United States
Outsmarting Sprawl's Impacts
The Reason Publish Policy Institute explores market-oriented alternatives to Smart Growth.
A Primer On Subprime Lending
Subprime lending can help increase homeownership. However, the dark side of subprime lending -- predatory lending -- is dangerous.
School Design: Safety, Safety, Safety
Ever since the tragedy at Columbine High School, the new focus on school design is safety, safety, safety.
Evolution Of A New Auto Industrial District
An academic perspective on the evolution of a new industrial district: The automobile industry in the American Southeast.
Top 10 High-tech Cities
Business Facilities Magazine looks at what it takes to be a high-tech state.
Introduction To Green Buildings
What exactly is a green facility, and what does it mean to run a green facility? Facility Manager magazine presents an overview.
Transit Projects Ride On Vancouver Olympics Bid
Vancouver's Olympic bid has politicians pushing their favorite transit proposals.
Why Housing In Rural America Matters
Housing Assistance Council finds that far too many rural Americans still lack decent, affordable housing.
Global Project To Plant 5.5 Billion Trees
A global project plans to plant 5.5 billion trees on rural farms in developing countries claiming that agroforestry has conservation benefits and provides economic diversification.
Fighting Fire With Fire: A New Approach
The decades-long practice of stamping out all forest fires is blamed for the large destructive forest fires of recent years. A new strategy would allow planned burning and logging to prevent such disasters. Some environmental groups oppose the plan.
Capitol Hill's Livability Spokesperson
After only two full terms in the House, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, quite remarkably, has become a sort of congressional Mr. Livability.
New Airport Terminal Design
The decrepit airport terminal is a thing of the past. The new trend in terminals is part mall, temple, and hub.
Paris To Reduce Car Lanes To Encourage Mass Transit
Paris, the congested capital of France, is planning to reduce the number of lanes available to cars, and reserve more lanes for buses and bicycles. The move is intended to promote public transportation and reduce air pollution.
Understanding Stormwater
A expert takes an irreverent look at how our ideas about stormwater have changed.
Borders Matter On The Internet
Geography is being imposed on the Internet. What does this mean for cities?
Reducing Traffic Through E-commuting
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta proposes offering pollution credits for companies that let their employees work at home.
Report: Most Child-Friendly U.S. Cities
"Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card 2001" looks at U.S. cities and grades them based on urban children's quality of life. Report includes graphs, editorials from notable writers, and report cards for many cities.
Is Your City Kid-Friendly?
Environmental group Zero Population Growth has published a list of U.S. cities rated in terms of quality of life for children.
Commercializing Highways
The Reason Public Policy Institute examines four problems with U.S. highways that could be solved by commercializing them.
Technology Vs. Land Use
This academic article examines alternative strategies to reduce auto-related air pollution.
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
