United States

Neal Peirce writes that there is a strong new national commitment to recovering brownfields.

January 28, 2002 - The Washington Post Writers Group

A government report says Amtrak needs more help.

January 28, 2002 - The New York Times

Reason Magazine reviews The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjorn Lomborg and concludes that an environmentalist finally "gets it right."

January 28, 2002 - Reason Online

Studio 360 features a conversation about Jane Jacobs, the who understood and celebrated "emergence" before it had a name.

January 28, 2002 - Studio 360

Britain's inner suburbs are paying for the success of inner city revitalization.

January 27, 2002 - The Economist

Readers respond to an article about D.C. officials' interest in reviving the streetcar to tackle transportation problems.

January 26, 2002 - The Washington Post

Federal funding for state transportation projects across the nation is expected to reduce.

January 26, 2002 - The Washington Post

This paper by Alice Rivlin and Alan Berube attempts to shed light on the concerns of the combined impact of the recession and ongoing terrorist threats on the health of cities.

January 25, 2002 - The Brookings Institution

The U.S. Conference of Mayors announces support for Amtrak and a commitment to passenger rail.

January 25, 2002 - The New York Times

Preservation Magazine editors selected the top 10 American preservation issues and events from 2001.

January 25, 2002 - Wall St. Journal

While the term 'livable community' evokes an image of pleasant neighborhoods, a city's economic health is equally important to its livability.

January 24, 2002 - EcoIQ Magazine

As communities struggle to find new land for schools, many schools are being built near toxic waste sites.

January 24, 2002 - The Washington Post

Moscow proposes a new urbanist-sounding plan to create a tourist zone around the Kremlin.

January 23, 2002 - The Morning Call

Famous architect Rem Koolhaas is designing several major projects in the U.S.

January 23, 2002 - Newsweek

Police and residents struggle to bridge the gap between gentrification and poverty that runs along "Murder Ave." in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood.

January 22, 2002 - City Limits

Joel Kotkin offers an analysis of which cities will be most damaged by the recession, and which cities will come through unscathed.

January 22, 2002 - REIS

With 4,000 new housing units needed yearly to meet the demand, the $100 million trust fund is hailed for Los Angeles.

January 21, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Is urban planner Omar Akbar trying to poison the historical memory of the most important design movement of the 20th century?

January 21, 2002 - Indiana Daily Student

Katherine M. Lapp is appointed the new executive director of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

January 21, 2002 - Metro Magazine

Transportation planners across the U.S. are replacing stop signs with roundabouts designed to slow drivers. The impact is precisely the opposite.

January 19, 2002 - Wall St. Journal