United States
Low-tech, Low-cost Device Transforms A Nation's Economy
It is small enough to be carried on a bicycle and simple enough to be repaired without any tools. It is changing the economy of a nation.
Detroit Developing Crash-warning Systems For Cars
Cutting-edge research aims to improve car safety.
Sister Cities Program Needs A Boost
Neal Peirce says there is a global need to boost the Sister Cities program.
Bush's Arctic Drilling Legislation Defeated
The core item of the Bush administration's energy policy, drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was blocked in the Senate.
U.S. Mass Transit Ridership Growing
According to American Public Transportation Association transit ridership grew faster than highway use in last year.
'Nobel Prize' Of Architecture Surprises Many
The architecture and design world is a-buzz... the Pritzker Prize has been awarded, for the first time, to an Australian.
New EPA Web Site To Promote RCRA Brownfields Reuse
The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a web site for the RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative.
'Decaffeinating' Hazardous Waste
A technique used to create decaffeinated coffee could help clean hazardous waste.
Muschamp Criticizes WTC 'Parade Of Platitudes'
NY Times Architectural Critic, Herbert Muschamp criticizes the "Principles and Preliminary Blueprint for the Future of Lower Manhattan."
Suburbia, Oil, And National Security
James Howard Kunstler ponders our built enironment and our insatiable thirst for cheap foreign oil.
Open Space Protection: Conservation Meets Growth Management
This paper is a comprehensive review of existing federal, state, and local open space protection programs and their role in shaping metropolitan growth. The report primarily finds that, despite their widespread use, programs to protect and
2002 APA National Planning Conference
With over 5,000 planners in attendance, and 200 sessions ranging from smart growth to gay urban aesthetics, Chicago is the place to be this week as the American Planning Association hosts its annual National Planning conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
The Straw Bale House
A small but growing movement is bringing back what proponents say is a remarkably energy-efficient and earth-friendly way of building.
Community-based Conservation Leads To New National Park
Ranchers and farmers in Colorado's San Luis Valley are uniting with conservationists to transfer land to the US government and create America's 57th national park.
Car Sharing Spreading Across Country
Programs in San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Chicago and Boston are growing in popularity as more people look for affordable alternatives to car ownership.
One Of World's Largest Rail Network Turns 150
It was born on April 16th, 1853. Today, it is one of the largest rail networks in the world, carrying 13 million passengers and nearly two million tonnes of freight every day.
Solving Northwest's Gridlock
Joel Connelly writes about urban sprawl and transit issues in the Pacific Northwest.
The End Of The Master Builder?
The age of the "master builder" has been replaced with a new "planning democracy."
Ridership Of Amtrak's Acela Express Growing
In the Boston-Washington corridor, the ridership of Amtrak's Acela Express is steadily growing.
Profile Of Three Planners
PLANetizen is pleased to offer profiles of planners from across the U.S.
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.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
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
