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Community Development Credit Unions

Community Development Credit Unions (CDCUs) may be the best vehicle for providing affordable capital and financial services in low- and very low-income areas. So why can't there be more of them? This article seeks to answer that question.

September 17, 2001 - The Brookings Institution

Internet Access In Your Car: Is It Safe?

Drivers can access the Internet from their cars. Is it safe?

September 17, 2001 - Scientific American

WTC Towers: The Symbolic Power Of Architecture

Architecture represents powerful symbolic meanings. This article discusses the architecture of the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon and comments on why architecture is often destroyed for political purposes.

September 17, 2001 - The Washington Post

Kunstler Predicts The End Of Tall Buildings

James Howard Kunstler and Nikos A. Salingaros argue that the age of skyscrapers is at an end.

September 17, 2001 - Planetizen

The Impact Of Terrorism On Urban Form

What are the structural and arhictectural implications of the World Trade Center attack on the future of the world's cities?

September 17, 2001 - The Guardian Unlimited

WTC Designed To Survive A Plane Crash

The World Trade Center had been designed by the architect to survive a crash from a Boeing 707.

September 16, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

Trade Center Architect Discusses Buildings

Aaron Swirsky, part of the World Trade Center architectural team, discusses the design of the towers.

September 15, 2001 - CNN

Most Buildings In WTC Area Are Structurally Sound

Engineers inspecting damaged buildings in the vicinity of the collapsed World Trade Center find that they are not in danger of falling down.

September 15, 2001 - The New York Times

Why The World Trade Center Collapsed

The University of Sydney's Department of Civil Engineering offers an in-depth engineering discussion of why WTC collapsed.

September 15, 2001 - Utah Daily Herald

The Impact Of Terrorism On Urban Growth

The enemy of urban growth in fear. Joel Kotkins looks at what impact the attacks have on growth in major metropolitan areas.

September 15, 2001 - REIS

Seattle Debates Over Water Protection And Land Use

James Vesely's editorial examines critical environmental, water, and land use issues faced by Seattle.

September 14, 2001 - The Seattle Times

New Community Design: An Alternative To Sprawl

A report titled "New Community Design To The Rescue" presents a strategy called "New Community Design" that the reports says will encourage "mixed-use, mixed-income, walkable development that is distinctly different from sprawl."

September 14, 2001 - National Governor's Association

Nine Actions To Benefit The Environment

The Center for a New American Dream offers nine actions individuals can take to benefit the environment.

September 14, 2001 - Environmental News Network

National Governors' Association Releases Policy Prescription

A report by the National Governor's Association a new approach to economic and community development.

September 14, 2001 - Entrepreneur.com

Making Ecotourism Work

Mexico seems to have figured out how to benefit from the world-wide increase in ecotourism.

September 13, 2001 - National Geographic

Who Cares If Small Towns Die?

Small towns across the Great Plains are dying and there is little interest in saving them.

September 13, 2001 - Newsweek

Why The World Trade Center Towers Collapsed

A professor of Civil Engineering at UC Berkeley presents his analysis of why the World Trade Center towers collapsed after being hit by jetliners. This article also provides an overview of the history and structural system of the towers.

September 13, 2001 - Salon

The Death Of An Icon

The World Trade Center towers were an icon of the most powerful city in the world. Was it a mistake to build these grand towers? No. Architecture captures the strength and power of the American idea.

September 13, 2001 - Planetizen

U.S. Cities Suffering From Tree Deficit

A study released by a conservation group says that tree cover in the nation's cities has reduced drastically in the last 25 years. The study presents the financial and environmental benefits of urban trees.

September 12, 2001 - The Seattle Times

Is Ecotourism Really Economic Development?

An editorial on the Environmental News Network charges that ecotourism is a myth.

September 12, 2001 - Environmental News Network

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.