United States
Vegetable-oil Fuel For Some Agriculture Dept. Vehicles
The U.S Department of Agriculture plans to start using biodiesel for some of its vehicles.
Crime Prevention Key To New School Design
The new design of schools is to protect students from violience inside the school.
Does Centralized Planning Work?
The failure of the most centralized land use planning system in modern history provides lessons for planners.
Visiting Sprawl
Suburban development has taken a pummeling in recent years from environmentalists, urban planners, and suburbanites themselves.
'Star-chitects' Create Visual Drama On Campuses
Universities are hiring famous architects to create high-profile campus structures.
Active Adult Retirement Communities
Three things matters in selling active adult-retirement communities to the baby boomers: lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle.
Landscape Urbanism
The objective is to create a seamless green urban fabric: fusion, rather than division, is the order of the day.
A Demographic 'Snapshot' Of The Nation
U.S. Census Bureau released statistics based on a national survey that provide a detailed look at the major trends shaping the nation.
Lifestyle Centers: A Hot New Trend
Big developers say lifestyle centers are too small to bother with. But consumers love them.
HUD Pushes Homeownership Over Renting
The Bush administration's housing policy, which emphasizes homeownership for the poor over rental assistance, plans to scale back funding for low-income tenants and could intensify the shortage of affordable housing in cities.
Don't Build Big Homes
Americans should embrace houses that satisfy their real needs, and not mansion houses or castles designed to make a statement.
Are Eco-friendly Buildings The Future?
Developers, architects and planners are working together to build the next generation of modern buildings -- eco friendly green buildings.
Plan To Change Missouri River Flow Abandoned
A controversial proposal to change the flow of the Missouri River to protect endangered wildlife has been abandoned.
The Real New Economy Is Based On Sustainability
The contrast between the new new economy of clean tech and the "old" New Economy couldn't be greater.
Four Big Environmental Myths Debunked
Author and statistician Bjorn Lomborg argues that the fears of environmentalists about human activity destroying the planet are unfounded. He describes four major environmental fears and presents evidence to support his arguments.
Preventing Forest Fires: Bring Back The Buffalo
The assumption that forest fires are a part of a "natural cycle" is partly wrong, says Michael Lind, and offers a solution for preventing forest fires that endanger homes and lives.
Prisons: The New Economic Engine For Rural Towns?
Rural towns in the U.S. are turning to prisons as a "recession-proof form of economic development."
Top 15 Wired Cities
Facilities News publishes their list of the top 10 cities for relocation or expansion if you need state-of-the-art connectivity.
The Missing Elms Of America
America's stately elms were almost wiped out by a disease in the 1960s. An effort is underway to bring them back.
The Importance Of Place
Location plays a bigger role in entrepreneurial success and economic development than previously known.
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
