United States

The Quest For The First Green Car

Is a superefficient and clean sport-utility vehicle possible?

January 9, 2001 - Wall St. Journal

Smart Growth Toolkit

The Urban Land Institute's smart growth toolkit shows best practices for success.

January 9, 2001 - Urban Land Institute

Clinton's Environmental Legacy

A New York Times editorial discusses President Clinton's plan to ban road-building and logging in nearly one-third of the nation's forest land.

January 9, 2001 - The New York Times

Special PBS Report On New Urbanism

NewsHour with Jim Lehrer has created a website featuring detailed interviews and images about new urbanism.

January 8, 2001 - PBS

There Is No Solution To Peak-hour Traffic

Anthony Downs argues that there is no way to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion that Americans will accept.

January 8, 2001 - The Brookings Institution

Lone Mountain Compact: Livability Principles

The Lone Mountain Compact: Principles for preserving freedom and livabilityin America's cities and suburbs.

January 8, 2001 - Policy Experts

A Century Of Cars

Popular Mechanics takes a look back at the defining device of the 20th century -- the automobile.

January 8, 2001 - Popular Mechanics

Is Urban Infill Helpful Or Harmful?

The Urban Land Institute's Bill Hudnut answer the question with a twist.

January 8, 2001 - Urban Land Institute

Carfree Times

The January, 2001 issue of Carfree Times contains the usual world news notes plus a guest editorial and two book reviews.

January 7, 2001 - Carfree Times

To Log Or Not To Log

Clinton has announced a ban on building roads in 58.5 million acres of national forests. Will Bush uphold the ban?

January 7, 2001 - CBS News

The New Economy's Impact On Oil Drilling

There is less oil in the ground each year. But knowledge, and not natural resources, is the critical resource in the new economy.

January 5, 2001 - The Atlantic Monthly

Is Land Use Planning Doomed To Failure?

This editorial suggests that land use practices are doomed to failure because they rely on zoning that ignores natural resources.

January 5, 2001 - Planetizen

US Logging Curtailed In National Forests

A new federal rule will prevent any major expansion of logging in the national forest system.

January 5, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

New Urbanism Comes To Los Angeles

With a focus on enhancing a sense of neighborhood and not style, Polyzoides and Moule bring New Urbanism to L.A.

January 4, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Most Expensive Places To Live

Springfield, Ill., is the nation's most affordable housing market and San Francisco is the nation's most expensive.

January 4, 2001 - National Association of Home Builders

Are Bush's Appointments Anti Environment?

Bush's Choices for Energy, Interior Secretaries are condemned by a conservation group as a step backwards.

January 4, 2001 - League of Conservation Voters

NY Times Sprawl Controversy

The director of Smart Growth America, disputes a New York Times article about a splinter in the smart growth community.

January 4, 2001 - The New York Times

Vacant Land in Cities: An Urban Resource

Vacant land and abandoned buildings can be an economic development resource for cities.

January 3, 2001 - The Brookings Institution

What Is Your State's Most Enlightened Town?

Utne Reader publishes its list of the most enlightened town for every American state.

January 3, 2001 - Utne Reader

The State Of Online Real Estate

46% of all online consumers have already used the Internet to research real estate related information. Is this the future?

January 3, 2001 - Inman News

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Senior Manager Operations, Urban Planning

New York City School Construction Authority

Building Inspector

Village of Glen Ellyn

Manager of Model Development

Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.