United States
Urban Infill Housing: Myth & Fact
This is the third in a series ofpublications by the Urban Land Institute designed to address myths regarding growth and land development.
Dot-com Crash Hurts Real Estate Development Industry
The dot-com crash has hit the real estate industry hard. Real estate deals are going bust.
Ancient Pyramids: Constructed With A Kite?
Researchers are testing out a theory that ancient Egyptian monuments could have been constructed with the help of a kite to lift large objects.
Forest Service Seeks Public Opinion On Road Ban
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input before revising a Clinton-era ban on road-building in national forests.
Civil War Battlefields Threatened By Sprawl
The nation's Civil War era landmarks are in danger of being lost to sprawl.
Saving Historic Schools
School buildings built in the 1900s and the Depression era are in danger of being lost due to neglect and lack of funds as students are moved to "sprawl schools."
Bizarre Uses Of National Forests
U.S. National Forests -- managed for uses such as logging, ranching and recreation -- are also used for other unusual activities.
Hidden Costs Of Urban Living
Microsoft's Money Central looks at the hidden costs of living in a big city and asks, from an economic standpoint, is it worth it?
Homeownership Tax Benefits Spatially Skewed
This paper finds that the tax benefits associated with owning one's own home are skewed spatially, with a few areas receiving large benefits and most areas receiving small ones.
Weed Invades Western U.S.
A weed invasion in the Western U.S. is threatening wildlife, lifestock, and the local economy.
Bush's Environmental Miscalculation
This New York Times editorial examines President Bush'senvironmental policy decisions in the context of recent politicalhistory.
Trains: The Next U.S. Interstate
The question should not be "Can we build an iron Interstate, but, "How quickly can we do it."
Activists Attack Genetic Trees Research
Eco-terrorists target research to create genetically modified trees that grow thick, tall, and fast and even create their own pesticides.
NORCs: Naturally Occuring Retirement Communities
A NORC describes a place in which half of the residents are over 60 and have decided to spend their last years in their home.
Henry Cisneros On Revitilization And The New Economy
Urban housing reclaims former HUD Secretary Cisneros with his new company, American CityVista.
Downtowns Heat Up
Downtown multifamily development is booming in cities large and small throughout the United States.
Back To The Future: A Food Powered Car
Unconventional Swiss concept car uses kitchen and garden waste as fuel.
Podesta: An Unlikely Environmental Crusader
The New York Times profiles John D. Podesta, the newest member of the board of directors of the League of Conservation Voters.
Mega Sprawl
In the next fifty years 10 western states will develop land the size of Cuba, according to a University of Colorado report.
Broadband Access And Multifamily Housing
Developers and property managers are making access to broadband services a reality for a diverse group of residents in cutting-edge communities throughout the United States.
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
