United States
Sprawl Threatens Coastal Areas
Environmentalists and coastal management experts are calling attention to the negative impacts of urban growth and polluted runoff in coastal areas.
Amtrak's Acela: Slower Than A Speeding Bullet
Writer David Carr is relentlessly critical of the Amtrak's new Acela train, theoretically capable of 150 mph.
A Local Ladder For The Working Poor
The impact Of the Earned Income Tax Credit In U.S. metropolitan areas.
Smart Growth Is Still Smart
How will the events of September 11 affect the national conversation about how and where we should grow?
Sprawl And Waste Runoff Threatens Coasts
The Pew Oceans Commission is expected to report that sprawl and waste runoff are threatening the nation's East and West coasts.
Can Sustainable Design Survive?
If sustainable design is to survive, it needs media coverage, star architects, and a few early successes.
Architects Asked To Report Suspicious Requests To FBI
American Institute of Architects plans to ask architects to alert the F.B.I of any suspicious requests for building plans.
Shanghai To Build World's Tallest Tower
Despite the terrorist attacks in the U.S., Shanghai's financial center still shows interest in building the world's tallest building.
Car Sharing Takes Off
Car sharing -- where customers pay for the amount of time they use a car -- is taking off in San Francisco, Boston and Seattle.
North America's Threatened Rainforest
A Houston Chronicle special report on deforestation.
WSJ Slams Rail Transit Subsidies
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal comes out strongly against federal subsidies for passenger rail travel.
School Planning: A New Paradigm
Communities benefit when schools are physically closer to communities.
Amtrak Ridership Increases
Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Amtrak ridership has increased as the public avoids commercial airlines.
The End Of The Skyscraper?
Architects are rethinking the role and symbolism of tall buildings.
Impact Of Terrorism On The Future Of The Modern City
How will the terrorist attacks impact the future of the modern city?
Fortifying America: Planning For Fear
Edward J. Blakely discusses the implications of planning and gated communities in the aftermath of terrorism.
New York: A Gothic Memorial
Despite market forces, thought must be given to a memorial on the site of the WTC.
Making Skyscrapers Safer
Learning from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, architects and engineers are beginning to design new features to make tall buildings safer.
Do We Need Skyscrapers?
Does doing without tall buildings mean contributing to sprawl?
How Safe Are Our Skyscrapers?
Experts at MIT suggest methods for construction that would prevent catastrophic collapses like that at the World Trade Center.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
