United States
Designing Housing To Meet A Demographic Challenge
National Association of Home Builders organizes a competition for designing senior-friendly housing.
Amtrak Reform Council To Unveil Plan
The Amtrak Reform Council is expected to announce a plan to transform Amtrak.
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.
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.
Amtrak: Enron Of The Public Sector
Wendell Cox, a member of the Amtrak reform council, offers his perspective on Amtrak restructuring.
Land Managers Discuss Fragmented Ecosystems
A seminar addresses the challenges of managing fragmented habitats.
The Environmental Cost Of Meat
Growing meat consumption around the world has catastrophic environmental consequences.
WTC In The Movies
Sarah Boxer examines the role of the World Trade Center towers in the movies.
How To Solve The Problem Of Sprawl
Neal Peirce reviews various approaches to tackling the problem of urban sprawl.
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.
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.
World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets
Cushman & Wakefield researches the most expensive retail location in the world. Would you believe $700 per square foot?
Myth Of Social Capital In Community Development
The traditional understanding of "social capital" is fundamentally flawed.
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.
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.
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."
HUD's 2002 Income Limits Published
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development releases fiscal year 2002 income limits.
France's Most Advanced City
Issy-les-Moulineaux is the most advanced city in France.
Mountain Ecosystems Threatened
A U.N. report warns that mountain ecosystems around the world are in danger of suffering long-term environmental damage.
Saving Suburban Farms
Despite its proximity to Washington, D.C., fast-growing Montgomery County, Md., leads the nation in saving farmland.
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
