster
Baseball fans who thronged new stadiums in the 1990s regardless of thequality of the teams are proving more discriminating in the 2000s, accordingto The New York Times. If you build it, they will come, says the article - but only for a while.
Private-sector Innovation On Tap
Practical advice on how local governments can tap private-sector innovation to provide safe and affordable drinking water.
Can Quality Of Life Be Measured?
Carol Coletta's Smart City radio show interviews two experts on how the quality of life can be measured.
Introduction To Watershed Assessment
Site-specific evaluation is important before watershed restoration efforts begin.
Most Valuable Coral Reef In The World
Researchers are staggered by the amount of life supported by a cluster of reefs in a remote archipelago off Indonesia.
Implications Of The Supreme Court 'Takings' Decision
Stuart Mack, senior research fellow with the American Planning Association, comments on the implications of the recent Supreme Court ruling in the Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council Inc. vs. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) case.
Racial Disparities Persist In Mortgage Costs
A new study finds that AfricanAmericans and Hispanics are disproportionately represented in the subprime home refinance mortgage market.
Urban Sprawl And Green Belts
Is it time for to relax controls over Britain's green belts?
The Future Of The Skyscraper
Despite 9/11 the race to build the world's tallest buildings continues. A look at the new ultra-tall skyscrapers from around the world.
Safer Buildings: 'Green' Minimizes Disasters
Environmentally sensitive building principles also embody structural and occupant safety.
Renzo Piano's World-class Cultural Destination
Architect Renzo Piano designed the extension to Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center.
Hooked On Junk Real Estate
Despite the economic downtown, retailers are unwilling to surrender underperforming assets. They're hooked on junk real estate.
The Case For Toll Roads
High-occupancy toll lanes work best on high-traffic roads. Without congestion, drivers have little incentive to pay the toll.
Alternatives To Buying A House In Toronto
Brad Mackay offer alternatives to buying a home as Toronto's housing market skyrockets.
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
