United States
UN: Water Crisis Ahead
The United Nations has warned that if water consumption continues are the current rate, two out of three people in the world will face a severe water shortages by 2025.
Creating A Scorecard For The CRA Service Test
Strengthening banking services under the Community Reinvestment Act.
A 'Distinguished' Embassy
The Nigerian Embassy in Washington blends from traditional Nigerian elements with contemporary architecture.
Senate Votes For Alternate Power Sources
Senate approves a plan to increase electricity from alternate source to 10 percent in 2020.
Counter-espionage With Concrete
Scientists at the National Research Council of Canada have developed concrete capable of conducting electricity.
Planners And Architects Battle Barriers
Cement barriers identify places of fear. "They send a... message to the public about democratic institutions."
One-Quarter Of Urban Roads Need Repairs
Boston, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York, have the highest percent of roads in poor condition.
Train Station Revitalization Report Released
Revitalized rail stations and multimodal transportation centers are increasingly used as critical anchors for redevelopment efforts.
Green Burial Alternatives
Business offer eco-friendly burial alternatives including memorial trees, nature preservers, and artificial reefs.
The Science And Art Of Artificial Societies
Creating artificial societies requires a lot of math and high-powered computing, but yields some interesting results.
Houses And Emotions
Houses are more than just financial investments; to many, they provide a sense of identity that is rooted in the "American Dream."
Town-Financed Rehab
Some town and suburbs are playing a more active role by purchasing and rehabbing eyesores.
Thinking Big: What Does NYC Need?
Alexander Garvin, adjunct professor of planning at Yale University, has been hired to chart the future of New York City's downtown.
Landscape Architecture: Loss Of Innocence
Metropolis reports that landscape architects have become infected with the 'same pretentiousness as the rest of architecture.'
Campuses Creating Student Housing With Private Developers
As enrollments climb, and existing student housing remains inadequate, more campuses turning to private developers to boost their student housing stock.
Sending SUVs Into the Truck Lane
Since SUV drivers want the advantages of trucks, move 'em to the truck lane with lower speed limits and lane restrictions.
The Cave: Virtual Future Of Planning?
Caves, multi-million-dollar immersive virtual reality machines, are becoming more popular for urban planning applications.
Philadelphia's Risky And Ambitious Urban Renewal
Philadelphia is embarking on a risky $295 million urban renewal project to demolish 14,000 abandoned homes and replace vacant lots with urban prairie.
Solutions For Traffic Congestion
An overview of how different U. S. states are responding to the problem of traffic congestion.
Wetlands Development Lawsuit Settled
Environmental groups and the U. S. Army Corps Of Engineers have settled a lawsuit over building on wetlands in Viriginia. Can the agreement control sprawl?
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
