United States

A Comparison of High Technology Centers

This survey compares the market niches of 14 top high tech metro areas.

January 17, 2001 - The Brookings Institution

20 Busiest U.S. Airports Rated

As more and more Americans fly every year, the nation's airports are feeling the pinch.

January 17, 2001 - Wall St. Journal

Six More National Monuments Created

As one of his final acts as President, Clinton creates 6 additional national monuments. One is in central California.

January 17, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Frank Lloyd Wright: Living With A Genius

What is it like to live in a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? And how much does a Wright house cost today?

January 17, 2001 - Chicago Sun-Times

Exploring Modern Ruins

Urban adventurers are exploring forbidden buildings, abandoned subway tunnels, and other forgotten modern ruins, and using the Internet to chronicle their written and photographic records of historical places about to be lost forever.

January 17, 2001 - Salon

How To Market A Park

Learn the 6 "P's" of parks promotion -- people, positioning, price, place, promotion, and planning.

January 16, 2001 - Urban Parks Online

Anaheim Redeveloped With Disney Magic

One of the nation's largest public-private redevelopment projects can be found outside the "happiest place on earth".

January 16, 2001 - Planning Magazine

Sex And Real Estate

An interview with Harvard University professor Marjorie Garber about her new book titled "Sex and Real Estate."

January 16, 2001 - Orange County Register

Ginger: Kamen's Stirling Idea

The inventor of the mysterious invention called Ginger that is rumored to be able to "change-the-world-as-we-know-it" releases a statement as new details emerge.

January 16, 2001 - Wired

What's So Bad About The Suburbs?

A review of a book on New Urbanism -- "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream."

January 15, 2001 - Reason Online

Minds We Admire: Philip Johnson

A review of the work of legendary architect Philip Johnson.

January 15, 2001 - Star-Telegram

The 10 Most Underrated U.S. Cities

Peter Katz, author of "The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community" lists ten great U.S. cities that have been overlooked.

January 15, 2001 - Utne Reader

Ginger: Revolutionizing Transportation

The enterprising folks at the technology discussion site Slashdot have figured out what "Ginger" is likely to be.

January 15, 2001 - MSNBC

England's Historic Structure Catalog

England begins cataloging its historic structures -- on the Internet.

January 13, 2001 - CNN

Soul Searching

Every city has a soul. Here's how to discover the unique spirit of your city.

January 12, 2001 - Utne Reader

Images Of Sprawl

Aerial photographs capture the essence of suburban sprawl.

January 12, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

Government Growth Statistics Overestimated

The U.S. Department of Agriculture revised farmland development rate figures used to gauge the pace of sprawl

January 12, 2001 - Associated Press

Schools Return To Original Master Plans

University campus planners are returning to master plans from the 1900s as a response to campus sprawl.

January 12, 2001 - U.S. News And World Report

Tradition A Barrier To Smart Growth

Selling smart growth to real estate agents can be difficult.

January 11, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

History Changed The Future

A look at the cities and architecture of the future as designed between 1930 and 1970.

January 11, 2001 - Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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.