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Microsoft's Ultimate Smart Home

Microsoft presents its vision of the technology-enabled "smart" home for the 21st century.

August 10, 2001 - Microsoft Money Central

The Future Of Transportation: The Bus

Thanks to new 21st century technology, the old, humble bus may become the fastest route to the office.

August 10, 2001 - Business 2.0

The Future City Should Be Classical

Planning is brutalised by modernism: the future lies in a return to classical principles of building and settlement.

August 10, 2001 - Open Democracy

The Los Angeles River: Paradise Reclaimed?

This issue of L.A. Weekly focuses on the L.A River, the most monumental public-works project in the West.

August 10, 2001 - LA Weekly

Transit Planners' Wake-up Call

Massive financial investments in public transit and ride-share programs have not resulted in a change of national commuting habits.

August 10, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Federal Agencies Ignoring Rural Areas

Federal agencies are ignoring the Rural Development Act that requires them to consider real estate in rural areas.

August 9, 2001 - The New York Times

Rethinking Sprawl

The Electronic Policy Network rounds up the best recent developments in the sprawl debate, with links to the latest research and reports.

August 9, 2001 - Electronic Policy Network

Supercenters Vs. Supermarket Strip Centers

Supercenters operated by giant discount chains are biting into the business of the supermarket-anchored strip center.

August 9, 2001 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

Developing New Tech Hubs In Rural Areas

A new for profit government venture program may create new technology centers in some unlikely places.

August 9, 2001 - CNET News

U.S. Governors Lament Sprawl

At a recent meeting of the National Governors' Assocation, preventing sprawl has become a hot topic.

August 9, 2001 - The Fresno Bee

Commutes Are Getting Longer

Workers' commutes are getting longer and many prefer to drive alone rather than carpool.

August 8, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

The End Of Population Growth?

A demographic study suggests that the world's explosive population growth could stop growing before the end of the 21st century.

August 8, 2001 - National Geographic

Impact Of 1990s Boom On U.S Lifestyle

How did the prosperity of the 1990s change the lifestyle of the nation? Highlights include longer commutes, bigger houses, and sprawling suburbs.

August 8, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

Government Programs May Create New Tech Hubs

Government public-private venture programs may create new technology hubs in low-income and rural areas.

August 8, 2001 - The New York Times

Vegetable-oil Fuel For Some Agriculture Dept. Vehicles

The U.S Department of Agriculture plans to start using biodiesel for some of its vehicles.

August 8, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Crime Prevention Key To New School Design

The new design of schools is to protect students from violience inside the school.

August 7, 2001 - The Seattle Times

Does Centralized Planning Work?

The failure of the most centralized land use planning system in modern history provides lessons for planners.

August 7, 2001 - Planetizen

Visiting Sprawl

Suburban development has taken a pummeling in recent years from environmentalists, urban planners, and suburbanites themselves.

August 7, 2001 - Urban Land Magazine

'Star-chitects' Create Visual Drama On Campuses

Universities are hiring famous architects to create high-profile campus structures.

August 7, 2001 - The New York Times

Active Adult Retirement Communities

Three things matters in selling active adult-retirement communities to the baby boomers: lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle.

August 6, 2001 - Building Design & Construction

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.