United States
National Trust Award For Pioneer Preservationist
Theresa "Terry" Brown was presented with an award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for her pioneering work.
Should Rail Transit Be A Business?
The former director of Amtrak discusses Amtrak subsidies and transit in the U.S.
Planning On Waldron
Resident of the remote 4.5-square-mile island of Waldron are trying to zone privacy.
Black Homeowners Hurt Most By Neighborhood Segregation
This paper finds that neighborhood segregation hurts the home values of black homeowners, thus undermining the wealth-creating potential of homeownership. This "segregation tax" is generally highest where racial segregation is the highest.
A New Addition To New York City's Skyline
Herbert Muschamp comments on architect Norman Foster's design for the Hearst Corporation headquarters building in New York.
Developing Environments
A number of tried and true principles are needed to guide city projects in the developing world.
If Sprawl Is A Defense, It's Fighting The Last War
Do dense cities or sprawling suburbs make the best defense against terrorism?
Alternative Energy And Our Dependence On Foreign Oil
Talk of the Nation features a discussion with experts about alternative energy sources.
So You Want To Be A Planning Director?
Richard Carson offers a no-holds barred look at what it takes to be a planning director -- and whether you want to.
Ten Cheapest Places To Live
Homestore publishes its ranking of the ten cheapest places in the U.S. to live -- from housing to transportation.
Environmentalists Receive McArthur 'Genius' Awards
Environmental activists Sandra Lenham and Cynthia Moss received McArthur 'Genius' Awards.
U.S. Buys Exclusive Rights To Afghanistan Satellite Images
The Pentagon buys exclusive rights to satellite images of Afghanistan taken by "he world's most powerful commercial imaging satellite."
Racing To Map Afghanistan
Cartographers at the National Geographic Society race to create new map of Afghanistan to meet intense demand.
High-Tech Skyscraper Additions
An array of new high-tech solutions to escape from high rises are on the market.
Conduct A Park Safety Audit
Fear of crime is just as damaging as actual crime in a park or other public place: Both keep people away.
Mexico's New Airport On A Soggy Lakebed
Despite concerns by planners, Mexico is proceeding with a plan to build it's new central international airport in a swamp.
Suburban 'Telco Hotels' May Increase In Popularity
In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks businesses are interested in suburban telecommunications hubs as data centers.
Architects Can't Design Affordable Housing
An architect and professor chastises her profession for failing to understand how to design truly affordable housing.
Can U.S. Cities Learn From Bogota, Colombia?
Bogota's Mayor used planning to fight urban devestation, drug cartels, and pollution. Can U.S. cities learn from the example?
Cities Must Spread Out
Joel Kotkin argues that in this post-terrorism era, cities must change if they are to survive.
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
