United States
Arguments Against Smart Growth
A recently study comparing growth management in Portland and Atlanta raises concerns that smart growth may not be all that smart after all.
Preparing The Nation's Railroads For High Speed Trains
With Amtrak pushing to introduce high-speed trains in densely populated areas, safety at grade crossings, where rails intersect streets, has become a pressing planning issue.
Mass Transit Use Growing Faster Than Highway Driving
While the number of miles driven on U.S. roads remained steady last year, the number of passengers riding buses or trains rose to the highest level since 1959.
Does Free Parking Drive The Nation To Drive?
Some communities are looking at reducing the amount of free parking lots, and dismantling the zoning codes that mandate them, in hopes of encouraging people to leave their cars at home and use other forms of transportation.
Urban Sprawl In America
Is the American Dream really the same as urban sprawl? National Geographic investigates.
The New Preservationists
Preservationists have evolved into savvy entreprenuers, environmentalists and developers.
The Nation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced its 2001 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Emerging Trends In Multigenerational Communities
A new real estate niche emerges -- communities for multigenerational residents.
Photographing Urban Sprawl
A National Geographic photographer summarizes her thoughts in writing about sprawl in the U.S.
Challenges In Building Tunnel-highways
New Jersey's Atlantic City-to-Brigantine tunnel highway is a fascinating case study about the challenges in major infrastructure development.
Melting Pot Suburbs And Metros
The Brookings Institution examines Racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. suburbs.
Ten Keys To Walkable Communities
Dan Burden identifies the top ten strategies planners can use to craft a walkable community.
Boomburbs!
A new type of city explodes around the edges of metropolis.
Population Shift To Affect Environmental And Health Standards
A new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health looks at projected population growth in cities and rural areas worldwide, concluding that long-term health and living standards will be greatly affected by changing demographics.
Top 100 Construction Firms
The Engineering News Record publishes the top 100 construction and construction-management firms in the U.S.
Power From The Sea
Experts say that ocean energy has the potential to power the entire world without producing greenhouse gases.
National Geographic Profiles New Urbanist Suburbs
Planners are increasingly using new urbanist and smart growth principles to build suburbs. The result is the 'New Suburb.'
Email Battle Over Sprawl And Density Rages
The Sierra Club, Demographia and Thoreau Institute battle it out over a new "sprawl calculator."
Car Reliant Cities Continue To Grow And Pollute
According to a new study by the Worldwatch Institute, sprawling urban areas worldwide are making road transportation the fastest-growing source of carbon emissions.
Is Postmodernism Dead?
This feature article compares the current and past work of six Postmodern architects.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
