United States
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.
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.
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.
Is Ecotourism Really Economic Development?
An editorial on the Environmental News Network charges that ecotourism is a myth.
Top Trends In Healthcare Facilities Design
Design for healthcare facilities is changing as rapidly as medicine.
Study Warns Of Vulnerabilities In GPS Technology
According to a report released by the Transportation Department, Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used in transportation, surveying, banking, and even recreation, is vulnerable to 'interference' from enemies.
A Market-Based Solution To Global Warming?
Peter Barnes, author of "Who Owns the Sky?" talks with NPR about his free-market approach for reducing global warming.
National Planning Legislation Update
APA's bi-weekly update on legislative and public policy issues of interest to planners and communities.
Places For People
The Central Artery Corridor Master Plan hopes to deliver "places for people" --an underlying promise of Boston's $14 billion "Big Dig" infrastructure project.
Artificial Glaciers: Innovative Solution For Water Shortages
An innovative solution called "artificial glaciers" offers relief to water-starved Himalayan villages in the cold desert regions of Ladakh, India.
More Freeways Are The Answer To Traffic
Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation argues that public-private partnerships could result in more freeways -- and less traffic.
Restoring The Architecture Of Ellis Island
Visitors to Ellis Island, the facility where immigrants to the U.S. were processed, only see one of the 33 buildings that make up the complex. The others are fine examples of public architecture and should be restored as they have stories to tell.
Sprawl Helps Commuters
In a letter to the editor, Peter Gordon, Professor of real estate development at University of Souther California, makes an observation about commuting times and suggests "time-of-day tolling."
Census Bureau: Majority Of U.S. Households Have Computers
A report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 51 percent of U.S. households had one or more computers last year and 40 percent were connected to the Internet.
Gated Communities Vs. Smart Growth
Are gated communities more popular than smart growth communities?
How To Use Census Data
Census 2000 data is a wealth of information if you know where and how to look for it.
Interactive Planning
Is GIS-based feedback from citizens a viable alternative for citizen interaction in planning decisions?
Housing Policies Force New Development Away From Core
This paper argues that the American dream of accumulating wealth and owning a home creates demand for housing at the edge of metropolitan areas, inadvertently weakening cities and older suburbs.
Metropolitan Housing Dynamics And Public Policy
This Brookings report argues that there is an important, almost inevitable, housing dynamic that shapes many major metropolitan areas.
Cloudy Future For Toronto Transit Commission
The Toronto Transit Commission is 80 years old. The transit system that serves a million passengers a day faces a bleak future due to lack of funds.
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
